The Gallows Are Ready

Gallows
Genre: Punk / Rock
From: Hertfordshire, London and South East United Kingdom


Dischordant English Punk band Gallows, are probably one of the most talked about bands in the UK at the moment. If their press coverage over the last six months was placed end to end it would reach around the earth twice, probably (note this is not a scientific fact so please no emails), and yes the Devil's blog is usually reserved for bands that have not received the oxygen of publicity that they deserve. But Gallows are something a little special hence they've sneaked onto the Devil's blog.

So what makes them special? Well for a start this is a band that has more attitude than a lorryful of preteens with Asbos, more passion than a teenage suicide pact, more anger than Henry Rollins at a Republican rally and a band on which everyone has an opinion. They claim to have formed with the sole intention of making music to piss people off and their blend of chaotic discord and viciously raging vocals certainly divides opinions. They have been called little more than a cynical 'marketing phenomenon' that can fuck right off whilst they have also been called the saviours of rock (check out Drowned In Sound for an interesting, if rather negative, debate). Whichever side of the line you're on you can't deny that in an increasingly staid and samey music scene it's great to see a band stirring people from their slumbers and generating debate, passion and controversy.

Gallows claim to have no influences although they must surely have been listening to US bands such as Black Flag, The Dead Kennedys , The Misfits and Minor Threat and share the attitudes and sounds of British punksters from the late 70s and early 80s such as The Adicts, Vice Squad, The Exploited and The Angelic Upstarts.

The band are touring America at the moment and have their debut album, 'Orchestra of Wolves' which was released in the UK earlier this month, released in the US on July 10th.

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Gallows - Myspace

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Gallows
Abandon Ship

Go See

28 Jun 2007, 20:00, Glass House (Warped Tour Pre-Party), Pomona, California;
29 Jun 2007, 20:00, Pomona Fairgrounds **WARPED TOUR**, Pomona, California;
30 Jun 2007, 20:00, Seaside Park **WARPED TOUR** Ventura, California;
1 Jul 2007, 20:00, Shoreline Amphitheatre **WARPED TOUR**Mountain View, California;
3 Jul 2007, 20:00, Thunderbird Stadium **WARPED TOUR**, Vancouver, British Columbia;
5 Jul 2007, 20:00, Race City Speedway **WARPED TOUR**, Calgary, Alberta;
7 Jul 2007, 20:00, Utah State Fairgrounds **WARPED TOUR**, Salt Lake City, Utah;
8 Jul 2007, 20:00, Invesco Field at Mile High **WARPED TOUR**, Denver, Colorado;
11 Jul 2007, 20:00, Cricket Pavilion **WARPED TOUR**, Phoenix, Arizona;
12 Jul 2007, 20:00, N.M.S.U. Practice Field **WARPED TOUR**, Las Cruces, New Mexico;
13 Jul 2007, 20:00, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre **WARPED TOUR**, San Antonio, Texas;
14 Jul 2007, 20:00, Smirnoff Centre **WARPED TOUR**, Dallas, Texas;
15 Jul 2007, 20:00, Reliant Center **WARPED TOUR**, Houston, Texas;
18 Jul 2007, 20:00, HiFi Buys Amphitheatre **WARPED TOUR**, Atlanta, Georgia;
19 Jul 2007, 20:00, Reynolds Park Yatch Center **WARPED TOUR**, Jacksonville, Florida;
20 Jul 2007, 20:00, Vinoy Park **WARPED TOUR**, Tampa, Florida;
21 Jul 2007, 20:00, Bicentennial Park **WARPED TOUR**, Miami, Florida;
22 Jul 2007, 20:00, Tinker Field **WARPED TOUR**, Orlando, Florida;
23 Jul 2007, 20:00, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre **WARPED TOUR**, Charlotte, North Carolina;
24 Jul 2007, 20:00, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre **WARPED TOUR**, Virginia Beach, Virginia;
25 Jul 2007, 20:00, Nissan Pavilion/Merriweather **WARPED TOUR**, Washington, Washington DC;
26 Jul 2007, 20:00, Montage Mountain Amphitheatre **WARPED TOUR**, Scranton, Pennsylvania;
27 Jul 2007, 20:00, Comerica Park & Street **WARPED TOUR**, Detroit, Michigan;
28 Jul 2007, 20:00, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre **WARPED TOUR**, Chicago, Illinois;
29 Jul 2007, 20:00, Metrodome **WARPED TOUR**Minneapolis, Minnesota;
31 Jul 2007, 20:00, Marcus Amphitheatre **WARPED TOUR**, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;

and if un-reconstituted punk is your bag then give you ears a feast...

MP3 - The Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles
MP3 - The Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia
MP3 - Black Flag - Scream
MP3 - Vice Squad - Last Rockers
MP3 - The Angelic Upstarts - Machine Gun Kelly
MP3 - The Exploited - Troops Of Tomorrow
MP2 - Minor Threat - No Reason
MP2 - Minor Threat - Out Of Step
MP3 - The Misfits - Cough/Cool
MP3 - The Adicts - Don't Exploit Me
MP3 - The Adicts - Love Sucks