Band Line Up 2017
From the ashes of The Final Sigh, Joseph, DSDNT, A-Sun Amissa, and Curses comes atmospheric post-metal band Hundred Year Old Man.
‘Because we are all quite different in our influences, and the bands we’ve played in, there’s a little bit of everything in our sound,’ says guitarist Owen.
‘I always say we’re a post-metal band with a hardcore singer,’ vocalist Paul adds ‘So you’ve got that melodic, atmospheric soundscape, but with the intensity of a hardcore band.’
Taking elements of ambient, drone, Botch’s school of hardcore, and welding them to the post-metal templates laid down by Cult of Luna and Neurosis, what comes out the other side is a sound that’s both blisteringly heavy, but delicate and cerebral. ‘When we started the band we used the word ‘doom’ a lot, but post-metal is a bit closer to home,’ guitarist Owen says.
With a ferocious live show that’s already seen them play the official Damnation Festival warm-up and Somatic Festival, as well as play alongside such bands as Moloken, Primitive Man, Conjurer, Employed to Serve, Sea Bastard, Wren, and Pijn, the band are becoming a must-see live experience.
‘We’re quite picky about our gigs. We like to play with bands we want to watch,’ says Owen.
‘We’re definitely more of a hardcore band live, except maybe with the lighting. We take our own lights to the show, turn off the house lights, switch on our own lights to capture the atmosphere we’re after and then Paul and Aaron run into the crowd... It’s definitely an aggressive show.’
Having been featured on a Yorkshire Riffer compilation, and on the Gizeh records podcast, they’ve also been interviewed for This Noise Is Ours and No Fun Intended.
The band released their debut single ‘Black Fire’ last year, with a video that has already racked up over 9000 views on Facebook. They are putting the finishing touches to their debut album which will be preceded by a 12” EP, both to be released through Gizeh Records and Wolves & Vibrancy Records early 2018.
They have recently shared the stage with Deafheaven, Canvas and OHHMS and will be heading out for their first small tour with Sheffield’s own Archelon at the end of July. This will be followed by the bands’ first big festival appearance at Bloodstock 2017!
"We are very excited to be playing Bloodstock! Bloodstock is an institution in the UK and worldwide. The calibre of bands playing is always to a very high standard and we are honoured we get to play a festival with such an amazing line up. We can't wait to get up on that stage for you all."
