Gallows - Grey Britain

TRACKLISTING: CD) 1 The Riverbank, 2 London Is The Reason, 3 Leeches, 4 Black Eyes, 5 I Dread The Night,
6 Death Voices, 7 The Vulture (Acts I & II), 8 The Riverbed, 9 The Great Forgiver, 10 Graves, 11 Queensberry Rules, 12 Misery, 13 Crucifucks,

DVD) NB: DVD PORTION IS AN 18 CERTIFICATE - Grey Britain - Feature Film. 1 The Riverbank (Video),
2 London Is The Reason (Video), 3 I Dread The Night (Video), 4 The Vulture (Acts I & II) (Video), 5 Misery (Video),

OVERVIEW: Welcome to Grey Britain. Welcome to the real Britain: a land of poverty, petty violence, bad diets, and bad attitudes. A land of dole queues, decay and dealers; ignorance and Jeremy Kyle DNA tests; of knives and gangs and ASBOs worn as badge of honour. Welcome to Gallows' new state of the nation address.

Grey Britain is Gallows second album. It was recorded in 2008 at London's RAK studios, alongside a 33-piece string section recorded at Air Studios and piano pieces at Abbey Road - with producer Garth 'GGGarth' Richardson (Rage Against The Machine, Biffy Clyro) at the controls.

Gallows formed in Watford in 2005 from the ashes of two local bands. They arrived in 2006, tore 2007 a new arsehole and pretty much owned the best part 2008. The band have earned their reputation as the fiercest band around. Live, they were an all-out, five-pronged attack, lead from the front by Frank Carter. Slight of frame and covered in eye-catching ink, Frank arrived like an amalgamated offspring of a young John Lydon and a snarling Tim Roth in Made In Britain. Behind him, a wall of noise, flailing limbs and bare-knuckle riffs left crowds wondering whether to flee in terror or dive right on into the melee.

Only one album into their careers then and Gallows found themselves as the most successful band the fertile UK hardcore scene has ever produced. A deal with Warners in the UK and Epitaph in the US in 2007 saw the album being re-released and Gallows playing everywhere that would have them. Then came magazine covers, TV appearances, huge US tours and collaboration with grime artist Lethal Bizzle on The Ruts' classic tale of urban unease, 'Staring At The Rude Bois'.

Welcome to Gallows' grey and festering land. Their country needs them.

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