Lantern For A Gale - NEW!
We’ve featured Lantern For A Gale before, so when we got an email through telling us about their new Double A side, Cut Throat Blues, I was looking forward to seeing how they were getting on. As a 5 piece melodic hardcore band from the North Coast of Ireland who formed in 2010, the band have gone from strength to strength, hammering out their own take on hardcore influenced by human adversity, devastation, and collapsing mountains amongst others. I figured it was time to stop reading and to instead crank the record on to check it out!
Cut Throat Blues kicks off the double a side and we’re immediately tossed into a rolling melee of roaring vocals, hammering guitar work and bass heavy rhythms, straight away setting things on track for a heavy assed record to be unleashed. Raw and powerful from the word go, there’s a real sense that this is the band you’re hearing as it plays out, rather than a studio or producer who have ‘cleaned’ it up. This raw edge and powerful approach is something which is sure to make this a favourite on the live scene, the sort of thing that’s going to ignite pits from the front to the back and keep people moving throughout. What’s also striking here is how developed the sound from Lantern For A Gale sounds, they’ve clearly been working hard and developing since we last checked them out – setting them up as a serious contender to check out.
Moving on to The Atlas Experiment the unrelenting raw edge continues, luring us into the track through feedback and hardcore style vocals before once again unleashing their bass heavy rhythms to set things in motion. Fast paced and almost punk orientated in some ways, this track is far faster, far more energetic, and once again, a demonstration of the work that’s gone into the creation of this record. Managing to throw out a chorus that’s going to hook you in and get you jumping along, this variation on their style not only closes the double a-side very nicely, but also demonstrates the level of understanding within Lantern For A Gale, leaving the door wide open for what is to follow.
I was impressed when I first checked out Lantern For A Gale, and listening to their stuff now I’m still damned impressed that these Irish chaps are hammering out tracks that could well sit alongside their heavyweight peers. It’s also damned impressive how they’ve taken their style, developed it, and are continuing to progress forwards rather than settling where they are, suggesting that the future is looking very bright indeed for them.
To find out more about Lantern For A Gale, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls
Cut Throat Blues kicks off the double a side and we’re immediately tossed into a rolling melee of roaring vocals, hammering guitar work and bass heavy rhythms, straight away setting things on track for a heavy assed record to be unleashed. Raw and powerful from the word go, there’s a real sense that this is the band you’re hearing as it plays out, rather than a studio or producer who have ‘cleaned’ it up. This raw edge and powerful approach is something which is sure to make this a favourite on the live scene, the sort of thing that’s going to ignite pits from the front to the back and keep people moving throughout. What’s also striking here is how developed the sound from Lantern For A Gale sounds, they’ve clearly been working hard and developing since we last checked them out – setting them up as a serious contender to check out.
Moving on to The Atlas Experiment the unrelenting raw edge continues, luring us into the track through feedback and hardcore style vocals before once again unleashing their bass heavy rhythms to set things in motion. Fast paced and almost punk orientated in some ways, this track is far faster, far more energetic, and once again, a demonstration of the work that’s gone into the creation of this record. Managing to throw out a chorus that’s going to hook you in and get you jumping along, this variation on their style not only closes the double a-side very nicely, but also demonstrates the level of understanding within Lantern For A Gale, leaving the door wide open for what is to follow.
I was impressed when I first checked out Lantern For A Gale, and listening to their stuff now I’m still damned impressed that these Irish chaps are hammering out tracks that could well sit alongside their heavyweight peers. It’s also damned impressive how they’ve taken their style, developed it, and are continuing to progress forwards rather than settling where they are, suggesting that the future is looking very bright indeed for them.
To find out more about Lantern For A Gale, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls
Lantern For A Gale
Savour Your Scene are always good for sending through some bands to check out, so when they recently sent through details of Lantern For A Gale, I was more than a little intrigued. Formed in 2010, the band are influenced by aspects of life such as devastation, human adversity, broken equipment and pure regret – which sounds pretty interesting to me! Based on this I cranked on their latest offering, Lands More Hostile, to see what I thought of things!
Opening with As We Sleep, the album immediately gets off to a raw and ferocious start, launching straight into a hammering mix of rolling drums and roaring guitar lines. The vocals soon hurtle in and continue to extend the already insane mix, presenting you with a track which is full of power and aggression whilst also containing a healthy dose of melody and rhythm at the same time – it’s a hell of an opening track for sure! Inauthentic Selves continues the idea of hammering onwards, once again launching straight into the track without so much as a warning and presenting you with another hammering track full to the brim with moments to make you simply think wow, this is cool. This is the sort of track you want to see on the live scene, it’s got the power to make people move whilst still holding enough melody to get people singing and appreciating the music which accompanies it.
Interpreting Nothing seems to mark a slight change in the progress of the album, this time opening with an almost haunting guitar line which builds into the track beginning fully. Slowly building the different elements of the track together bit by bit, this is a track which stands out as a serious highpoint on the album and one which makes me seriously want to get out to check these guys out live! Powerful rhythms, hammering melodies and hooks which will grab your attention from the word go, every single element of this track seems to work together in harmony, resulting in a track which is surely going to be the one to get these guys some serious attention. Against Diabolum tries to raise the bar even higher for the band, once again launching us into a melee of rolling drums and hammering guitar lines accompanied by a solid and sludgy bass line. The vocals adopt an almost Threat Signal style as they continue to build the track up, all the time keeping the sense of power balanced with the sense of melody to ensure that this is going to be well received. It’s normally difficult to pick out the different elements of a track like this, but these guys seem to have pulled it off with aplomb, giving you a track which you can simply listen to, or go mental to depending on your mood at that moment.
Closing with Punctured Equilibrium there’s one last chance to try and understand the band, but to be quite honest I’ve given up and am simply basing everything on what I hear. Throwing another track out which roves between all out power metal, full of gang roars and breaking guitar lines before ushering in moments which verge on the atmospheric in the way they seem to transport you to a more serene place – it’s a hell of a combination to get your head around. Closing the album wise, this track does it perfectly and will leave you with a serious desire to see and hear more of these guys – we just need to get them over here!
Lantern For A Gale have managed to combine numerous different elements into their music, demonstrating that they’re a band who won’t simply follow convention or do what they’re told, instead carving their own path through music and inviting you along for the ride – and believe me, it’s worth joining them! This album probably isn’t the greatest album I’ve ever heard, but it’s one of the most daring in the ways it progresses – and that alone has got to be worth something! Definitely one to look out for.
To find out more about Lantern For A Gale, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls
Opening with As We Sleep, the album immediately gets off to a raw and ferocious start, launching straight into a hammering mix of rolling drums and roaring guitar lines. The vocals soon hurtle in and continue to extend the already insane mix, presenting you with a track which is full of power and aggression whilst also containing a healthy dose of melody and rhythm at the same time – it’s a hell of an opening track for sure! Inauthentic Selves continues the idea of hammering onwards, once again launching straight into the track without so much as a warning and presenting you with another hammering track full to the brim with moments to make you simply think wow, this is cool. This is the sort of track you want to see on the live scene, it’s got the power to make people move whilst still holding enough melody to get people singing and appreciating the music which accompanies it.
Interpreting Nothing seems to mark a slight change in the progress of the album, this time opening with an almost haunting guitar line which builds into the track beginning fully. Slowly building the different elements of the track together bit by bit, this is a track which stands out as a serious highpoint on the album and one which makes me seriously want to get out to check these guys out live! Powerful rhythms, hammering melodies and hooks which will grab your attention from the word go, every single element of this track seems to work together in harmony, resulting in a track which is surely going to be the one to get these guys some serious attention. Against Diabolum tries to raise the bar even higher for the band, once again launching us into a melee of rolling drums and hammering guitar lines accompanied by a solid and sludgy bass line. The vocals adopt an almost Threat Signal style as they continue to build the track up, all the time keeping the sense of power balanced with the sense of melody to ensure that this is going to be well received. It’s normally difficult to pick out the different elements of a track like this, but these guys seem to have pulled it off with aplomb, giving you a track which you can simply listen to, or go mental to depending on your mood at that moment.
Closing with Punctured Equilibrium there’s one last chance to try and understand the band, but to be quite honest I’ve given up and am simply basing everything on what I hear. Throwing another track out which roves between all out power metal, full of gang roars and breaking guitar lines before ushering in moments which verge on the atmospheric in the way they seem to transport you to a more serene place – it’s a hell of a combination to get your head around. Closing the album wise, this track does it perfectly and will leave you with a serious desire to see and hear more of these guys – we just need to get them over here!
Lantern For A Gale have managed to combine numerous different elements into their music, demonstrating that they’re a band who won’t simply follow convention or do what they’re told, instead carving their own path through music and inviting you along for the ride – and believe me, it’s worth joining them! This album probably isn’t the greatest album I’ve ever heard, but it’s one of the most daring in the ways it progresses – and that alone has got to be worth something! Definitely one to look out for.
To find out more about Lantern For A Gale, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls