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"To The Bones move with the force and efficiency of a machine. They make one hell of a racket, but it's nearly always melodic, the songs brutally concise" - The Guardian
To The Bones are essential. Hailing from glamorous Bolton, the four-piece play a feral mix of riffs and melody; imagine the Pixies tackling QOTSA/Motorhead and you're along the right lines. Vocalist Rhys.G.Bradley possesses the most glorious guttural growl since Kurt Cobain shredded this larynx for our listening pleasure. The band write amazing, hook-laden rock songs that you'll find rumbling around your head days after your last To The Bones fix.
Having released a split single through Org Records at the start of 2008, To The Bones signed up with new label Medici Records in May. In July, the band released a double A-side made up of the scuzzed-up fuzzed-out melody of 'Sonic Mammoth' and the terrifying aural assault of 'Sharkie's Bone Symphony'. They received airplay from Zane Lowe and Bruce Dickinson at the BBC and were invited to record an Xfm session for John Kennedy. The NME, Rock Sound and The Fly gave them mentions from out of nowhere had appeared a fearsome new force in rock. Even MTV2 noticed what was going on, playing the band's video on 120 Minutes and Headbanger's Ball. Having heard about the building buzz, producer Dave Eringa (Manics, Idlewild, Ash) offered his services to the band for free. In 24 hours, the band recorded and mixed their second Medici Records single. Entitled 'Rex', and released on September 29th, it's a hypnotic, mesmerising blend of crushing riffs and tribal, chanted melody. It's a song that demands an immediate re-listen and then another, and another and another... With two new b-sides and featuring exclusive artwork by acclaimed comic book artist JackAdemus, it's another signal of intent.
Duke Type A - Reviews
Steve Lamacq's Alernative Album Of The Week - Radio 1's In New Music We Trust ( 6.10.2008 )
"The Bolton four piece make the sort of righteous, riff-heavy noise that makes you wonder where QOTSA would have ended up if Josh Homme hadn't swapped Nick Olivieri for the Hollywood Hills.... ..Behind Duke Type A's juddering, jagged exterior lay some of the best throttle rock anthems we've heard all year... A thrilling, unpredictable debut - rough round the edges, and all the better for it" - 4/5 - The Fly
"Bolton's To The Bones are a heavy metal Pixies homage who conjure up histrionic slabs of exhilarating, white-hot squall.... If the imagery is fantastical, the riffs are plain fantastic." 7/10 - NME
"Bolton quartet To The Bones' debut rocks with a timeless cool, ramming classic post-punk, grunge and rock influences into 10 fantastic tracks. With smatterings of Motorhead, Bleach-era Nirvana, The Fall and Joy Division in the mix, 'Duke Type A' is a real treat." 8/10 - Rock Sound
"With debut album Duke Type A, the group have landed a knockout punch... Duke Type A delivers mischief and barbarity in equal measure...With just 10 songs in little over half an hour, the band have produced the most urgently arresting rock debut in years." 4/5 - City Life, Manchester
Press Clippings
"Their last single's video featured the band in various states of torture dripping with fake blood. It's an 18 rated masterclass in softcore gore that befits their psycho-Stooges roar... Don't mess with To The Bones or they might just break yours." - NME
"To The Bones move with the force and efficiency of a machine. They make one hell of a racket, but it's nearly always melodic, the songs brutally concise" - The Guardian
Marvelous urgency and intelligence all layered fuzzy guitars, a pounding rhythm section, impassioned vocals and the unlikeliest hooks... To The Bones are sure to become a significant name in UK independent rock... Keep your eyes and ears open. - Rock Sound
"Sounds a bit like 'Bleach' Era Nirvana... Good times!" - NME
"Manchester quartet 'To The Bones' make guttural, feral fury-rock and their debut single is a ferocious blast of QOTSA-esque roariness" - The Fly
"To The Bones make scuzzed up, fuzzed out, full blooded future rock filled with enough experimentation to make it intriguing and enough hooks to make it compelling. Its surging, frenetic stuff that needs a mosh pit and a sweaty grin to be truly appreciated thankfully, they are on the right track to producing large versions of both." - Chris Long, BBC Introducing
"The skuzzy rock n roll of To the Bones has the prime-time bass-driven intensity of early Joy Division and the death-defying screaming thrills of pre-big time Nirvana. They are quite wonderful." - John Robb, Manchester Confidential
".. The kind of bite that is lacking from so many bands music these days... 11/13" - Room Thirteen Magazine
