Blind Season’s upcoming album is an ode to loneliness and toxicity that feels as if it was ripped from Billy Corgan’s Diary and featured in a film by Tim Burton. With the current questionable climate of the world, there’s no question that this album will find its proper home and become a sign of the times. Beginning with a rag tag group only forming through the means of owning instruments, and an evening involving the smashing of a mutual friend’s car, Blind Season has undergone 5 different incarnations until Shane Sigro, the founding guitarist, was faced with the ultimate decision; succumbing to normalcy or proving the previous members wrong. Choosing the latter, Sigro doubled down by taking vocal lessons and penned the new music that would breathe life into the new era of BlindSeason. “This song was the last song written in the drunken, sad trilogy, and funny enough this song takes longer to play than it did to write. Musica nd lyrics came almost instantly and it was me accepting that I didn’t need that toxic situation and I was forcing myself to be happy, I was out of it. It’s a triumphant ending for this mini story within […]
Kamikaze Test Pilots’ forthcoming album reflected in Music Mirror
Kamikaze Test Pilots are an alternative rock band, originating from Zimbabwe where brothers Ryan and Wes Niemandt grew up. Relocated The band was formed in 2005 in Zimbabwe but relocated to the United Kingdom where they were joined by bassist Simon Buckett in 2009. The line up now consists of Simon Buckett (Bass/guitar), Wes Niemandt (Drums/vox) and Ryan Niemandt (Lead vox/guitar). Kamikaze Test Pilots draw their influences from bands like System of A Down, Soundgarden, Clutch, The Melvins and Alice in Chains and have recently supported Nick Oliveri of Queens of the stone age. Entertaining The band’s sound is entertaining with a hard rock edge or, in their own words: “Kamikaze Test Pilots is, as the name suggests, a contradiction: a no-rules, non-conforming suicidal mesh of influences and a sound that reinvents itself with each new song”. Kamikaze Test Pilots deliver a powerful rock sound with melodic vocals, chugging rhythm, guitars and searing solos that have already been played on BBC Introducing, Total Rock, Rock Radio Germany and Amazing Rock. What the press say: Metal Hammer – “A grooving and soulful approach to hard rock that’s aggressive and odd”. Big Chees – “Totally bat shit crazy and I love it” […]