Eye To Eye

GALLUS – Rowdy Scottish Gunslingers Kicked Ass In Ghent Belgium

Posted on by JL

11 April 2023

Band: GALLUS
Who: Rowdy post-punk 5-piece from Glasgow, Scotland
This hit team formed in early 2017, and released, so far,
a series of smash singles.

Where: Trefpunt Club Ghent, Belgium
When: 9 April 2023

TUTV: These young Scottish post-punk gunslingers kicked ass from
the very start to the bloody finish. No breaks, no brakes, no mistakes.
Frontman John has a similar stage presence as Fat White Family‘s madman
Lias Sauodi, meaning that he screams his lungs, heart, and soul out, and
he spits and sneers as sharply as Mark E. Smith.

An idea of their live pizzaz

With two guitarists, one bassist and one drummer they developed a huge
wall-of-barbed-wire bluster that does your head in. Their sucker-punch energy
filled the small hot club for 40 minutes. Totally awesome.


“I’ve got my eyes on you”

And the best news of the night was that the Glasgow
gang will have their debut album out in June. Can’t wait.

Meanwhile, their new fucktastic uppercut EYE TO EYE will keep me happy.

Also st(r)eaming on Spotify.

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GALLUS: Facebook – Instagram – Spotify


Setlist

Photos by Turn Up The Volume

Scottish Hungry Post-Punk Wolves GALLUS With New Slam Dunk ‘EYE TO EYE’

Posted on by JL

Daily electricity to load your batteries

14 March 2023

GALLUS is a rowdy post-punk 5-piece from Glasgow, Scotland. A hit team
formed in early 2017, and that released, so far, a series of smashing singles
with a new slam dunk just out (below).

I heard/saw the band for the first time last October in Antwerp,
Belgium. A kickass gig that made me an instant fan.

Why? Because these hungry wolves went on a motherockin’ roll from
the very start to the bloody finish. No breaks, no breaks, no mistakes with
frontman John ranting like the best, backed by a red-hot-smoking turbo.

One of the peak moments of the set came with a horsepower uppercut named
EYE TO EYE, now blasting on my earphones as their new single. It’s a furious fucktastic jackhammer. Drum-manic, riff-crazy, bass-pumping and John‘s vox right in your face
as expected. Can’t wait to see them again next month in my hometown Ghent, Belgium.

Here we go.


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Also st(r)eaming on Spotify.

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GALLUS: Facebook – Instagram

(Live photos by Turn Up The Volume)

New Zealand’s Retro Rockers THE DATSUNS Never Will Become FERRARI’S

Posted on by JL

4 June 2021

Band: THE DATSUNS
Who: Sharp and noisy rockers from New-Zealand
Active: Since 1998 / 5 studio albums so far with their
latest Deep Sleep released back in 2014

Album: EYE TO EYE – 5th LP
Released: 28 May 2021

Classic Rock Webzine Louder: “Engrossing are the moments when they embrace
prog, mating Deep Purple with Can for the compulsive In Record Time (complete with
authentic 70s poltergeist solos) or, on Moongazer, imagining what Pink Floyd’s Money
might have sounded like if David Bowie had replaced Syd Barrett.” Score: 3/5.

Turn Up The Volume: Probably with getting older The Datsuns rock less hard
than they did in their early rowdy days. Although they will never become Ferrari’s,
if you are a fan of sharp-cutting riffs, nasty hooks, insane licks and a series of
wailing guitar solos this engine longplayer is for you. And me? I liked them live
better than on record.

Singles: Suspicion / Dehumanise

– SUSPICION –

– DEHUMANISE –

Stream/buy album…


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THE DATSUNS: Facebook