Embrace The Tide have been a bit of a busy band as of late, taking their melodrama tinged metal workings up a notch, easing in some new material and getting to work on their debut album. It’s not done lightly either, the album, titled ”They Bring Ruin”, is in itself looking fairly hefty at thirteen tracks long and peddling it’s fair share of weight.
One of my favourite bands I’ve seen in the local area (ever!) is a bunch of guys known as “The Chariot”, immensely noisy hardcore rock at it’s most frantic. The Chariot aren’t on the bill tonight, but a band who’s touring with them are, they’re called Dead Or Divine and they’ve come along with some support from, Fate Of A Thousand, Embrace The Tide and 1000 Hertz. Oh, and it’s a Monday…
Oct.23.09
The Craufurd seem to be having a good week, in the front of house the guys are celebrating a year’s anniversary of Underpass at the venue with the Peartree Bridge Family playing a lengthy set, in the back we have the return of some infectious pop punk electro noodlings with Yashin coming down for a show, then there’s the supports from local names like Firetone, Scared Of The Ocean and Embrace The Tide to boot too. Not to mention 80′s Matchbox B-Line Disaster the day after.
Oct.22.09
Backstage have their second gig on since their return and the numbers are still looking pretty healthy, with the headliners of the night it might not be surprising, Arms Of Atlas have been making waves and not just in the local area, though you’ll recognise some faces, that’s for granted. Support comes from Embrace The tide who are supplying some melodic hardcore to counterweight AoA’s poppy rock riffs though unfortunately the W.As had to bow out to some mishaps during setting up.
Some time ago I caught Embrace The Tide at the Craufurd, the set wasn’t exactly their best, they knew it, the fans knew it and we knew it. The band were capable of pushing themselves a lot further and now have a new Ep to prove it. Metalcore is the name of the game and though it’s not anything totally original within the confines of the concrete city there’s something of a poetic license to this gathering of recordings, seven tracks under the name of “Salvation”.
May. 01. 2009
The Craufurd had quite a lot on last Friday, with six bands on the bill. The two bands generating the most attention being a couple of hardcore acts named Shadows Chasing Ghosts and Casino Brawl. As ever, there’s some local support around too, with Firetone, Embrace The Tide, Without Consent and Kids Picked Last all having a go at the support. And for once, it looks like a fair turnout by the time the first band start to play…
