This Burning Age performing "Honey" the final song from their 10 track debut album, "A Muzzle For The Masses" at Cox's Yard, Stratford-Upon-Avon on Wednesday 23rd June 2010.
Taken from the bands Press Release:
This Burning Age's music is violently beautiful, bridging the "Alt-Electro-Rock" divide with startling finesse, delivering compulsive tracks that hook you from the start, and revealing a maturity of lyrics and arrangement that would normally only be found in more established artists, let alone newcomers with a debut album.
Their influences range into diverse and often conflicting genres: New Wave , Punk, Post-punk, Industrial, Neue Deutsche Härte, Synth-pop, Post-Rock, Goth, Drum and Bass and Trip-hop with the end result giving rise to a depth, quality and intelligence of song writing and a distinctive, individual voice all of their own.
Bringing with them an equally electrifying live performance and a ten track album, "A Muzzle for the Masses" released on Friday's own label, 5th Day Records (created for this and future releases for as long as they are unsigned), in both CD Digipak and Limited Edition CD Digipak formats, you'll wonder where they've come from.
Originating from Birmingham, U.K. , This Burning Age are:
Friday - Vocals, Guitar, Synths
Russ Harris - Guitar, Samples
Jack "Penko" Josypenko - Drums and Percussion
Jon Farrington-Smith - Guitar, Keys
Phil Smith - Bass Guitar
This Burning Age was started by Friday back in 2007 as a solo project. In September of the same year recording started on what was to become the 10 track album "A Muzzle for the Masses" with Friday writing, arranging and performing everything on the album. During the summer of 2008, towards the end of the recording process, he set about recruiting band members with a view to taking the tracks live and by the New Year the line-up was ready.
2009 saw their profile rise considerably. DJ and Television presenter Alex Zane selected them for his radio show in January, playing "Panic (Bring on the Bomb)". This was followed by Kerrang Radio's Emma Scott playing "Human Condition" at the end of February and every week throughout March on her Saturday night "RAW" show and a two week run on Radio WM. This culminated in them being asked to open for established Alt-Rock stalwarts "Hundred Reasons" on the Birmingham leg of their UK tour at the O2 Academy 2 at the end of March, a night held in association with Kerrang. After recently taking on Management, the band are now booking gigs and festivals throughout the UK and into Europe with a short German tour planned for Winter 2010.
Here's a small selection of what people within the music industry, bands and fans are saying about This Burning Age:
Interpol meets Sonic Youth in thoughtful, dark "alt-electro-rock"...they deserve attention - Birmingham Live Review
This band are one of my "Midlands bands to watch out for" - Emma Scott - Radio DJ/Promoter (Kerrang Radio, Q Radio, Heart FM)
A whole lot of passion, work, thoughts and emotions have been put into 'A Muzzle for the Masses'. It's audible in every note that's being played and word that's being sung. The record's going to send you on a rollercoaster ride through various emotional states and by all means should be checked out by any fan of ambitious, electronic/rock music. I think this band's got a bright future ahead of them - Sebastian Huhn -- Reviewer for German Webzine "Reflections of Darkness"
I believe you have the potential to go all the way and more, that the album is stronger than much of what is currently polluting the music industry - Vince Appleby -- Scout for Universal Music Group
The music has a real edge and passion - Paul Murphy - founder of Songwriters Cafe and formerly of "The Destroyers"
Looking forward to seeing you become the next big star in your genre...your work is beyond brilliant; genius, in fact. 'This Burning Age' are going to set the world on fire - Leia Honda Scandur - U.S. D.J/Director/Producer
There are probably not more than a handful of bands that inspire me with every single one of their songs, but This Burning Age definitely have a place among those who do - Luna - Head of the This Burning Age German Street Team.
To contact Friday and This Burning Age directly:
Email: in-formation@thisburningage.com
Write to: 5th Day Records, PO BOX 15239, Solihull, B90 9FU
Official Website: http://www.thisburningage.com/
Flickr Photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thisburningage/
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"Nothing" by This Burning Age at Cox's Yard, Stratford-Upon-Avon, 23-06-10.mpgby fridayUK463 views
@BULLETSAREOURFRIENDS Thanks for the kind words! I don't know if you've heard any other tracks from our debut album "A Muzzle for the Masses" (Honey is the last track) but they're up on Myspace and Facebook (sadly Youtube won't let me post links but if you put "This Burning Age" into Google we take up the first couple of pages! :)) The album itself is available in Standard & Limited Edition CD Digipak forms from our "thisburningage.bigcartel" online store. Thanks again for the Comment! Friday x
fridayUK 1 year ago
woah this song is just beyond epic <3 <3 <3
BULLETSAREOURFRIENDS 1 year ago