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UK rock band Anchor Lane releasedtheir eagerly anticipateddebut album‘Casino’ at the end of January2020whichwent straight into the OfficialUKRock & MetalAlbums Chartat Number 9, scoring theband their firstTop 10.It alsoreached Top 20 inthe Official Scottish Albums Chart andTop 50in theOfficial UKIndependent Albums Chart.‘Casino’ garneredrave reviews across the board, showcasingthe band as exceptional rock musiciansand skilled songwriters. The album was written by singer Conor Gaffney, guitarist Lawrence O’ Brien,bass player Matthew Quigley and drummer Scott Hanlon in their hometown of Glasgow and wasrecorded at Vale Studiosin the Midlands with renowned rock musician, writer and producer TobyJepson (Wayward Sons, Gun, Little Angels).“Anchor Lane are ambitious with strength of character andreal vision. Judging by the material they’vecome up with so far, they have a very big future" said Toby Jepson.The first single from the album, ‘Fame Shame’ received huge praise from music critics and fans alikewith Planet Rock describing it as having “a glam-bang of a hook, which is brilliantly delivered”.This was followed up by second single ‘Dead Run’ which was co-written and features backing vocals byrock legend Ricky Warwick (Black Star Riders, Thin Lizzy, The Almighty).“Anchor Lane have attitude, ability, swagger and most importantly songs. Their passport to a verybrightfuture is assured” said Ricky Warwick.‘Dead Run’ was described by Classic Rock as “A grungy, classy fist-raiser with gnarly verses and a palate-balancing chorus that invites singalongs” and was chosen as one of their ‘Tracks Of The Week’.Anchor Lane have built a reputation as a thrilling and dynamic live act. After coming to the public’sattention with their stunning debut EP ‘New Beginning’, the band toured incessantly securing notableguest spots with Cheap Trick, Eagles of Death Metal and Tremonti as well as performances atprominent music festivals Download, Isle of Wight, Stone Free, Belladrum and Hard Rock HelL.

Sour Tusk are a bombastic rock n roll powerhouse from Sheffield.
Described as a cross between Clutch and Motorhead, with sabbath influence.
A hard-working good time band, known for playing anywhere, everywhere, anytime, all the time. If you ain’t paying attention, they’ll make you, and as they always say; if you’re not drinking during the show we’ll drive you to drink by the end of it! 

HARD HITTIN', EAR SPLITTIN' ROCK 'N' FUCKIN' ROLL
Fans of motorhead, the almighty and early maiden will immediately connect with this trio from the bowels of stoke-on-trent

Kieron 'K' Berry on Guitar and Vocals, Marcus 'The Frequency of Indecency' Wrench on Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals and Bobby 'The Power and The Glory' Ansell on Drums make up the Power Trio from Stoke-on-Trent that is Bang Bang Firecracker.

BANG  BANG  FIRECRACKER  started  out  as  an  inspired  solo  project  conceived  by  guitarist Kieron  ‘K’  Berry,  after  being  on  tour  with Chris  Holmes  (W.A.S.P  founder  and  guitarist)  in  2017. Kieron  comments;  “I  grew  up  in  awe  of  this  guy  and  his  fellow  Hell  Raisers.  He  was  intense  as  hell  and  talking about all the new music he was creating… I started writing again very soon after – the songs  flowed, and I’ll forever be in debt to Chris Holmes for essentially kicking my Ass!” 

For  the  recording  of  the  debut  album,  Welcome  To  The  Slaughterhouse, Kieron  took  the  lead  on  guitar and vocals, recruiting old  friends including Marcus Wrench  (Bassist) to handle the rest of the  instrumentation. Following on  from  their success and experience, BANG BANG FIRECRACKER began  its  transition  from  song-writing  project  into  a  fully-fledged  band,  amassing  a  cohesive  sound  that  would please the Gods of Rock.

Kieron and Marcus set out on an 18 month journey of discovery, originally taking the album on the  road as a 4 piece. After various collaborations they would soon find Bob Ansell (Drums), the missing  piece of the jigsaw and with that, their chemistry together was locked in. Their musical alliance was  organic so it felt natural and right to continue on as a solid 3 piece. 

Before  Welcome  To  the  Slaughterhouse was  released,  Kieron’s  inspiration  for  writing  was  relentless.  The  thrilling  riffs  and  indulgent  solos  lead  the  way  through  an  iterative  song  writing  process  with  the  lyrical  motivation  driven  by  personal experience and world  events.  Always  active  and  creating,  BANG BANG FIRECRACKER  have  continued to produce new works concluding the recording of their second 'Evil' album in 2022.

Like  many  bands  BANG  BANG  FIRECRACKER  had  a  big  year  planned  out  for  2020.  Following  the  release of their debut album 'Welcome to the Slaughterhouse’, the lockdown put the music industry  firmly on its arse. In  the  face of losing  the gig scene, BANG BANG FIRECRACKER were challenged  to  put out their music and video content differently. This bore the concept for the second album See Evil, Hear  Evil, Speak Evil with  3  separate EP’s  released in  phases,  to  provide a more  frequent  supply  of  new  material for their fan base and maintain a greater online presence.

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