Don’t let their thundering rock sound deceive you – in a new interview Gallows reveal that they are classical music fans at heart.
Led by Frank Carter, Gallows are one of the most uncompromising acts around. Their first album was a massive success, scoring a Top 40 single despite being released on a tiny independent label.
Sparking a massive bidding war, the band eventually signed to Warner Brothers but managed to maintain their musical freedom. Live, Gallows are one of the most intense acts around, with Frank Carter able to keep an audience captivated at the Reading festival just by being tattooed.
New album ‘Grey Britain’ is a concentrated blast at the mediocrity the band feel themselves surrounded by. A thrilling rock assault, the album’s ferocious heart is buoyed by a musical freedom that veers between metal and, astonishingly, classical music.
One thing’s for sure though – Gallows did not slaughter a pig in order to achieve the affects on ‘Grey Britain’. The band did claim to have done that in a recent interview, but were forced into a u-turn after protests from animal rights groups.
In a new interview guitarist Steph Carter revealed that he now only listens to classical composers, and had been left feeling so inspired he wanted to study classical music at university.
“For the past three weeks I’ve listened to nothing but Beethoven and Bach,” he told his local newspaper, the Hemel Hempstead Gazette. “I’ve got such a wide variety, as have the rest of the guys in the band.”
“I studied music at university and I want to go back and study classical music. I want to write a classical score.”
The band recently joined Clash for a special party in South By Southwest. Ripping through a short set Gallows left the stage bloodied and bruised, but left their mark on the American audience.
Gaining in stature each time they visit the United States, Gallows could well inherit Green Day’s mantle as the voice of disaffected youth. Well, someone has to.
Gallows’ new album ‘Grey Britain’ is out now.
