FUCKSHOVEL
Fuckshovel is a British metal/punk band that formed after an alcohol-fuelled night attending a Velvet Revolver show in London all the way back in 2005. The quartet spent a long time refining their sound to incorporate their vast collective backgrounds and turn it into a something that was both fresh and existing. Once Fuckshovel had accomplished their goal of creating a sound that was a balance between old school metal and punk rock they took their talents on the road. After securing high profile shows and successful supports they were invited to attend SXSW in Texas. Their presence in the states was received incredibly well and served to further their fan base. On returning to the UK, Fuckshovel continued to display their skills with additional shows; eventually they decided that it was time to take their experience and practice and put it to work in the studio. Their first creation was the single ‘Long Time Dead’, which was an instant success with widespread radio coverage, the video making it onto MTV’s Headbangers Ball and included in MTV’s Best Of Year Show.
With the success of their first single, Fuckshovel moved onto their next creation, and using their huge breadth of talent and experience they have forged eleven tracks of refined metallic punk rock, which they have released as their debut album, ‘This Is What We Are’ and what they are is pure gold. From the onset with ‘Germs Of Empire’ it is a non-stop adrenaline ride jam-packed with shredding riffs which get your pulse racing. The assault on the senses never wavers until after the finale with ‘Portia’s Box’ were you are left reeling and wanting more. My first reaction was to start it all again. This debut is the combination of years of refinement and energy that Fuckshovel have put into their shows and it’s easy to see why they have been meet with such acclaim. After listening to ‘This Is What We Are’ I only have two things to say, when will there be more? And how did they come to name themselves Fuckshovel?
With the success of their first single, Fuckshovel moved onto their next creation, and using their huge breadth of talent and experience they have forged eleven tracks of refined metallic punk rock, which they have released as their debut album, ‘This Is What We Are’ and what they are is pure gold. From the onset with ‘Germs Of Empire’ it is a non-stop adrenaline ride jam-packed with shredding riffs which get your pulse racing. The assault on the senses never wavers until after the finale with ‘Portia’s Box’ were you are left reeling and wanting more. My first reaction was to start it all again. This debut is the combination of years of refinement and energy that Fuckshovel have put into their shows and it’s easy to see why they have been meet with such acclaim. After listening to ‘This Is What We Are’ I only have two things to say, when will there be more? And how did they come to name themselves Fuckshovel?
LABEL:
FORMAT:
Self-released
Album
THIS IS WHAT WE ARE
Review by Matthew Gray
RUNNING TIME:
50:00
RELEASE DATE:
18th Feb 2013
TRACK LISTING
1) Germs of Empire
2) The Antidote
3) Long Time Dead
4) Black
5) Schizophonic
6) Vegas Nerve
7) All You Got
8) Auslander
9) Skull and Bones
10) 2500 Days
11) Portia's Box
2) The Antidote
3) Long Time Dead
4) Black
5) Schizophonic
6) Vegas Nerve
7) All You Got
8) Auslander
9) Skull and Bones
10) 2500 Days
11) Portia's Box
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
UK
"...what they are is pure gold."
