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Introducing: Hounds

• 27th Oct 2014

Today we were welcomed to the strange new world of Hounds on their latest single ‘Monster’ – an incomparable assault on the senses that defies pigeon-holing in a very appetising way.

Atari Teenage Riot meets Die Antwoord by way of Enter Shikari to create this caustic and brutal strain of alternative electronica.

Spattered with faux, shlock-horror references and a b-movie image that admittedly seems slightly at odd with their futuristic twist on industrial punk, the quartet have been cutting their teeth with shows at Sonisphere and touring with Rob Zombie and Turbowolf.

Front man Olly explains of the inspiration behind the track: “Over the years I have experienced mental health issues and, sometimes, things can seem so real and intense even though you know there is nothing there. You just wanna escape, but you cant escape whats inside your head. Sometimes it can be a dangerous place to be….“

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