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Track of the Day: RIDEAU – Bloodshot

• 24th Feb 2016

Swedish collective RIDEAU (which is french for “curtain“) are here with our Track of The Day this Wednesday to deliver you a mid-week, high-octane hurricane of hardcore, punk and rock’n’roll.

Singer Gabriel Öberg and guitarist Carl Magnus Palm started this new outfit back in 2013, after their former group Insekt fell apart due to their singer’s vocal cord problems. Gabriel quickly switched his bass for a mike and began with Carl to rework previous song ideas by adding some exciting new touches and elements. We’re not sure about their flatpack furniture credentials but when it comes to putting together a band, they’ve not done a bad job.

“When it comes to musical references I see ourselves in the swedish rock tradition of bands like THE HIVES and REFUSED, combined with some american stuff like THE BRONX. You may also find bits and pieces of KVELERTAK in the mix“, says Gabriel.

If you want a quick uppercut to the chops that will bring you bang up to speed on exactly what this alluring mix of influences might sound like then look no further than lead track ‘Bloodshot’ which you can check out below – it’s a snarling, thrashy number that recalls the best of punk’n’roll and comes complete with a guitar solo you could cut a tree down with. Wham, bam, thank you mam.

Their self-titeld debut, released through Mutiny Records/OMN, will hit the shelves on April 1st 2016.

Watch their new video for ‘Bloodshot’ now: