Bands like Evil Blizzard, they give me hope that music is alive and kicking” – Mark E Smith (The Fall)

Like Hawkwind on even more acid or Sunn O))) meets Butthole Surfers/P.I.L. with four bassists and droning powerful songs.

4 bass players, a singing drummer, a baby’s head theremin and a dancing sacrificial pig….

Welcome to the surreal and slightly worrying world of Evil Blizzard. An assault on the ears and the eyes, their brutal onslaught of bludgeoning riffs has been making friends and enemies in equal measures throughout the country over the past 12 months.

The debut album THE DANGERS OF EVIL BLIZZARD will be released on JOHN ROBB’S Louder Than War Records on October 21st, 2013 on CD, download and very limited edition pink vinyl (500 Only For The World)

Comprising of four bass guitars, with minimal vocals, keyboards and samples, the band have drilled right into the void currently present in the UK music scene. With influences ranging from Hawkwind, Dub Reggae, Krautrock and Black Sabbath they have amassed a huge and dedicated following in a short space of time, playing with such varied acts as Bo Ningen, Conan, Ufomammut and Gnod.

Spotted at an early gig by Mark E Smith, who promptly took the band on tour supporting The Fall, the band have spent the past year gathering phenomenal reviews for their incredible live shows which feature a myriad of masks, on stage brawls, off stage brawls, stage invasions and audience participation. Their tribal and ritualistic performances are a B-Movie theatre of the absurd; a mix of bewilderment and celebration.

The album was recorded live in one take at Sunshine Studios in Manchester by Andy Gibbon (who has worked with The Fall amongst others). Recording it took 5 hours. Mixing it to emulate the chaos of them live took 5 months.

Listed as ‘one of the top 20 bands to watch out for in 2013’ on their hugely influential website, Louder Than War supremo John Robb was so impressed with the band he set up Louder Than War records to release the album, despite the band having several other offers from labels.

Miss them at your peril….

Reviews:

‘I have seen Evil Blizzard before and I’m absolutely delighted to be accompanied here by someone who hasn’t, just so I can enjoy watching his face. Evil Blizzard play the darkest, most f***ed up kind of krautrock-splattered doom’
(ManchesterMusic.co.uk)

‘I can definitely say that Evil Blizzard are the most disturbing group I’ve witnessed. The musicians are not of this earth, at least in mind, and possibly also in body. Strong praise indeed, and not inappropriate from a band who come on rather like a costumed 4AM ritual involving Hawkwind, PiL and the entire population of Royston Vasey’
(Supernormal Festival)