VENOMOUS CONCEPT are paying tribute to the sadly late musical giant David Bowie in their own amicable way, by putting timeless classic “Suffragette City” literally through the grinder – with all due respect and much love.
You can now listen to the result at the link below.
We are currently working on an alternative solution for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Please bear with us regarding those territories.
Regarding the cover version, frontman Kevin Sharp states: “I guess I mirrored a lot from Bowie’s plot… Nothing the same twice… Everything looks and sounds a bit different… So we did a bit of tongue and cheek here… Music will have less color from the last few months – cancer is like that… So celebrate what you got… There is no other choice… Thanks for the songs and random direction you put life on…”
VENOMOUS CONCEPT are furthermore embarking on their quest for mayhem, madness, and good old violent musical fun throughout Europe at Bannermans in Edinburgh, Scotland tonight.
On the UK shows, the grind punks with an impressive all-star line-up are joined by label mates CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR.
For a list of all confirmed tour dates, please see below. Guest list and interview requests should be directed to Season of Mist.
13 Jan 16 Edinburgh (UK) Bannermans (+Corrupt Moral Altar) 14 Jan 16 Birmingham (UK) Rainbow (+Corrupt Moral Altar) 15 Jan 16 Barcelona (ES) Estraperlo (+Corrupt Moral Altar) 16 Jan 16 London (UK) Underworld (+Corrupt Moral Altar) 17 Jan 16 Paris (FR) La Glazart 18 Jan 16 Lyon (FR) Ground Zero 19 Jan 16 Firenze (IT) Cycle Club 20 Jan 16 München (DE) Backstage 21 Jan 16 Wien (AT) Escape 22 Jan 16 Ostrava (CZ) Barrak Music Club 23 Jan 16 Praha (CZ) Modra Vopice 24 Jan 16 København (DK) Stengade 25 Jan 16 Götenborg (SE) Truckstop Alaska 26 Jan 16 Oslo (NO) Revolve 27 Jan 16 Hamburg (DE) Hafenklang 28 Jan 16 Essen (DE) Turock 29 Jan 16 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg 30 Jan 16 Bruxelles (BE) Magasin4 31 Jan 16 Antwerpen (BE) Het Bos
VENOMOUS CONCEPT will be touring in support of their freshly released acclaimed new full-length ‘Kick Me Silly – VC III’, which is available in different formats from the Season of Mist shop:
Artwork and track-list of ‘Kick Me Silly – VC III‘ are shown below.
01. Rise
02. Bust With You Debt 03. Anthem 04. The Potters Ground 05. Human Waste 06. Leper Dog 07. Farm Boy 08. Head On A Stick 09. Pretend 10. Johnny Cheeseburger 11. Forever War 12. Good Times 13. Pretty On The Inside 14. Holiday In Switzerland 15. Fucked In The Czech Repub 16. Neck Tie 17. Frontal Lobe Disorder 18. Daycare 19. Quazimodo 20. Burning Fatigue 21. Rocket Science 22. Pissing Match [LP bonus track]
“Come on and do the toxic waltz. Kick your friend in the head and have a ball.” These words by EXODUS fully apply to ‘Kick Me Silly – VC III’ – the third full-length frontal assault by VENOMOUS CONCEPT.
The band was conceived as something like a grind punk supergroup – if that term can even be applied to a bunch of people with clear counter culture preferences. The name was quite obviously chosen to pay homage to the legendary POISON IDEA. At the core of VENOMOUS CONCEPT you will find BRUTAL TRUTH vocalist Kevin Sharp and Shane Embury, the iconic bass guitarist of NAPALM DEATH. The two musicians had bonded over beer and pizza as well as their mutual love of such punk heroes such as BLACK FLAG, SYSTEMATIC DEATH, GBH, SIEGE, and of course the aforementioned POISON IDEA.
The duo soon set about plotting its own assault on the style. Armed with bucket loads of coffee, the pair roped in Danny Herrera of NAPALM DEATH on drums as well as MELVINS guitarist Buzz Osborne. A record deal was signed with Mike Patton and VENOMOUS CONCEPT‘s first album, ‘Retroactive Abortion’ (2004) was followed by a split-CD with Japanese grind band 324 (2006) and another in 2008 with BLÖOD DÜSTER.
Buzz Osborne eventually went on a hiatus, but he never really left and there is always a chance for his return – schedules permitting. Shane switched to guitar, when longtime friend Dan Lilker (BRUTAL TRUTH, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, ex-ANTHRAX) joined on bass. Next, VENOMOUS CONCEPT brought in John Cooke of CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR on second guitar for touring. A second full-length titled ‘Poisoned Apple’ was also released in 2008.
Finally and after too long of a quiet spell, the band decided that it was time for more pizza and beer (cue the A.O.D classic). They got together with a bunch of ideas they had recorded in demo form here and there on tour, and in various smelly rehearsal studios…
VENOMOUS CONCEPT recorded their new forthcoming album during 2014, which sees the band continue in their trademark hardcore punk styles – with the added bonus of compositions by Lilker and Cooke. You will find these fire-starters branching out dynamically in order to perfect their art of grinding rock!
Like a coiled punk rock porcupine OOK is fully charged and ready for attack with ‘Kick Me Silly – VC III’! Kick ass!
Line-up Kevin Sharp: vocals Dan Lilker: bass guitar Danny Herrera: drums John Cooke: guitar & backing vocals Shane Embury: guitar & backing vocals
When my old buddy Kenn Jensen asked me if I wanted to contribute to the new site he had created, then called powermetal.dk, I didn't hesitate. My love for metal music was and is great. I wrote my first review during the summer of 2004 (Moonspell's 'Antidote' album). In 2015, I took over the editor-in-chief role.
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