FRAKTIONS

You Win Gravity Progressive five-piece You Win Again Gravity are on a roll. With their second album, ‘Into the Dancing Blue’, under their belt and receiving praise for their songwriting proficiency, they enter 2025 with momentum on their side. With the release of singles ‘Dreadbound’ and ‘Something Has to Change’, they unveil ‘Don’t Leave Me Here, Pt. 1’, further advancing the evolution of their intelligent hardcore sound. FFO: The Contortionist, Circa Survive, Periphery As Living Arrows English post-hardcore band As Living Arrows (formerly known as Dead Bird) are set to make a return with the release of their highly anticipated second studio album ‘Hope and Ruin’ on September 27th 2024. Combining atmospheric guitar works, emotional lyrics, and an overall burst of energy, this powerful work promises to captivate listeners from start to finish. Going beyond just a musical experience, “Hope and Ruin” also serves as a reflection on life’s challenges and victories, delivering intense beats, epic melodies, and the signature sound that fans have come to love from their previous work. Hope and Ruin was written during a 10 day stay at Shaken Oak Studios in Oxfordshire in March 2023. After writing was complete, the band used the next few months of touring to hone the material and tweak the songs into their final forms. The album was recorded at Middle Farm Studios with Peter Miles (Architects, TesseracT) in October 2023. The band’s goal was to capture the sound of the band performing live as organically as possible. Sam at Rose Quartz Mastering provided the mastering for the album, with his aim to retain the analogue quality of the initial tape recording and preserve the dynamic shifts of the record. FFO: Deafheaven, Russian Circles, La Dispute Fraktions FRAKTIONS are an instrumental prog trio who fuse elements of metal and jazz together, creating a colourful, hypnotic and exhilarating sound. “The new EP from the London based trio is entitled “Don’t Mess With Grandma” could also be called “Don’t Mess With Fraktions”. Insane chops focused into five ridiculously titled songs that oscillate from serene beauty to crazy and menacing. And back again of course. Exhilarating and mesmerizing.” The Prog Space FFO: Chon, Tigran Hamasyan, The Contortionist Tooth & Dagger Tooth & Dagger is a dynamic 5-piece alt-metal band hailing from the West Midlands, UK. Known for blending diverse genres, their sound seamlessly merges heavy metal with experimental elements, creating a unique and unpredictable style. Their intense passion for pushing musical boundaries has earned them recognition, including being finalists in the 2023 Metal to the Masses competition. With raw energy and a commitment to defying expectations, Tooth & Dagger continues to captivate audiences, solidifying their place in the UK metal scene. FFO: Architects, Landmvrks and Wage War