Start Time: 8pm
Portsmouth post-punk/goth TORPEDOES join original punks THE STEREOTYPES and alt-rockers LiVES as all three bands take to The Lens Studio, Portsmouth for the first of a trio of gigs together over the coming months.
TORPEDOES
Formed in Portsmouth in 2002, TORPEDOES have crafted a fine collection of original material that would sit happily alongside your record collection if you’re into post-punk, goth and alt-rock. Think The Damned, Killing Joke, Bauhaus, Cardiacs with a touch of The Cure and you’re getting close, but ultimately they sound like TORPEDOES, they are very much their own band!
The release in 2024 of their fourth album, the double vinyl / double cd HEAVEN’S LIGHT OUR GUIDE saw them take their uncompromising, gritty and blatantly honest musical style, developing it with sweeping glacial keyboard textures to complement their trademark spiky guitar driven edge.
At The Lens Studio TORPEDOES will be playing a selection of tracks from across the years and the four albums – no mess, no fuss, no pretence.. just good music.
“Probably the last great gothic rock band” – Louder Than War
“Melodious darkness from the Portsmouth post-punks” – Vive Le Rock
“Powerful messages, even more powerful rock music” – Sinusoidal Music
THE STEREOTYPES
Original Punk band, THE STEREOTYPES formed in 1979 in Ilford, Essex. They released one single, ‘Countdown’, played one gig, had a row and split up.
Fast forward to 2018 and Detour Records hunt them down to tell them that ‘Countdown’ is now the rarest punk single of the era, selling for £1500.
As interest grows the original members reunite and get in the studio. So, 43 years after their debut single, THE STEREOTYPES released their debut album, ‘ForWard’.
They’ll be playing songs from the album ForWard along with the single and new songs from their forthcoming album… all with the same punk attitude.
Get band info on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @UkStereotypes
LiVES
LiVES WAS FORMED BY Peter Chisholm, formerly of cult UK rock duo The Sea. Three studio albums, over 1000 gig and festival slots later including support for Muse and The Kills in the UK and Europe LiVES were born. After the earlier independent LiVES incarnation Chisholm reunited with brother Alex and bassist Dan returning to what they do best – hard hitting guitar led rock, firmly sitting in the rock and post-punk sphere.
Fast, aggressive, loud and socio-politically charged. LiVES offer post-punk rock, packed with razor sharp riffs, pounding drums and bass with screaming histrionic vocals. LiVES make music for the disenfranchised, for the people that don’t belong.. melodic, angry, visceral and loud!
“Awesome, proper rock n’ roll” – BBC Sounds
“LiVES are HAPPENING now” – Record Collector
“LiVES unceremoniously rip the place apart, the band have fire” – Brighton and Hove News
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