New Music from Alien Weaponry & Test Department

It's Friday night and time for everyone to chill for the weekend. Time for some music. The first piece up is from a band I only came across as it came 9th in an open vote for best new band on Planet Rock radio. The name amused me so I decided to check it out.

Alien Weaponry is a metal trio from New Zealand and are rather good as this Maori influenced track illustrates nicely.



A reviewer from Overdrive Magazine writes:

Nothing makes me happier than seeing a group of young guns carrying the torch for heavy metal. It is clear that the sounds of metal are continuing down the bloodlines to the younger generations and should remain doing so for quite some time. In some weird sense, this allows me to actually sleep at night, knowing that the music me and so many others cherish is in good hands. Yet when I mention carrying the torch, Alien Weaponry are not only carrying it, but they are raising it damn high. The trio out of New Zealand is comprised of fifteen year old Lewis de Jong (guitar and vocals), fifteen year old Ethan Trembath (bass guitar), and seventeen year old Henry de Jong (drums). They are gearing up to release their savage debut album entitled Tū, which is set to be released June 1st, 2018 via Napalm Records.

For more info: alienweaponry.com




Meanwhile an old band, Test Department have released their first new album in twenty years which was proceeded by the single Landlord released in November last year. Missed that but much prefer albums in any case!

I saw them live, a long time ago somewhere in South London. They were banging an aircraft wing, hitting a septic tank, had bagpipes with Jimmy Somerville singing the high notes and Sarah Jane Morris singing the low. Amazing performance.

Here's a track off Disturbance due for release on March 1st  but my (vinyl) copy arrived today!



For more info: testdept.org.uk