Gary Davidson
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Ginger, Scottish, CD collector. Love post-metal, post-rock, post-hardcore, post….and world peace.
Articles by Gary Davidson
A stunning live delivery of cinematic post-rock, which is a beautifully perfect example of the genres ability to mesmerise.
Even without the adjacent film the music was created for, Sleepbomb has created a impactful album of atmospheric instrumental post-metal.
UK post-black metal bands Copse and Hidden Mothers have announced a short UK tour in February. Gary Davidson asked both bands to pick three albums that left a mark on them which they carried into their respective bands.
The Glass Garden is now one of my favourite melodic doom albums of the last few years.
Leonov has created a memorable slice of post-metal which oozes individuality and a glowing endurance.
This is most certainly going to be featured on the end of year list for me and is a must listen to post-metal enthusiasts.
Transitions is an expansive and cohesive piece of work which flows brilliantly from the crushing end of post-metal to the more delicate end of the spectrum
Silence feels like your own worst fears performing an exorcism on you to lift the burden and pain. It is remarkably bleak yet gloriously enjoyable.
Brefj​æ​re is the bands best release to date and has made me fall in love with post-rock once again.
Torpor has taken its mix of doom, sludge and drone to a new level as it produces one of the top albums in the UK underground this year.
More stunning post-black metal from Copse who continue to show great promise with another blistering EP.
Will Haven are back with their unique noise take on sludge and possibly their finest album – one that more than matches up to the qualities of the early output.
£10, five bands, one of Glasgow’s best smallest venues. The line up did not disappoint on a memorable night of hardcore, sludge and banjo punk!
This is nu-metal without Durst, the bros, the costumes and melodrama. Memorrhage isn’t just a tribute, it can stand among those that have passed the test of time.
Robin Staps dives back in time to discuss the early days of Fogdiver, the slow, steady growth of the band, the present and the future.
Over six tracks of blackened post-metal and post-hardcore the heart and soul are ripped out, mended and replaced but not necessarily in that order.
With a switch up in the writing process for Holocene, The Ocean have reached back into their history to produce their most diverse album in 19 years.
The stunning emotional beauty of this textured instrumental post-metal album doesn’t end with the artwork, be sure to dive in.
Stunning doom rock with songs that keep haunting me when I am away and embrace me when I am present.
Void of Light has built on its debut release with two excellent post-metal tracks featuring some of their best work yet.
