New Band To Burn One To: HOT FICTION

HEAVY PLANET presents...HOT FICTION! 

Hot Fiction are a hotly tipped English Soul/Rock band. They've been aired on Absolute Radio, courted by Christian Dior and featured by music festivals up-and-down the country. Their most recent album, Apply Within, was release to critical acclaim in October 2012 and was the highlight of a national Summer/Autumn tour that included London, Yorkshire, The Midlands, Cornwall & The Edinburgh Festival.

The two members, Andy Yeoh (Drums & Vocals) and Simon Miller (Guitar & Vocals) met in school where their shared musical understanding blossomed. Following university both had accumulated a wide range of song-writing and performance experience. In 2008, Hot Fiction was formed.

The band found their centre of gravity in London, and the pair gained a cult following and now perform regularly. The release of the band’s first album Dark Room in 2008, brought an international dimension to the band’s success, attracting a new wave of fans, particularly in the US, Spain & France. In the three months following release, Dark Room was the no. 1 most popular album on the free music site Jamendo.com, where it has over 100k plays to date.

Apply Within, the band's latest offering has been met with even greater praise, with popular music blog bluesrockreview.com placing it in the top 20 albums of 2012. Manner of Travelling the final track on the album spent several weeks as Jamendo.com's no. 1 song and as of writing is still in the site's top 10.


THOUGHTS:
"Hot Fiction is not typically a band you would see featured on Heavy Planet, basically because we like to feature bands that are heavy! Well, let me tell you, Hot Fiction is really/ fuckin'/ heavy! These two lads from London delivered one of the most soulful and heartfelt releases of 2012. The riffs are dirty, the vocals dusty and the tone muddy. Combining funk, blues, a bit of country along with a very minimalistic approach and capricious attitude, the album is full of tracks that will wrap their arms around you and take hold with deep-rooted power and emotion. From beautifully haunting ballads to lo-fi psychedelic soul and to funky riff-driven stoner ditties, Hot Fiction is definitely worth a listen. Their latest full-length "Apply Within" is available for free download on their Bandcamp page."
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New Band To Burn One To: 7 DIRTY WORDS

HEAVY PLANET presents...7 DIRTY WORDS!

BAND BIO:

In the summer of 2006, a purebred rock n roll group emerged in Southern California to conquer the music scene with intense lyrics and larger than life sound. The earliest band members, Brian (lead vox/bass) and Nate (drums), unenthused with the yawn in the world of so called "Hard Rock" bands, decided to reinvent a sorely dysfunctional sound with their own hard hitting attempt to send the rock trend on its ear. With a project that would incorporate the earth shattering sound of monumental “real rock & roll” artists such as AC/DC, Motorhead, Thin Lizzy, MC5, Supersuckers, The Hellacopters and Pantera along with an added thrill of speedy metal-like riffs and punk rock attitude, they created Seven Dirty Words.

The group spawned to life as a 3-piece ensemble playing gigs around the West coast from San Francisco to San Diego, Arizona and Nevada. After some personnel adjustments and a self-titled EP, the group sought out to find its true sound. By sheer coincidence, they crossed paths with the retro garage rock styling of Joel “El Rey” Reyes and lead guitar shredder Silvio Stefanini to complete the lineup and bring the much-needed fuller sound that they were looking for. The combined talent of the foursome spanned over the next few years, where each member channeled his rocking roots to put together a totally unique sound and message, spreading their new testament once again across the West Coast as well as a short East Coast stint. The band then conjures a potion of music more powerful than any of their previous projects releasing a second EP titled "Hard Boiled & Dirty". Fast forward to 2010 when Silvio decides to leave the band and pursue other musical endeavors. This led to El Rey making the decision to move over to lead guitar and the introduction of Mike “Spidey” Gabrielli newly acquired for rhythm duties. The following year was occupied with playing local shows in the LA/OC area and spending countless hours writing new material in the rehearsal studio in preparation of a full-length album. Come 2012 they finally lay down the tracks for the debut album “Blood Highway” with Producer Larry Ramirez of Loaded Bomb Records at the controls and release the sucker on the aforementioned label later that year. Influenced by hard driving Rock n' Roll, Punk Rock and Metal…7DW looks to revolutionize rock in an age where watered down music prevails and hard working bands never seem to get the credit that they deserve. No doubt they will shatter that stigma and keep on rolling down the Blood Highway.

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THOUGHTS:
"The sign on the bar marquee says "Liquor in the front, Poker in the rear" and tonight's headliner is Orange County, CA born and bred raunchy rockers 7 Dirty Words. Prepare to get screwed, blued and tattooed as the bands firmly plants their brand of punk-fused hard-driving rock and roll into your cranium. You came tonight to rock and this is what you shall receive. A night filled with ear-shattering guitars, furious rhythms, and a shit ton of attitude. As the fists fly and shots stay high, you will not leave this evening disappointed. Hail, hail rock n' roll!"
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