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Formed in early 2023, Shenanygans is a four-piece indie rock band hailing from Solothurn, Switzerland. The group is fronted by Irish brothers Dan and Kaylem Hannon-Barry, Swiss drummer Tom Brunner and Swiss-Polish bassist and singer Lucky Luki. Their music blends influences from classic acts like The Kinks and The Velvet Underground with modern bands such as Arctic Monkeys and Rex Orange County, creating a unique sound that merges past and present styles.

Their European tour will offically be announced on February 13, revealing all upcoming dates. This will follow the band’s successful October 2024 tour across Japan. Tickets for the April 3rd performance at New Cross Inn are priced at £8.80 and are available on DICE. For more information about Shenanygans and their upcoming shows, you can follow them on Instagram.

The New Cross Inn in South East London re-opened yesterday with their full run of festive December events going ahead. The venue operates with limited capacity of people seated in their households or bubbles, provides table service and sanitising stations, and currently accepts only card payments. Thanks to the Music Venue Trust‘s support and determination, as of yesterday all Tier 2 music venues “have been made exempt from the requirement of a substantial meal to serve alcohol“.

Pleased to confirm that Tier 2 music venues have been made exempt from the requirement of a substantial meal to serve alcohol. Huge thanks to @musicvenuetrust for helping to make this happen. #gigsforsupper https://t.co/cFw04I6whK

— New Cross Inn (@NewCrossInn) December 1, 2020

Established only a year ago after a random encounter between Milkie Way and Sam Matlok, rising London duo Wargams has rightfully been getting a lot of attention this year. Delivering an explosive genre-bending mix of metal, punk and rap, they were named as one of the 5 artists you should know by Revolver in June, and were selected as one of the special guests to perform at the 2020 Heavy Music Awards. Wargasm’s debut EP Lapdance / Gold Gold Gold came out in February this year, followed by the explosive single ‘Spit.‘ in June and ‘Backyard Bastards‘ in September. Just a week ago, the duo premiered their latest chaotic video for yet another rebellious new track ‘Rage All Over‘.

Earlier in November, both Wargasm and Death Blooms represented the UK alongside Hacktivist and October Ends on the inaugural virtual Pulse of The Maggots festival organised by Knotfest in support of rising metal bands from across the world. The London newcomers opened for the symbolic main Rock Against Racism stage followed by Introtyl, Scarlet, dEMOTIONAL, Vended, Orbit Culture and Hacktivist themselves, while Death Blooms performed at the MusiCares stage with Once Awake, Thrown Into Exile, I Revolt, 156/Silence, Death Tour, VCTMS and Diamond Construct, with their full sets available to watch online.

Death Blooms have been building their reputations for few years now with a distinctive mashup of oldschool nu metal and hardcore attitude, and hailed by Louder for “packing more punches than a team-up against Thanos” and really standing out in the contemporary scene “unlike the legions of wannabe nu metal messiahs out there“. Following a debut self-title EP from 2017 and 4 killer singles from 2019, the Liverpool quartet returned this year with two brand new tracks ‘Life Is Pain‘ and ‘Anger‘ building on the momentum and looking ready for a solid first album soon.

The team-up of Wargasm and Death Blooms promises an explosive celebration of contemporary UK metal with a nostalgic nu/alternative metal twist and unforgettable hardcore/punk energy. On top of all that, this appears to be one of the few gigs to go ahead this year and a fantastic chance to attend a performance by two of the hottest rising bands in the UK, and ones to be talked about in the future.

Socially Distant with @thisiswargasmuk in London. pic.twitter.com/mxOzGrcQmz — Death Blooms (@dthblms) December 3, 2020