VENTENNER

The industrial rock versus old school garage make Londons Ventenner a very original band in this modern age. Not a throwaway from the grunge era but a hybrid of heavy guitar music cultivated from the last thirty years with added atmospheric sounds to give their music that extra edge in today’s market.

With their follow-up release to this years acclaimed “Ataxia” their latest offering “Killing Jar” displays Ventenners finest points in a sharp blistering five-minute display of aggression matched by the very doom laden lyrics:

“There is no turning off,There is no other way. The dream to die young, Always comes to late.”

The track opens with a solid drum sound and takes off into a distorted playground of guitar riffs and at times a progressive direction similar to that of Porcupine Tree’s heavier moments.

Ventenner are a band who are going to break into a wider market as all the elements are there to make up a musical force to dominate the industrial rock scene, given the quality of “Killing Jar” we can only wait for the next album release with anticipation of great things.

Kevin BURKE
13/10/2018