It seems to me that the lack of alternative music covered on this site is depressingly thin. Having grown up in a rock-loving community, where small alternative bands have thrived for years, this depresses me. And so, Alt. Corner is born. Every week I’ll be recommending an alternative rock band for you to listen to, ranging from colossuses of the underground scene to unsigned groups who are destined for something bigger. This week, I’ll be looking at…
Bury Tomorrow
Like Blitz Kids last week, Bury Tomorrow are by no means a small band. They are, however, a great band, and one that deserves far more recognition than they currently receive. The rising stars of the metalcore scene already have two full-length albums under their belt, including 2012’s ‘The Union of Crowns’, which saw the Southampton quintet refining their sound and living up to the hype that their 2009 debut release ‘Portraits’ created around them.
Not for the faint-hearted, Bury Tomorrow’s juxtaposition of growls and melodic vocals may not be to everyone’s taste, but for those of you used to this trope then you won’t find many bands who are better at what they do. Huge, heavy verses are paired with catchy, almost sing-along choruses, the best example of which being stand-out single ‘You & I’ – one of the best metalcore songs you’ve never heard. ‘Portraits’ may have been the album that set them on their current path, but ‘The Union of Crowns’ is the one that marked them as a band to watch out for, spawning huge singles like ‘Lionheart’, ‘Royal Blood’ and ‘Sceptres’ that would blow the roof off of a venue if were any less sturdy, and inspire puddles of blood and sweat as the crowd mosh their crazed little faces off.
No strangers to the limelight, Bury Tomorrow have already supported the likes of Asking Alexandria, Architects and Sleeping with Sirens – some of the bands whose successes I’m tipping them to emulate – and have enjoyed well-reviewed sets at Slam Dunk, Download and Reading and Leeds festivals, at the latter of which they opened the main stage, an honour that many of their contemporaries have also had in recent years: Young Guns, We Are the Ocean and Deaf Havana to name but a few.
Bury Tomorrow are one of many bands these days that are trying to make heavy music popular again, and they’re well on their way to succeeding, having even earned air time on Daniel P Carter’s Rock Show on Radio 1. This alone is a good indicator of whether or not you’re doing something right, because that man knows his stuff. Bury Tomorrow are well-equipped to make it as one of the biggest names in metalcore, with an arsenal of killer songs and a great live show, and here’s hoping that it’s not long before we see them on a much larger stage.
Listen to: ‘You & I’, ‘Lionheart’.