GORILLA RIOT announce new album – PEACH

Dirty rock n blues mavericks, Gorilla Riot announce that their first full-length album, PEACH, is now available for pre-order at gorillariotband.com

PEACH is available in Digital, CD and Vinyl formats and released through Off Yer Rocka Recordings (OYR). Distribution is via Cargo Records with a release date of Friday 31 January 2020.

The Riot’s frontman, Arjun Bhishma said, “After our last EP many people put us in the ‘Southern Rock’ bracket. With this record we wanted to show that, although that genre certainly is an influence, it is one of many. You will hear from the first second of the first song that this is not just a Southern Rock record, even if it has elements of that to it. This record takes inspiration from a broader set of genres, from classic rock to grunge with a base in the blues.

“We wanted to show how we have progressed as a band in terms of groove and specific parts. The guitars in this are all intertwining around each other, whilst playing their own individual parts during each song. Having three guitars allows us to layer music in a way that can be recreated live. Therefore, everything you hear on this album is how it will be done live.

“We like to think that people will enjoy its immediacy but that it will also take a few listens to discover every nuance and subtlety.”

The album includes the two singles released so far, ‘Half Cut’ and ‘Young Guns’ along with 10 further brand new songs, with variations in running order across each of the formats.

Gorilla Riot are a 5-piece dirty rock n’ roll blues machine from Manchester, England. Using a 3-prong guitar attack with multi-part vocal harmonies; they play raucous blues-based rock, combining elements of grunge, stoner, and country to create a full-on high energy show.

Created by mainman, Arjun Bhishma, he surrounded himself with the best talent in Manchester to form Gorilla Riot.  Arjun, Liam Henry (guitars & vocals), Charly T. (guitars & vocals), James Degnen (bass), have been recently joined by Will Lewis on skins.

Equally at home acoustically or electrically they recently played in Spain and France earlier this year, they then returned home for shows with fellow OYR act, MASSIVE and then as part of the recent Roadstars tour.

LIVE DATES:
Fri 08 Nov – HRH XIII – Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth
Sat 23 Nov – The Rigger, Stoke-on-Trent
Sun 24 Nov – RealTimeLive, Chesterfield
Fri 06 Dec – Nightrain, Bradford
Sat 14 Dec – Xmas Show, The Globe, Glossop
Sat 08 Feb – Album Release Show, Rebellion, Manchester
Sat 29 Feb – Winter’s End Festival, Poole
Sat 21 Mar – Bannerman’s Edinburgh
Sun 22 Mar – The Waterloo Music Bar, Blackpool
Fri 27 Mar – Cobblestones, Bridgwater
Sat 28 Mar – Crazy Cowboy 5, Facebar, Reading (headline)
Sat 18 Apr – NWOCR Fest, Leo’s Red Lion, Gravesend (special guests)
Fri 05 Jun – Loverocks Festival, Nr Bournemouth
Sat 06 Jun – Echo Music Club, Hook

Recent highlights:

• Bad Son – featured as Tracks Of The Week by Classic Rock Magazine / LouderSounds
• Down The Road – WON Tracks Of The Week by Classic Rock Magazine / LouderSounds
• Gorilla Riot played Ramblin Man Rising Stage 2018 after winning the public vote
• Featured in Classic Rock Magazine – High Hopes Aug 219
• Toured the UK as special guests to Dan Patlansky
• Signed to Off Yer Rocka Records Mar 2019
• Headline tour of Spain Apr 2019
• Played Download Festival VIP/RIP 2019
• Young Guns – featured in Tracks Of The Week by Classic Rock Magazine / LouderSounds
• Planet Rock – featured as ‘Ones To Watch’ 
• Toured UK as part of the ROADSTARS dates.
• Announced release of new album – PEACH – for Fri 31 Jan 2020

What they say about Gorilla Riot

• Sharp, swaggering cocksure rock! – Classic Rock Magazine
• They look as cool as fuck! – Classic Rock Magazine
• One of the best new rock bands in the country right now! – Dave Everley for Ramblin Man Fair
• Gorilla Riot, have dialled back the distortion in favour of an atmospheric, pensive blend of rootsy acoustic layers, electric flourishes and Chris Cornell-nodding vocals. Lush guitar solo too. – Classic Rock Magazine
• Dirtier than a bunch of metalheads post-Download (pre-shower), it’s slow, swaggering bluesy rock’n’roll with lashings of southern rock warmth to cut through the grease. Nice. – Classic Rock Magazine

Formed: 2013
Hometown: Manchester, England
FFO: Dirty Grungy Blues Rock

Discography: 
Gorilla Riot mini-LP (2014)
Eve Tapes Live EP (2014)
Six Shots Down EP (2016)
American Honey Vol 1 EP (May 2018)
PEACH album (31 Jan 2020)

Gorilla Riot are:
Arjun Bhishma (vocals/guitar)
Liam Henry (guitar/vocals)
Charly T. (guitar/vocals)
James Degnen (bass)
Will Lewis (drums)

LINKS:
www.gorillariotband.com
https://www.facebook.com/GorillaRiot
https://gorillariot.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/gorilla-riot
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu3mgyWoJtmDNK-4YBrnPMA
https://twitter.com/GorillaRiotRock
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5OiiGa3KynCIy8wvrXpVKY