Spring is in the air and at last the cold weather seems like a thing of the past. To celebrate the arrival of Spring we thought what better way than with one of our favourite new bands to hit the rock scene. North Lincolnshire quartet blew us away when we received their EP Villain to review back in January, our Jodie Woodgate giving it a whopping 12 out of 13 and summed up the feel of the band perfectly with her review Here.
We bid a very warm welcome to our Band of the Month for March, Skarlett Riot.
Lead singer Skarlett and guitarist Danny answer our questions:
Bio:
Born in the summer of 2010 in North Lincolnshire, Skarlett Riot are a brazen four-piece female fronted Hard rock unit who deliver the melody and grit of Halestorm and Courtney Love fused with the muscular garage rock'n'roll guile of early Guns N Roses. Spitting out fiery riffage and infectious hooks, the northern noiseniks boost a sound that is both truly captivating and anthemic, packed to the brim with attitude and a confidence that belies their age.
Composed of Skarlett (Vocals and Guitar), Danny (Lead Guitar/Backing Vox), Tom (Bass/ Backing Vox), and Luke (Drums), Skarlett Riot have shared the stage with the likes of Taking Dawn, L.A Guns, Glamour Of The Kill, Crashdiet, Vains Of Jenna, Black Spiders, Forever Never, Deaf Havana, and Francesqa. The High-flying foursome have also recently played Tramlines Festival organised by the Arctic Monkeys and headlined by UK eternal-rockers, Ash.
The band's debut EP, released late 2010, received glowing accolades from everyone including Metal Hammer and Classic Rock Magazine. Along the way, the North Lincolnshire starlets also notched up the prize for winning the best overall band of 2011 by Playmusic Magazine. Skarlett Riot have also received broad radio play from Kerrang!, BBC, Total Rock, Total Biker FM, and are currently endorsed by Fernandes Guitars (home to Journey, Judas Priest, Marilyn Manson, Motorhead, and Scorpions).
Skarlett Riot now unleash their eagerly awaited sophomore EP spring 2012. Packing a hearty punch to the senses, their EP Villain fully concocts an acute mixture of soaring high-energy melodies with dark aggressive undertones. Skarlett Riot are sure to gain a rising new fan-base and carve their name as one of the bands to rise in 2012.
Members:
Skarlett (Vox/guitar),
Danny (Guitar/backing vox),
Tom (Bass, Backing vox),
Luke (Drums)
Influences:
Many! From Bullet For My Valentine, Halestorm, Bless The Fall to Shinedown, Alterbridge
Sounds Like:
Sexual Hard Rock
Current release and where it's available:
Skarlett Riot available by digital download: Amazon, Digital 7, Itunes, E Music.
New EP Villain released March 19th digitally and by hard copy.
Up and coming artists you would recommend:
Theres many.. just a few include:
The Crave
Jettblack
Heaven's Basement
The Fallen
Future Plans:
Tour as much as possible, release new EP, infect the world with Skarlett Riot...
Tour Dates:
March
10th, The Running Horse, Nottingham
16th, Lincoln Imp, Scunthorpe, EP launch
30th, Leeds, Empire
April
6th, Gasworks, Bradford, with Martyr De Mona & Night By Night
21st, The Frog, Worksop, Headline
May
5th, Leeds Empire, with The Ocean Between Us
6th, Derby Old Bell, all dayer
June
3rd, Stoke on Trent, Green Star
16th, Eddies, Birmingham
29th, The Lamp, Hull
August tour coming soon!
If you were the prime minister for one day, what would you do:
Make every weekend a free hard rock festival weekend ;)
If you could go back to any time in history, where would you go and why:
1980's .. The good times of rock music!..
Our thanks to Skarlett, Danny and the rest of Skarlett Riot for answering the questions and making one hell of an EP in Villain, make sure you get your hands on a copy when it is released later this month, you won't be disappointed.
In the meantime, to give you a little taste of what is to come, here is the video from the title track of Skarlett Riot's upcoming EP.