Do we need more heavy rock from UK? Of course we need! Especially when a band has adopted such an evocative monicker like Gringo while dwelling in the emerald-green, mossy British countryside! Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire (near Kidderminster) …
And especially if the rockers involved have some cool professional/artistic connections …
“Gringo are the twisted end result of a combination of influences ranging from Iommi to Einstein, hangovers to horsepower, space cadets to space exploration; unhindered by genre cliches whilst remaining true to the heritage of Midlands heaviness.”
Four guys: Andy 'Bootsy' Baldwin - guitar/vocals, Gray Bryans – drums, Dave Reynolds – bass and Marc Temple - guitar/lead vocals.
Gringo retro stoner/hard rockers signed with Catacomb Records, the cool UK label devoted to “Stoner / Doom / 70s / Psychedelia / Sludge”, for the debut album, called "The Cold Burn", due out in Autumn 2013.
As reported by the label, the album was engineered by Gringo's vocalist and guitarist Marc Temple, and mixed/ mastered by Matt Richardson of Bastard of The Skies.
The album also features guest vocals from Soph of Brummy doomsters Alunah.
Try the flavour of the Midland rock by visiting Gringo's Bandcamp page to listen to track "Decaying Orbit", the first of the 13 tracks in the debut album "The Cold Burn".
Rock aficionados at those latitudes and/or on those shores might keep a look out for news of a release party! Keep the band’s and on the label’s pages under your radar …
Words: Mari
Gringo | Facebook
Catacomb Records | Offcial Website
Catacomb Records | Facebook
Gringo | Decaying Orbit
