Without a doubt my favourite genre of rock music has to be 80’s style rock n roll and anything trying to be a modern equivalent I almost always love. So it was in delight when I was contacted by Liquid Fuse, who are just that a good old 80’s style rock n roll band.
Hailing from Brighton, England the band consist of Joe 'Enrique' Wareham, Jamie 'JNR' North, Lee 'Leeroy' Bentley, Dan Kelly and Dwight Brady. The band was originally started in 2007 by twin guitarists Jamie and Lee, but it was the addition of vocalist Joe when things really started to kick off. Soon after Joe, bassist Dan and drummer Dwight were recruited and the bands line up was finally completed in March 2010.
The band takes their influences from some of the greats like Guns n Roses, AC/DC, Van Halen and Joe Satriani. They also take influence from modern bands like Buckcherry, Audioslave, Rage against the Machine and Avenged Sevenfold.
“Each one of us has different tastes in music, but we are brought together with a mutual love for Rock ‘N Roll. Hip Hop, Metal and Funk all play a big part in influencing us as individual musicians.”
Liquid Fuse has played some impressive gigs in their career so far including the Kemptown Carnival in Brighton, Purple Turtle (London), Barfly (Camden) and the O2 Academy in Islington. On discussion regarding their live shows one stands out in the bands mind the most;
“Ultimately, our EP launch party on 30th June at The Volks (Brighton seafront) has to take the biscuit. We put on 3 other great bands and then we headlined with probably the best performance we’ve ever delivered in front of some new listeners but mostly our own fans. It was really touching to have so many people come and support us, and it was very rewarding to be able to give back a great show and evening.”
The last time I spoke to the band a few months back their EP was in the early stages so was astounded to hear back so soon that it was completed. Naturally the band was extremely happy with their end product and even stated it was their greatest achievement as a band so far;
“This would probably be our recent EP release. It was recorded in May and considering the time we had (two days) we think it turned out pretty awesome. On top of that, we literally did everything ourselves and out of our own pockets; we designed an EP cover, promoted it, sorted out copyright and digital distribution. It was a massive achievement for us. We threw an EP launch gig, which became a proper Rock N Roll party, the icing on the cake!”
When I first heard their title track "Loaded Gun" from the EP it instantly reminded me of the beginning of a Motley Crue track but this band are no run of the mill copy act they are so much more. Their musical influences are clearly present within their music but they take an old genre of music and blend it with their own unique attitude and produce a truly amazing product.
One thing is evident from Liquid Fuse their passion for their music is very much alive and burning. The band has worked so hard, and deserves to get as much recognition as possible. The band also seems to have the same view as a lot of musicians I speak with regarding the state of the unsigned scene at present;
“Some life needs to be injected into the scene – there are too many promoters who don’t really care about the music or promote well, too many sub-par bands who don’t put on a good show or promote well either, and too many gigs end up being just a few people standing around. A lot of this music is just the same generic stuff that you’ve heard a thousand times before, it gets boring! The unsigned music scene needs to be grabbed by the balls and given a good squeeze – we should be bringing it back to life and remind people that there’s nothing like a great live gig.”
The band’s debut EP entitled ‘Loaded Gun’ is available NOW and has already received some rave reviews and got some radio play in Brighton and London radio stations.
You can contact the band on their Facebook page here
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