Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, a.k.a Pigs x7, are an English rock band formed in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 2012. Their debut album, Feed the Rats, was released on UK label Rocket Recordings in 2017 to critical acclaim.[1] The Guardian listed the band as one of their "top 40 newcomers" for 2018,[2] and in 2018 their second album King of Cowards was released, described by The Guardian as "pulverising but accessible metal".[3]
In April 2020, the band released their third album, Viscerals, which gave them their first chart entry, reaching number 67 on the UK Albums Chart.[4] In May 2020, The Guardian listed the album as one of the twenty best albums released so far that year in their mid-year list.[5] An LP of live tracks, Off Cuts, was released in November 2020 exclusively through Rough Trade's record shops.
Musical style[]
The band's music has been associated with psych rock[6][7] and heavy metal, as well as related genres doom metal and noise rock. Earlier releases tended toward longer, drawn out tracks[8] while the more recent releases from Kings of Cowards and Viscerals are predominantly shorter works.[9]
Members[]
Current
- Matthew Baty – lead vocals (2012–present)
- Sam Grant – guitar (2012–present)
- Adam Ian Sykes – lead guitar (2012–present)
- John-Michael Joseph Hedley – bass (2012–present)
- Chris Morley – drums (2017–present)
Former
- Ewan Mackenzie – drums (2012–2017)
Discography[]
Albums
- Feed the Rats (Rocket Recordings, 2017)
- King of Cowards (Rocket Recordings, 2018)
- Viscerals (Rocket Recordings, 2020)
Physical singles and EPs
- "The Cosmic Dead" / "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs" (split 12" single, The Old Noise, 2012)
- Psychopomp (mini-album, Box Records, 2014)
References[]
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Feed the Rats". Metacritic.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel; Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (28 December 2017). "From shamstep to drill: the top 40 newcomers of 2018". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Hann, Michael (28 September 2018). "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs: King of Cowards review – pulverising but accessible metal". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Artist: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (11 May 2020). "The best albums of 2020 so far". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Telford, Brendan (20 January 2017). "Reviews: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Feed the Rats". The Quietus. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Moores, JR (11 December 2017). "Columnfortably Numb: The Best Psych-Rock Of 2017". The Quietus. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Moores, JR (January 2017). "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Feed the Rats". Record Collector. No. 462. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Ball, Chris (28 September 2018). "Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – King of Cowards". Echoes and Dust. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- English rock music groups
- 2012 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Musical groups from Newcastle upon Tyne
- English psychedelic rock music groups