The Fest 9
The Arteries
Swansea, Wales
The Arteries are a bunch of guys from Swansea, Wales, who have been playing punk rock forever.
While other kids grew up and got hip or pop they just dropped out and carried on shredding like descendents of the Descendents. And it’s that spirit that sets them apart, well that and their unrelenting work ethic.
Their new album displays a myriad of rock influences, from Hot Snakes to Lagwagon by the way of AC/DC, but there's no bullshit. No matter where they play - gardens, skate jams, garages, high-rise flats or hotel rooms - they rock out and that's why they've made it to the upper echelons of UK punk rock supporting the likes of The Bronx, Chuck Ragan, Fucked Up, Dillinger 4 and Propaghandi in recent years.
So for their new record, Dead Sea, (follow up to last year's debut Blood, Sweat & Beers, on Household Name Records) The Arteries are channeling their fiercely independent attitude and self-releasing the album on their own collective DIY record label, SWFU, with a little help from Specialist Subject. What's more Paper + Plastick, the record label founded by Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello, will be picking up Dead Sea in January and putting it out on vinyl to give the artwork, all created by bassist Jamie Morrison, the platform it deserves.
They're not trying to change the world; they're just a bunch of friends who play music together and like to party. But they do it so well you'll be hooked forever too.
While other kids grew up and got hip or pop they just dropped out and carried on shredding like descendents of the Descendents. And it’s that spirit that sets them apart, well that and their unrelenting work ethic.
Their new album displays a myriad of rock influences, from Hot Snakes to Lagwagon by the way of AC/DC, but there's no bullshit. No matter where they play - gardens, skate jams, garages, high-rise flats or hotel rooms - they rock out and that's why they've made it to the upper echelons of UK punk rock supporting the likes of The Bronx, Chuck Ragan, Fucked Up, Dillinger 4 and Propaghandi in recent years.
So for their new record, Dead Sea, (follow up to last year's debut Blood, Sweat & Beers, on Household Name Records) The Arteries are channeling their fiercely independent attitude and self-releasing the album on their own collective DIY record label, SWFU, with a little help from Specialist Subject. What's more Paper + Plastick, the record label founded by Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello, will be picking up Dead Sea in January and putting it out on vinyl to give the artwork, all created by bassist Jamie Morrison, the platform it deserves.
They're not trying to change the world; they're just a bunch of friends who play music together and like to party. But they do it so well you'll be hooked forever too.
