Cheers, thanks for participating. I listened to that Mallory Knox song: solid stuff. I looked them up and see they have a new album coming so now they're on my radar a bit.

I'll add a band from England to the conversation since we're on the topic of the UK.

So my recommendation for now is an album by Killing Joke called Democracy.

I love Killing Joke as a whole and prefer a couple of their albums over this one, but I chose Democracy because I've been on a kick of it recently. I enjoy how KJ often blends industrial rock/metal and post-punk together, along with their sometimes strange recording methods (like recording in caves for some albums).

The foundation of Democracy, and most Killing Joke albums, is groove. They put a lot of focus on bass and drums, which is something not a lot of bands actually do because guitar tends to be flashier. It's not that Democracy doesn't have good guitar riffs, but it's very easy to get lost in the grooves of the rhythm section.

On top of that, you have a variety of topics that Jaz Coleman sings about. He's able to go from incredibly angry about things like politics to spiritual in the most honest way from song to song.

Here's the song Lanterns from it.


Here's the full album to those interested: