Following the amazing chart success of their latest album, ‘Salvation‘ (review here), Manchester’s dirty southern rock mavericks, Gorilla Riot, release a full band performance video for ‘Wait On‘.
‘Wait On‘ is out now across all streaming platforms.
The album, ‘Salvation‘, smashed into the UK Blues Charts at #4 and comes in a variety of formats to please everyone. Black Vinyl – signed Gold Vinyl with purple splatter Purple Vinyl with gold marble Digipak CD – signed CD with alternate cover – signed Album download.
The band hit the road in March for the second part of their ‘Salvation‘ national tour. Having played 12 dates in October/November 2024 that included a sold out show in Manchester, and they now conclude with an additional five shows in March.
Thur 13 March – Waterloo Music Bar – Blackpool + A’Priori
Fri 14 March – The Parish – Huddersfield + A’Priori
Sat 15 March – The Giffard Arms – Wolverhampton + A’Priori
Sat 22 March – The Met Lounge – Peterborough + Thieves Of Liberty
Sun 23 March – The Waterfront Studio – Norwich + Thieves Of Liberty
Tickets available at: BandsInTown
Mainman, Arjun Bhishma said of the single, “‘Wait On‘ is an honest love song, about longing for something that you know is bad for you.
“It has a simple verse followed by an uplifting chorus, all building to a gospel inspired crescendo at the end. I like to call it “roots music with heart.”
He continued, “‘Salvation’ the album, is a beautiful melting pot between classic R’n’B, rock ‘n’ roll, and a voluptuous helping of gospel and soul. It features heartfelt vocals & lyrics straight from the depths of life, accompanied by a wide range of soulful guitars, traditional eastern instruments, and gospel vocals… all the way down to the dirty grit of the blues. We mainly recorded it in an analogue environment with us playing in one room, the warmth and humanity can be experienced in every single one of these songs, and we hope it provides an emotional and inclusive experience to you all.”
Gorilla Riot are a 5-piece, dirty rock n’ roll blues machine. Utilising a dual-pronged guitar attack with multi-part vocal harmonies; they play raucous blues-based rock, combining elements of grunge, stoner, and country to create a full-on high energy sonic experience.
Main man, Arjun Bhishma, surrounded himself with the best talent in Manchester to form Gorilla Riot. Arjun, is joined by Charly T. (guitars & vocals), Deggy (bass), and Matt Talbot (skins) with Luci Vee (backing vocals).
They have built their reputation as a hard living, hard playing, genre-straddling rock n roll band that can draw forth tears of joy one minute and then the pain of a heart-felt lament, the next.
They have entered the charts twice in recent times… on ‘Earache Records presents New Wave Of Rock N Roll’ compilation album, as well as ‘NWOCR Volume 1’ – both hitting Top #10 in their respective charts.
Equally at home acoustically or electrically, they have toured extensively with headline shows in Spain and France, and across the UK. That reputation saw them invited to join sold out shows with REEF and also Airbourne and The Darkness.
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