• Hands Up Who Wants To Die – Nil All

    April 3, 2023 - By 

    For years, Dublin’s Hands Up Who Wants To Die have been obliterating the eardrums of audiences across the continent. Previously led by the nihilistic poeticisms of one Barry Lennon, the group’s amicable split with the formidable frontman allowed the quartet to refocus on composing their third album, with new recruit Rory O’Brien from Ten Past Seven taking over lyrical duties. On the resulting Nil All, the band’s first release in six years since their split with B.O.B, Hands Up Who Wants To Die expand upon the beautifully brutal soundscapes of the band’s previous releases Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo and…

  • Premiere: Hands Up Who Wants To Die – Nil All

    March 2, 2023 - By 

    If there’s been a better, more defiantly emphatic noise rock band to come out of Ireland in the last 15 years than Hands Up Who Wants To Die, we positively haven’t heard them. On albums including 2014’s Vega In The Lyre, they have served up their singular brand of trouncing, skull-blasting heft. Now, six years on from their last release – a split with B.O.B. following the amicable departure of original frontman Barry Lennon – the band are back with their long-awaited third LP, Nil All. Teaming up once again with long-time collaborators John ‘Spud’ Murphy (Black Midi, Lankum, Caroline) and…