Brutus
Burst
The debut album from alternative and extremely energetic punk band, Brutus. There's a wide range of influences here, with blast-beat drums behind melodic vocals, post-rock toned guitars sped up to the levels of punk riffs, all creating a frantic yet emotive record."Brutus was never about our shared influences, but instead three different personalities coming together and forming new friendships," says Peter of their inception. "But being in Brutus is not easy," Stefanie is quick to add. "Our tastes are often in conflict, but somehow it all comes together when the three of us are writing songs or step onto a stage. I love Slayer, Stijn loves Bruce Springsteen and Peter loves The Weekend, but we quickly realised that the fact is: I hate Bruce Springsteen and The Weeknd, Peter has never checked Slayer and Stijn loves everything. So let's make a record together!"
Hassle Records
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Brutus
Unison Life
"Dinked Edition" is on 180g 'cloudy red' coloured vinyl. Includes an exclusive signed postcard set and stickers. Packaged in a limited edition die-cut outer sleeve. Hand-numbered /400. For avoidance of doubt, the centre is a standard spindle size, and not dinked. The third full length studio album from the mighty alt-punk trio Brutus, following on from 2019's Nest. The band seamlessly fuse post-rock soundscapes with blast-beat drums with punk-rock energy and impassioned vocals to create a distinct style.When times are tough, or you’re feeling worn down, you start longing for a life of total peace. A life where there are no fights, arguments or lies; where there is no such thing as disappointment and your actions have no consequences. Some might call it a “fantasy world”. Genre-jumping Belgian trio Brutus call it the “Unison Life” – a phrase that titles their third studio album. Unison Life is about all the stuff that wears you down in the first place. It’s the ugliness, the pain, and the acts of bravery that get you through it all. Beginning with a portrait of contentment and unravelling from there, the album goes into battle and asks what really counts. In their own words: “Is this Unison Life a hoax? Or a quest?” Since their formation in 2014, Brutus have made a name for themselves with their restless, emotionally raw rock that traverses the landscape of metal, punk, post-hardcore and beyond – often in the same song. The three members first met in their hometown of Leuven, where they cut their teeth playing in different local bands. Their influences are wide and varied. Drummer/vocalist Stefanie Mannaerts – who grew up above a music shop run by her family – is into a variety of genres from post-metal to electronic music. Bassist Peter Mulders is more of a punk guy, while guitarist Stijn Vanhoegaerden is into country and more melodic rock. Their diverse tastes come together through Brutus to create a sound that’s as heavy as it is unexpected, full of beauty and surprises
Hassle
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Brutus
Live in Ghent
The live album from the incredible Belgian 3-piece BRUTUS, recorded at a sold-out, hometown show in Ghent. Their live shows are acclaimed and formidable as they blast through their sets of pummeling, post-rock influenced alternative-rock with spellbinding vocals from singer / drummer Stefanie Mannaerts."Those of you who have seen Brutus play live, know we live by the energy we create among the three of us. When playing live, we try to make you feel what we feel and recreate all of the emotions we went through during the writing process. Every show we try to take our songs further, explore them deeper, play them better.""When the real world went into lockdown, early March 2020, a year of live music disappeared before our eyes. Going on tour, playing festivals, watching bands, it’s all gone. It was as hard for us as it has been for everybody involved in live music. As a remedy, we took the time to look back on what we had already done and collected the footage we had of our previous shows. Painful and healing at the same time. That’s when we stumbled upon the recordings of our show at Handelsbeurs in Ghent, May 2019. A hometown show we fully recorded and filmed after a period of touring, in front of all our family and friends.""We know it’s just a recording and not even close to the real feeling we had on stage or the energy we got back from the crowd in the room, but looking back, almost a year later, we feel absolutely proud about that show."
Hassle Records
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