No Anchor

No Anchor – ‘Everything You Say’ (Part 1)

No Anchor – ‘Everything You Say’ (Part 2)

Here’s something a little different – some thrash drum and bass metal in the form of Brisbane’s No Anchor. Not only do these guys have an insane live show and the best physical packaging for their albums, they manage to transpose that energy and excitement onto disc.

Firstly, ‘Everything You Say’ is not a two part song – I had to split it up to fit onto our server because it’s such a huge mother of a song (nine minutes of aural assault) and even then I had to crunch the bitrate (so apologies to the boys if I’ve ruined the sonic nuances of the track). Before you fickle indie kids (myself included) flick past this post, keep in mind that I don’t particularly like metal myself. No Anchor are a different beast to what that creepy guy in the Sepultura T-Shirt with long greasy hair at the back of the bus listens to (no offense to any Sepultura-loving and/or long, greasy-haired readers intended). No Anchor may have shouts and sheets of distortion but there’s hooks in there too – hell, the second half of the song even features a tight groove.

Also, if I were an independent band then I’d definitely be offering these guys a cut of my album sales in exchange for some of their sweet packaging designs. Did I mention that they’re rad? (NB: I’m not sure whether they do this, but it would be worth begging).

http://www.myspace.com/noanchorband