Band Line Up 2018
Cited by Metal Hammer’s Dom Lawson as “ones to watch… their vicious blend of turbocharged thrash and tech-tinged deathly grit is as fresh and distinctive as it gets in the UK scene”. UK death thrashers Reprisal are hitting back hard this year following up from the acclaimed debut release Ichneumanity. Spring 2018 saw the release of a new album entitled None Survive The Sun and has only cemented the South East England quartet’s place in the UK underground even more so.
Released via Hostile Media on 30th March, None Survive The Sun finds Reprisal further pushing at the outer limits of their sonic identity, fleshing out a thrash backbone with death metal muscle, strong progressive tendencies and a solid sense of song-craft. The ten compositions set the backdrop for a unifying lyrical palette examining the futility of human endeavour, the brutality of nature and the inevitability of death. Guitarist Oliver du Toit adds, “the album was recorded by ourselves and David Archer at Audio Empire throughout the summer and Autumn of 2017, and our goal with the production was to capture both the heaviness and intricacy of our music in equal measure, whilst simultaneously preserving the organic sound of the band. It’s a true representation of where Reprisal are at creatively and artistically in 2018.”
Bloodstock has for many years been our favourite UK festival and it is both an honour and a privilege to be invited back to the hallowed turf of Catton Park! Reprisal promise to bring BOA 2018 a performance so crammed full of crushing riffs that you'll bang your head clean off!
Having made our first appearance on the New Blood Stage in 2014 as Metal 2 The Masses winners, on the back of our Ichneumanity EP, the intervening years have seen a batch of successful tours with the likes of Bloodshot Dawn, Seprevation, Aghast! and Abhorrent Decimation. We’re excited to be invited back to Bloodstock this year to bring our unique blend of thrash and death metal to the Sophie Lancaster Stage where we’ll be showcasing material from our brand new album None Survive The Sun!
