Band Line Up 2021

Formed in the grimy, East Anglian town of Thetford in 2005 by five mates just looking for good times playing together, A Horse Called War quickly became a force to be reckoned with in the then burgeoning UK sludge movement. Taking inspiration from their contemporaries - and icons of British heavy in their own right - Iron Monkey, Raging Speedhorn and Charger, among others, AHCW’s guttural expulsions of sludgecore menace are as low, dirty and forceful as even the early forebears of American sludge such as EyeHateGod and Weedeater.

The pure, unadulterated misery showcased on the one-two punch of releases from the band’s first era, the 2006 demo We Ain’t Proud of This and their 2007 EP Stumble at Every Hurdle, captures a raw expression of discontent that stands timeless; one delve into ‘Son and Heir of a Mongrel Bitch’ or the bookend to their first incarnation, ‘Bodil Joensen’, and you find yourself swallowing bitter pills of disdain coated in shells of distortion, low tones and snarling vocals.

Fast forward to 2015, when A Horse Called War re-emerged from the shadows, hungrier and more pissed off than ever, making up for lost time with flurry of UK shows proving they can still hang if you can still hang with them. Now slimmed down to a trim quartet and with their first outing in over ten years, the brutal Good for Glue (and Nothing Else) EP, A Horse Called War marches onwards, as punishing to the soul as ever. And then some.

Cooper – Drums

Haydn – Bass

Dave – Guitar

Shane – Vocals

 “The belligerent opener Dog is dead and the ridiculously contagious Parden The Pun prove AHCW have only become more pissed off with age, while Old One Eye and closer Woodpusher force the limits of discordant pleasure into overdrive.  The result is a gnarly obliterative comeback that’ll leave you foaming at the mouth for more” – KERRANG!

“With their wild, high octane live show proving to be more explosive than ever, we’ve been patiently for more studio recordings from the band, and this does not disappoint at all……….A highly satisfying slice of greased up, drunken sludge fury” – The Quietus

“A Horse Called War have created probably the best sludge metal you will hear this year……….What A Horse Called War excel at however is riffs and this EP is oozing with some of the most neck snapping guitar riffs recorded in 2019……….Good For Glue (And Nothing Else) is a stunning blast of pure sludge and a glorious statement of intent from one of the best bands in the UK. – Astral Noize

A Horse Called War would like to thank everyone who has supported us in getting to Blood Stock, it’s huge opportunity and one we will fully embrace. Our journey on the road to Bloodstock has been a blast, the horse is at the stable gate and rearing to go for the big day.  We can’t wait to rock out hard at one of the best heavy music festivals there is.  Cheers to everyone at Bloodstock for making this happen.

To all the bands we have played with thank you, your inspiration has driven us to play harder each show, thanks to the families in our lives, with out you supporting us and being the lynchpins while we gig none of this would ever happened.

To the fans….. see you there!  Let’s PARTY!!!