Hardcore, metalcore act BLANKET HILL, have a total of four releases, 2 EP's, and 2 full-length albums, with them working on all new material all the time by the looks of it! Some shows lined up from now til the end of this year, with a tour lined up for the following year! The band discusses their content and plans.
1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.
The band consists of David, Sven, Miguel, Rick and Ornello. We started in 2015 and have released 2 Eps and 2 albums since then.
2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?
Apparently it’s a place on the campus of Kent State University where students used to hold rallies against the war in Vietnam.The National Guard was also deployed to the campus and a few students sadly died. There’s a CSNY song called “Ohio” about the whole thing. We thought it’d be a nice way of commemorating those who lost their lives standing up for what’s right as it’s something that’s extremely important to us.
3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?
We’re from Luxembourg, a super small country in Europe. For the size of the country, we’ve got some amazing bands. Check out Kraton, Praetor, Fusion Bomb, Parity, Blame The Others.
4. How would you describe your style?
We’re a hardcore band by ethos but there’s a lot of metal in the music as well. I guess by definition that would make it metalcore. If you enjoy bands like Hatebreed you’ll probably dig our sound too.
5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?
Yeah, 2 EPs and 2 albums now. We always try to keep it interesting so each release has some surprises. We try to keep it all dynamic so we’d encourage everyone to give our records a spin. We’ve just recently released THE ASH THAT SHALL REMAIN and people seem to love it so check it!
6. Do you have any new music in the works?
We’re always working on new stuff, sure. Right now the focus is to play as much as possible and show people the tracks off TATSR though.
7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?
We try to do at least one tour a year and we’ve got something planned out for 2025 already. A few one offs across Europe until then though.
8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?
We went to Japan in 2023 and we’d love to go back at some point. A US run would be sick as well. Let’s hope!
9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?
We’re on all streaming platforms and you can find our merch on our bigcartel https://blankethillhc.bigcartel.com.
10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?
That they’d like to come back and re-vsit. We hope our songs are memorable and relatable so hopefully everyone can find a track that speaks to them!
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