Bombus - Vulture Culture [CD]

As civilisation crumbles, everyone needs to find a good party at the end of the world. Loud, proud, bombastic and belligerent, Swedish metal crew Bombus have been raging against the dying of mankind's light for the last decade, a consistent and reliable force for massive riffs and even bigger choruses, wielding enough fire and fury to power a fleet of Death Stars.Formed by in 2009 by Fredrik 'Feffe' Berglund and Mattias 'Matte' Jacobsson, Bombus began as a gnarly two-piece, with Feffe on drums and Matte on guitar, churning out riffs and punk rock clatter inspired by the likes of the Melvins, The Jesus Lizard and Poison Idea. Progress is a tricky thing to stop, however, and since those early days, Bombus have evolved into one of the most explosive and charismatic hard rock bands on the planet. From 2010's rampaging self-titled debut album to the extravagant riff excursions of 2013's The Poet & The Parrot, the Swedes have never conformed to current trends or relied on one easy formula: instead, through undeniable songwriting power and ferocious levels of creative energy, they have powered forward, earning themselves a formidable reputation as a wildly entertaining live band along the way. "We've been having a good time!" grins Feffe. "We've been touring and doing shows and been fortunate to play with other bands that we really like. We opened up for Black Sabbath at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, which was wild! We've played with Gojira, Baroness and toured with Graveyard. But more important than all that, we've gotten us a fifth band member, Simon Solomon. He's a good-looking, all-in-all great guy and a complete guitar virtuoso so it's good to have him on-board. Right now we're in a pretty good place."In 2016, Bombus released their third album, Repeat Until Death. An instant critical success and a huge hit the band's ever-growing fan base, it refined and redefined the Bombus sound, cranking up the songs' anthemic qualities and adding lashings of extra colour to the whole celebratory squall. Three years of k