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My band Slam Cartel:
"They got melodies the size of Texas, hooks that could catch a Great White...
and an album that needs to be played really fucking loud while driving up the coast in a convertible sports car. Slam Cartel will be a force to be reckoned with.”
Billy Morrison (Billy Idol, The Cult, Camp Freddy, Stimulator)
Praise indeed. But, for London based hard rock band Slam Cartel, it's not just about the music. Obviously they too are in thrall to the power of their own songs - and the fact they can count Billy Morrison and Russell Brand as fans is a bonus - but what really sets them apart is the pride and delight they take in delivering their killer combination of cuts, hooks and jabs to the solar plexus. Like the aural equivalent of a Peter Howson painting, all rippling, taut sinew and striking tattoos, Slam Cartel are not to be argued with.
Giles Van Lane (vocals), Marc Neudeck (bass)