The Fierce & The Dead: Regional Theatre

English quintet The Fierce & The Dead are gravitating to a blend of shoegaze and metal on their new album Regional Theatre. The post-rock leanings and forays into progressive rock are still there, but not as prominent as before. It makes it a bit easier to digest for people who are not familiar with the history of the band. They started out in 2010 as an all-instrumental experimental trio with the long-form track Part 1. Over the years their sound has shifted slightly with each release. The big surprise came in 2023 when bass player Kevin Feazey stepped up to the mike for the News From The Invisible World album. Textures gave way to "proper" songs albeit with a twist. Start with Hypernormalisation which covers all the bases (caveat: they are a lot of them).

Fast forward to 2026 and the band have found a new common ground for coming up with melodies that can sit comfortably on top of intricate rhythms - a track Somehow may sound radio-friendly, but there is plenty to enjoy for people who can appreciate the layers that are not so obvious. Black Sabbath will love the rumbling Hey Nightmare and their ode to rock 'n' roll The 1234 could be their ticket to long overdue airplay.

The Fierce & The Dead: Somehow

English experimental rock band The Fierce & The Dead have released the third and final single from their forthcoming new studio album Regional Theatre. Shake Hands And Exit. Somehow is a surprisingly melodic song, a foray into progressive pop that will strike a chord with Marillion fans. Long time followers of the band are treated to Matt Stevens' instantly recognisable guitar tone, making it a best of both world release: accessible and smart music rolled into one.

The Fierce & The Dead: "Shake Hands And Exit" video

English experimental rock band The Fierce & The Dead have made a video for their Shake Hands And Exit single: "A song that is a bit sneaky. It tells you that everything is cool and froody, before offering a series of prog metal explosions that tell a different story. This is the kind of song that Soundgarden were chasing when they were in their prime: intense, a bit frightening, but irresistible like all things that unsafe or at least unhealthy." It is a track from their fifth studio album, Regional Theatre, due for release in October.

The Fierce & The Dead: Shake Hands And Exit

English experimental rock band The Fierce & The Dead have released the second single from their forthcoming new studio album Regional Theatre. Shake Hands And Exit is a song that is a bit sneaky. It tells you that everything is cool and froody, before offering a series of prog metal explosions that tell a different story. This is the kind of song that Soundgarden were chasing when they were in their prime: intense, a bit frightening, but irresistible like all things that unsafe or at least unhealthy.

The Fierce & The Dead: "Regional Theatre" available for pre-order

English experimental rock band The Fierce & The Dead will release their fifth studio album, Regional Theatre, on September 11. It is now available for pre-order in a wealth of formats and configurations (various vinyl colours, CD, bonus CD with "Purist Mixes & Other Stories", play script, T-shirt, etc.). The artwork was made by the legendary Mark Buckingham.

The Fierce & The Dead: "The 1234" video

English experimental rock band The Fierce & The Dead have made a video for their The 1234 single: "Its message is plain and simple: playing music may have saved their lifes and by sharing their art with the audience, it can make you feel a whole lot better as well. Alternating between full-throttled mayhem and tinkling short, post-rock interludes, they play a game of tension and release." It is the first taste from their fifth studio album, Regional Theatre, due for release in October.

The Fierce & The Dead: The 1234

English experimental rock band The Fierce & The Dead delve into hard-hitting psychedelic and stonerrock on their new single The 1234, their first new studio release since 2023. Its message is plain and simple: playing music may have saved their lifes and by sharing their art with the audience, it can make you feel a whole lot better as well. Alternating between full-throttled mayhem and tinkling short, post-rock interludes, they play a game of tension and release. It comes with a slowed down Brass Dragon Ritual remix that sounds like they were playing underwater.

The Fierce & The Dead: Complete Studio Recordings 2010-2023

English experimental avant-garde prog band The Fierce & The Dead have rounded up all their albums and EPs for a "digital box set". The set contains a previous unreleased longform jam, Maj Yelkao, recorded during the sessions for the News From The Invisible World album.

The Fierce & The Dead: shows in Nottingham and Liverpool

English experimental avant-garde prog band The Fierce & The Dead have added shows in Nottingham and Liverpool to their UK tour. They will release their fifth studio album, Regional Theatre, in October. Some long-deleted vinyl, CDs and t-shirts are available on Bandcamp, which might help to raise the final £700 needd to fund mastering for the new album.

The Fierce & The Dead: free download of "News From The Invisible World"

English prog experimentalists The Fierce & The Dead are busy recording their fifth studio album, Regional Theatre, which will be released in October. After years of being an underground insrumental band, they brought in vocals for News From The Invisible World in 2023. The press was all over it, and for all the right reasons. For a limited time that album is now available as a free download: "Switching from metal to prog, surf, and avant-garde. Ambitious and grandiose stuff delivered impeccably."

The Fierce & The Dead: new album "Regional Theatre" in October

English experimental avant-garde prog band The Fierce & The Dead will release their fifth studio album, Regional Theatre, in October. They are playing four shows to promote it, with more shows up North being announced at a later date.

The Fierce & The Dead: If It Carries On Like This We're Moving To Your House - Best Of Live

Experimental avant-garde prog band The Fierce & The Dead have selected tracks from their albums Field Recordings (live), Show Me Devon: Live At Kozfest 2019, Live At The Hope & Anchor and Live at Ramsgate Music Hall '24 for the free If It Carries On Like This We're Moving To Your House - Best Of Live sampler. The collection shows their transformation as an instrumental power trio through them embracing vocals quartet to the current five-piece incarnation.

The Fierce & The Dead: "Show Me Devon: Live At Kozfest 2019" on CD

Experimental avant-garde prog quartet The Fierce & The Dead are reissuing their Show Me Devon: Live At Kozfest 2019 album, which will now also be available on CD for the first time: "It was a special moment for guitarist Matt Stevens, They were booked to perform on the 2018 edition, but on the day they were were scheduled to play he was being treated for cancer. This might explain the added level of intensity that is apparent during this show as if they were making up for lost time. (...) They left the in-between songs banter in place this time, making it a real-time snapshot of the band who finally got their long overdue recognition as a major player in prog loving circles."

The Fierce & The Dead: 2025 live shows

The Fierce & The Dead will play at EartH in London on May 24. They are also on the A New Day Festival bill, the annual gathering of progressive music lovers at Mt Ephraim Gardens in Kent on 15-17 August. More shows TBA.

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The Fierce & The Dead: "Flint" live @ Ramsgate Music Hall

Watch English prog experimentalists The Fierce & The Dead perform Flint @ Music Hall in Ramsgate on May 4, a track from the Magnet EP they released in 2018. The video was directed by Lucy Foster. This version can be found on their new album Live at Ramsgate Music Hall '24.

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HCTF review of Magnet.

The Fierce & The Dead: "Photogenic Love" live @ Ramsgate Music Hall

Watch English prog experimentalists The Fierce & The Dead perform Photogenic Love @ Music Hall in Ramsgate on May 4, a track from their News From The Invisible World album. The video was directed by Lucy Foster. This version can be found on their new album Live at Ramsgate Music Hall '24.

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HCTF review of News From The Invisible World.

The Fierce & The Dead: "What A Time To Be Alive" live @ Ramsgate Music Hall

Watch English prog experimentalists The Fierce & The Dead perform What A Time To Be Alive @ Music Hall in Ramsgate on May 4, a track from their News From The Invisible World album. The video was directed by Lucy Foster. This version can be found on their new album Live at Ramsgate Music Hall '24.

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HCTF review of News From The Invisible World.

The Fierce & The Dead: "Landcrab" live @ Ramsgate Music Hall

Watch English prog experimentalists The Fierce & The Dead perform Landcrab @ Music Hall in Ramsgate on May 4,, a track from their If It Carries On Like This We Are Moving To Morecambe album. This version can be found on their new album Live at Ramsgate Music Hall '24. The video was directed by Lucy Foster.

The Fierce & The Dead: "Truck" live @ Ramsgate Music Hall

Watch English prog experimentalists The Fierce & The Dead perform Truck @ Music Hall in Ramsgate on May 4, a track from their The Euphoric album. The video was directed by Lucy Foster. This version can be found on their new album Live at Ramsgate Music Hall '24.

The Fierce & The Dead: "Nostalgia Now" live @ Ramsgate Music Hall

Watch English prog experimentalists The Fierce & The Dead perform Nostalgia Now @ Music Hall in Ramsgate on May 4, a track from their News From The Invisible World album. The video was directed by Lucy Foster. The new album Live at Ramsgate Music Hall '24 will be released on October 4th.