Manchester’s dirty southern rock n roll blues mavericks, Gorilla Riot are thrilled to announce that they have signed a 2-album licensing agreement with Off Yer Rocka Recordings (OYR), home of The Quireboys & Massive.
The first release will be single, “Half Cut”, out on Fri 29 March, taken from their forthcoming album which is slated for release this Autumn, in Digital, CD and Vinyl formats.
On signing with OYR, Arjun Bhishma, said: “We’re excited to announce that we’ll be working with Off Yer Rocka Recordings. Our debut full length album with be released this year through OYR, and we’re looking forward to reaching more people than ever before with our music. Here’s to a beautiful partnership with more albums to follow! Rock on”.
Head of OYR, Jonni Davis added: “After witnessing the crowd reaction to Gorilla Riot at HRH Crows last September, I knew straight away I had to have these guys on board with us at Off Yer Rocka. I invited the guys back for the HRH Awards night and they smashed that too. Their skill and energy were immense and we welcome them as brothers to the OYR and HRH family. Let’s see how far we can go boys!”...
One of Gorilla Riot’s first gigs as part of the OYR line-up will be an exclusive showcase for HRH Dark Circle members at HRH AOR VII on March 14th – their third appearance for the HRH family in just 6 months.
Gorilla Riot are a 5-piece dirty rock n’ roll blues machine from Manchester, England. They play raucous blues based rock, combining elements of grunge, stoner and country to create a full-on high energy rock show. Created by mainman, Arjun Bhishma, he surrounded himself with the best talent in Manchester to form Gorilla Riot - creating a 3-prong guitar attack with multi-part harmonies. Arjun, Liam Henry (guitars & vocals), Charly T. (guitars & vocals), James Degnen (bass), began songwriting and soon entered the studio to record their self-titled mini-album. This set them on their path to deliver their blues-drenched dirty sound that evolved into the acclaimed EP, “Six Shots Down” in 2017.
Equally at home acoustically or electrically they released their next studio work in May 2018. “American Honey Vol 1” saw the guys extend their sound and song-writing prowess with 3 new songs plus an exquisite re-working of their hit song, “Last Hymn”.
European & UK Live Dates 2019:
March 8th BARNSLEY - Old School House (w/ Doomsday Outlaw)
March 14th PRESTATYN – HRH AOR (DC Private Party Set)
March 15th SHEFFIELD - Greystones
March 29th LONDON - Aces & Eights (Acoustic)
March 30th READING - Crazy Cowboy Festival 3, Facebar
April 2nd EL PUERTO SANTA MARIA, Spain - Milwaukee
April 3rd SEVILLA, Spain - Sala X
April 4th PLASENCIA, Spain - Sala Impacto
April 5th BÉJAR, Spain - La Alquitara
April 6th ALLARIZ, Spain - Bule Bule (Acoustic)
April 6th LUGO, Spain - Club Clavicémbalo
April 7th VALLADOLID, Spain - Kafka Underground (Acoustic)
April 7th ALDEAMAYOR DE SAN MARTÍN (Nr Valladolid), Spain - El Zagal
April 9th SANTANDER, Spain - La Tribu
April 10th VITORIA, Spain - Urban Rock Concept
April 11th BILBAO, Spain - La Nube Café Teatro
April 12th ZARAGOZA, Spain - La Ley Seca
April 13th LLEIDA, Spain - Café del Teatre
April 14th TARRAGONA, Spain - La Traviesa
April 19th CRUMLIN, Nr Newport, Wales - TMR RockFest, The Patriot
April 20th MANCHESTER - Rebellion (/ Tyla’s Dogs D’Amour)
April 26th - GRAVESEND - Leo’s Red Lion (w/ Bad Touch)
April 27th - GIVENCHY EN GOHELLE, France - Salle Des Fetes
Line-up:
Arjun Bhishma - Vocals/guitar
Liam Henry - Guitar/vocals
James Degnen - Bass
Charly T. - Guitar/vocals
David Thomas - Drums
Weblinks:
www.gorillariot.com
www.facebook.com/GorillaRiot
The first release will be single, “Half Cut”, out on Fri 29 March, taken from their forthcoming album which is slated for release this Autumn, in Digital, CD and Vinyl formats.
On signing with OYR, Arjun Bhishma, said: “We’re excited to announce that we’ll be working with Off Yer Rocka Recordings. Our debut full length album with be released this year through OYR, and we’re looking forward to reaching more people than ever before with our music. Here’s to a beautiful partnership with more albums to follow! Rock on”.
Head of OYR, Jonni Davis added: “After witnessing the crowd reaction to Gorilla Riot at HRH Crows last September, I knew straight away I had to have these guys on board with us at Off Yer Rocka. I invited the guys back for the HRH Awards night and they smashed that too. Their skill and energy were immense and we welcome them as brothers to the OYR and HRH family. Let’s see how far we can go boys!”...
One of Gorilla Riot’s first gigs as part of the OYR line-up will be an exclusive showcase for HRH Dark Circle members at HRH AOR VII on March 14th – their third appearance for the HRH family in just 6 months.
Gorilla Riot are a 5-piece dirty rock n’ roll blues machine from Manchester, England. They play raucous blues based rock, combining elements of grunge, stoner and country to create a full-on high energy rock show. Created by mainman, Arjun Bhishma, he surrounded himself with the best talent in Manchester to form Gorilla Riot - creating a 3-prong guitar attack with multi-part harmonies. Arjun, Liam Henry (guitars & vocals), Charly T. (guitars & vocals), James Degnen (bass), began songwriting and soon entered the studio to record their self-titled mini-album. This set them on their path to deliver their blues-drenched dirty sound that evolved into the acclaimed EP, “Six Shots Down” in 2017.
Equally at home acoustically or electrically they released their next studio work in May 2018. “American Honey Vol 1” saw the guys extend their sound and song-writing prowess with 3 new songs plus an exquisite re-working of their hit song, “Last Hymn”.
European & UK Live Dates 2019:
March 8th BARNSLEY - Old School House (w/ Doomsday Outlaw)
March 14th PRESTATYN – HRH AOR (DC Private Party Set)
March 15th SHEFFIELD - Greystones
March 29th LONDON - Aces & Eights (Acoustic)
March 30th READING - Crazy Cowboy Festival 3, Facebar
April 2nd EL PUERTO SANTA MARIA, Spain - Milwaukee
April 3rd SEVILLA, Spain - Sala X
April 4th PLASENCIA, Spain - Sala Impacto
April 5th BÉJAR, Spain - La Alquitara
April 6th ALLARIZ, Spain - Bule Bule (Acoustic)
April 6th LUGO, Spain - Club Clavicémbalo
April 7th VALLADOLID, Spain - Kafka Underground (Acoustic)
April 7th ALDEAMAYOR DE SAN MARTÍN (Nr Valladolid), Spain - El Zagal
April 9th SANTANDER, Spain - La Tribu
April 10th VITORIA, Spain - Urban Rock Concept
April 11th BILBAO, Spain - La Nube Café Teatro
April 12th ZARAGOZA, Spain - La Ley Seca
April 13th LLEIDA, Spain - Café del Teatre
April 14th TARRAGONA, Spain - La Traviesa
April 19th CRUMLIN, Nr Newport, Wales - TMR RockFest, The Patriot
April 20th MANCHESTER - Rebellion (/ Tyla’s Dogs D’Amour)
April 26th - GRAVESEND - Leo’s Red Lion (w/ Bad Touch)
April 27th - GIVENCHY EN GOHELLE, France - Salle Des Fetes
Line-up:
Arjun Bhishma - Vocals/guitar
Liam Henry - Guitar/vocals
James Degnen - Bass
Charly T. - Guitar/vocals
David Thomas - Drums
Weblinks:
www.gorillariot.com
www.facebook.com/GorillaRiot