Bad Boat

Northern Irish band Bad Boat has been playing their wreck of rock to appreciative audiences and putting out well-received original recordings since 2003. In their music, people say they have heard bands like Mastodon, Clutch, Melvins, Kyuss, Fu Manchu, Cathedral, MC5, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden. There are indeed a variety of styles celebrated in each song and a prevailing positivity in the progressive aspect of their growing soundscape. There are some straightforward rock anthems in a classic heavy 70's sound with an underlying punk and metal edge.

There are also some groove laden doom and sludge journeys that would crop up now and then but they all sit well with Bad Boat's definitive songwriting prowess. The vocals range from clean howling and growling to harmonies and gruff narrative often with influences from Ozzy, Waits, Rollins, Cornell and some death metal artists. Their debut album ?Blues Gone Black' explores a history of rock and metal by their interpretation through familiarity yet at times can be naturally challenging and inventive.