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Wall

Wall

WALL is instrumental 2-piece heavy fucking riff machine, built brick by brick & riff by riff by twin brothers and Desert Storm members Ryan & Elliot Cole.

Like many recent projects WALL was born during lockdown with the two brothers living together in a small flat. With both of them furloughed, this left the duo with little else to do but write music to distract themselves from the boredom of being stuck at home. Ryan wrote riffs on an unplugged Gibson SG, whilst Elliot tapped out the drum rhythms on his lap. The first time the twins heard how the songs would sound properly was when they were in the studio tracking their initial first two EPs, as they couldn't arrange a proper rehearsal due to restrictions.

While originally starting out as a side project, WALL began to evolve into a more serious proposition following shows at Bloodstock Open Air, Desertfest London, Masters of the Riff alongside shows with Discharge, Will Haven and European dates in Germany, Czech Rep & Slovakia.

APF Records released WALL's debut EP in January 2021. A mere six months later the duo unleashed Vol 2. Once again recorded with Jimmy Hetherington, this second effort leaned more towards the classic US rock the lads grew up on. It featured a cover of Karma To Burn’s Nineteen, released as a tribute to Elliot and Ryan’s friend Will Mecum who sadly passed away in May 2021. The Cole twins other band Desert Storm and Karma To Burn had toured the UK together on several occasion, becoming firm buddies on the road. Wall toured the UK with The Grand Mal in August 2021.

In 2022 and 2023 Elliot and Ryan focused on their other band Desert Storm's Death Rattle album and world tour. In 2024 the twins released WALL's first full-length album on 30th August. They will be playing shows across the UK and Europe through 2025.

"The sort of chugging high-octane treatment Metallica fans pray James Hetfield might write after a day revving-out his classic cars. It’s heads-down, brilliantly no-nonsense stuff..." - KERRANG!

"A guaranteed foot-stomper throughout thanks to ballsy riffs and relentless rhythms.. a well brewed shot of fuzzed out warmth and buzzing adrenaline to chase those blues away." - Distorted Sound

"This is music that is written and performed for the sheer love of it, and that's why it's such a great record to listen to." - The Sleeping Shaman

"For thse who worship at the altar of Tony Iommi... doomy majesty in Iommi inspired riffage." - The Razor's Edge

 

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