Hell Is For Heroes - The Neon HandshakeTaking their name from a 1962 Steve McQueen war movie, British post hardcore band Hell Is For Heroes formed in 2000 between Will McGonagle and Joe Birch following the break up of their previous band Symposium. Their incredible debut album The Neon Handshake followed in 2003, becoming one of the standout records from the prolific UK rock scene of the time alongside the likes of Hundred Reasons, Reuben and A. They announced an indefinite hiatus in 2008

‰Û÷Preternaturals‰۪ is Grumbling Fur‰۪s follow-up to the acclaimed 2013 album ‰Û÷Glynnaestra‰۪ (Thrill Jockey)

the 'Hand of Glory' juju is dark and distinctly American

Life Without Sound is a massive leap forward and statement in sound and song

Originally released on 14th October

Unlike the work of such contemporaries as the Adverts and Slaughter and the Dogs

better known as the eccentric

‰ÛÏa story where animals talk and act like people‰۝ sounds like the perfect description for the life of any of us

and Saint Vitus

Faithful to their original tracklistings

One of the more striking units was the male-female duo Maria 023

These jams were later built upon for a full-on (and quite different) soundtrack production

while the barbaric barrage of Architect And Iconoclast roars ‘I am all prophecies fulfilled