(Reviewed by Dead Earnest for www.deadearnest.co.uk)
"The five of them came on stage complete with face paint, make-up and colour, looking like a cross between Goth-Horror Punk and Alice Cooper - professional to a tee.
Unquestionably the most visual stage presence of any band in Dundee right now, Not only that but when they erupted into the first number, you'd swear that the relatively small square footage of stage was barely containing a band who just wanted to explode into life."
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(Zombie Prom 2009 @ The Gaff, London)
(DIRTY WEE MIDDENS Live at Zombie Prom 2009)
(Reviewed by Ferdi Memhet for www.rockmusic.suite101.com)
Dirty Wee Middens journeyed from Dundee for the gig. They took to the stage last, with full musical force.
It was almost midnight, and the people in The Gaff had long forgotten the outside world of metropolitan-London. They had become one with each other in the spirit of hard-rock and the walking dead, celebrating music and gore.
And so the Dirty Wee Middens’ performance came at the evening’s most crucial point, when the buzz in the atmosphere was high. Crowds flocked to the stage, and ‘zombies’ threw themselves about the place to the sounds of the Middens’ hardcore, power-rhythms, furious guitar-work, burning vocals, and relentlessly hard-hitting drumming.
The Dirty Wee Middens have clearly chosen their own effective direction in rock-sound, and they deliver it with confidence. They were certainly the highlight of the evening, and a pleasant surprise for anyone doubting the old spirit of rock’s mighty presence on the small stage.
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(DIRTY WEE MIDDENS BIOGRAPHY)
We are a horror punk / rock 'n' roll band that hail from Dundee in the north east of bonnie Scotland.
We pride ourselves on professionalism and stage presence, always striving to go one better than the last show and get a crowd reaction.
Dirty Wee Middens, a Fetid Hybrid between all that is dark, punk and humorous in today's society. A chaotic explosion of noise and insanity, these five friends are out with one agenda on there mind....to make your night as enjoyable as theirs with their cheeky, fast and catchy punk rock.
Last year the original line-up split due to personal issues between the members, however the bands founding members (with the kind consent of the original guitarists) reformed the act this year, revamping the act with new songs and a new line-up which can only be described as a step in the right direction.
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(BANDS WE HAVE PLAYED WITH)
We have played alongside (in both supporting and headline slots):
MARKY RAMONE
UK SUBS
ED "TENPOLE" TUDOR
KINGS OF THE DELMAR
ANTIPRODUCT
TRASHLIGHT VISION
THE EDDIES
ZOMBINA AND THE SKELETONES
ALESTORM
TATTOED MILLIONAIRES
AND MORE !!
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We have also played the esteemed “STRUMMERCAMP FESTIVAL” and numerous headline acts across Scotland in all major cities and more.
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(Video Montage Zombie Prom 2009 @ The Gaff, London)
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We Have Never Used A Spamming Programme Or Campaign And All Of Our Fans Have Been Gained Through Word Of Mouth.
You alright lads? It's ok, I'll let it go about the comment deletion... This time! Haha! I jest. You're all off your fucking heads by the looks of it! Popular though, by the looks of things and I can only take my hat off to you in that respect! Well done! You lot must work bloody hard! You certainly look sweaty in some of the pics and that to me says "graft". You've all got the right attitude. The Police didn't get to where they are today by sitting on their arse. I'm talking about Sting's lot of course. Not the pigs. The less said of them the better!
oh my god you dirty wee fuckers! get me racci and lita's autograph and i'll be a fan for life! ...... but wait..... we have a new headliner! wait till you hear who it is.... people will shit themselves ;) can you also PM me your an email address so i can send you a gyp2 contract?
we're BACK IN ACTION... this is Zak I am damn pissed you guys are not able to be here we were stoked to hang out - so lets try this again. I am taking this on some to help my ma (Bec), so tell me what game plan we got cause I'm ready Z
i may be able to make the luchagors gig :-) hopefully, cause it's been WAY too long! not making any promises though cause it's the same week as graduation which makes it a bit difficult! xx
cheers dude! i think i've found the place..... in mile end, east london right? the confusing thing is that on the venue's myspace page it says other bands on the 29th =S
Eerie - the show's on hiatus right now so IN THE MIX is all I'm doing at the moment. Ya Middens are sounding great and are gonna kick some major arse on the "King Of The Middens" Tour.