Graham Wales - Guitar/Vocals
Jack Block - Bass/Vocal
Kevin Dosdale - Drums
Angela Barr - Bass/Vocals (2004 - 2007)
Influences
Hot Snakes, The Misfits,
Queens of the Stone Age,
The Bronx, Against Me!,
Bruce Springsteen,
Black Cougar Shock Unit,
Rocket From The Crypt,
Turbonegro, The Sultans,
The Ramones, Black Flag,
Fugazi
Mansions of Glory was formed in November 2004 by GW, KD and AB with the sole intention of providing Newcastle with a straight up punk rock band (and by punk rock band we don't mean Simple Plan or Good Charlotte or some other cheese like that).
We wrote a bunch of songs, got rid of some, wrote some more and played our first gig in February 2005. We thought it went pretty well. We've played 50+ shows with bands like Stinking Lizaveta, Lafaro, Fiya, Red Monkey, The 101, Brown Owl, The Archie Bronson Outfit, Josh T Pearson, Black Cougar Shock Unit, Former Cell Mates, Narhwal, Smackdown, The Mercury League, sWord, Rituals, The Dauntless Elite, Young Livers and Night Marchers plus all the local show pony's (Written From Negative, This Ain't Vegas, Lake Me, Drawn By Lines, BEAK, Free Diamonds, First Flight Home, etc.).
The three songs on here were recorded at our practice room in late 2008 and are probably available on a nice, shiny cd with a lovely picture of dolls head on it that we ripped off the internets.
We always respond well to encouragement, toys, tummy rubs, alcohol and snacks.
Other nice people have said this about us:
www.warrenellis.com
Straight undiluted half-coherent clanging garage guitar the way proper humans like it. Approved. OFFICIAL.
Gig Review from 161 Collective:
MAY 20TH Drawn By Lines//First Flight Home//Mansions of Glory
Whoop! Mansions of Glory brought their garage punk rock a la' Hot Snakes to our fine City for the first time EVER. they were amazing, straight up, balls out (ahem) rock n fuckin roll. an amazing set by MOG, they were thoroughly nice chaps and chapettes.
Those nice Black.Glass fellows have this to say about us:
Mansions of Glory take the hardcore blueprint drafted by bands like husker du and mission of burma and update it in a way that would make walter schrieffels and bob mould proud.
Future Killed Cassettes web review from the Music Beats Poverty show we played 19/11/05 with The Mercury League and Written From Negative:
Apart from the warm feeling one gets from giving money to a good cause, somehow a sweaty night of loud music feels more gratuitous than a sitcker from a guy in the street shaking his money rattler thingy to grab your attention and make you feel bad for not giving him you spare change.
Anyhoo, tonight was quite simply Rock and fricken Roll. Mansions of glory rocked my world to the point of wanting to crack out my denim and leather set up for old times sake. Chunky riffs of power and shouting vocals to the bursting blood vessels point make me wanna rock the hell out all night long, It felt like 1974 (the year of rock 'n' roll so Im told). Songs about evil women and credit card debt, what more rock 'n' roll issues can there be?!
Another lovely review from Future Killed Cassettes Website from our show with BEAK and Lords on the 3rd of March:
Snow, Snow, Snow, what a crock of shit. It should be Spring, Spring, Spring, now we're in March, but.... in typical Sunderland fashion, we still manage snow, but so did the rest of the country i guess, so all is not too bad. What's the best cure for Snow, Snow, Snow? Rawk, Rawk, and some more Rawk, hell yes.
The first dose comes from Newcastle 3 piece Mansions of Glory. QOTSA drums and Black Flag guitars warm you up a treat in this weather. Riff heavy from start to finish, power chords and wailing solos left, right and centre, thick dirty bass, what more, quite literally could you ask for?! They managed 'Hell Again' this time which was a treat to say the least.
hi, reckon you might be interested in this gig. ISIS OCTOBER 26th @ Cluny
ambient post rock metal whatever, like tool, melvins etc. also coming up: daniel johnston, laura marling, wavves, vivian girls. check www.myspace.com/portionsforfoxespromo for details.
NEW HEAVY SOUNDS - A club night for those not afraid of aural assault!
A new night of heavy live sounds and DJs to match in a new venue as dark and loud as necessary.
Following the storming first night of New Heavy Sounds in September (with the marvellous BO-NINGEN headlining), we're super excited about the next NHS night, with zombie-baiting wonders CHICKENHAWK supported by the brilliant heavy garage of BAD FOR LAZARUS, the tight'n'heavy FRAFF and Cardiff's great STRANGE NEWS FROM ANOTHER STAR.
DJs include IGOR VOLK (NYPC / Diesel:U:Music Radio rock show) + STU PLIMSOLES. Visuals courtesy of image meister the k e r n s.
From Rock to Extreme Noise, Hardcore to Acid Rock, Grunge to Doom, Garage Rock to Stoner ie anything that is extreme rock'n'roll!!!
Thanks for remaining our good friend on MySpace. Your comments and opinions are welcome in the gallery section of our page. We'd love to know what you think always.
Come along and celebrate the cleansing power of some 6-string aural overload at the first NEW HEAVY SOUNDS night at THE GAFF on WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER. BO-NINGEN + FRAFF + DREAMBOATS live alongside celeb rock DJs. And beer.
It'll be big, but not clever...
Come shake your head to the likes of Sabbath, Kong, Budgie, Pulled Apart By Horses, Wolfmother, Stooges, Mudhoney, Graveyard, Cop Shoot Cop, Dinosaur Jr, Black Flag, Fugazi and a whole bunch more.
It's THIS WEDNESDAY at THE GAFF, 382 Holloway Road, London N7 6PN
Doors 8pm till late. Admission £5/£4 with flyer
Or message New Heavy Sounds on myspace and we'll pop you on the crunch-busting £3 guest list.
Thank you for adding Tyrants Of Steel. Hello from Shreveport, dig your site. Please check out our songs on the site and tell us what you think. Help us come to your town. U are helping in Keeping the METAL Alive!!
La Folie are back in town again and we playing at the O2 Academy on Friday 11th of Septmeber! It's £4 a ticket and you get in to Transmission afterwards for free! Entry to that is usually £5 so it makes blatent sense to come see us first and you save a quid as well! get in touch if you fancy coming down
SOME MASSIVE PUNK ROCK GIGS HAPPENING IN SUNDERLAND THIS SUMMER
Saturday 1st August Lavotchkin Crocus + 1 more £3
Tuesday 11th August Voodoo glow skulls "God fathers of skacore from Southern California" Support from Loudmouth the difference engine £8
Saturday 15th August CJ Ramone "Legendary bass player from the Ramones and Bad chopper featuring Daniel Ray and Brant Bjork from Fu Manchu" Support from Mike TV The Living daylights £10
Saturday 29th August The Flatliners "Canadian punk rock on fat wreck chords playing a whistle stop gig in between appearences at Reading and Leeds festival" support from Broken few £7
All shows 16+
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