Jonathan Banks - Vocals,
Tom Flanagan - Guitar,
Richard Wales - Drums,
James Gierula- Bass
Influences
Wearing their influences firmly on their sleeve, or more like in a big day-glow t-shirt that says "our influences are:" Royal Vendetta are Leeds' answer to Kasabian, The Cooper Temple Clause and The Music... no hang on they were Leeds' answer to some else already... oh never mind. What is clear is that Royal Vendetta mean business with their sound designed to be danced to rather than moshed. A racing 16-beat hi-hat, pounding guitar riffs and bass lines, menacing synths, a preacher style vocal ala Ian Brown and a copy of Nuts tucked in the back pocket of their jeans. This is music to accompany robbing cars, wander down dimly lit alleys and lobbing pints of piss all over the opposition. Flowers and summer meadows it is not. A soundtrack for an urbanite lad with a mock-manc accent, you know the kind Kasabian have picked up in Leicestershire as you do... sort-tee-daaa. All six tunes here are monsters yanking at their chains and the band stick firmly to their mission to deliver. No deviation for the pop-one or the slower-song, nooo all are right to the point does-what-it-says-on-the-tin stuff. The appeal comes in the adrenalin fuelled excellence of tunes like "Do You All Know Something I Don't?", the Prodigy style synths of "SoothSayer" and the grinding strut of "What You Don't Know Can't Hurt" in which Jonathan Banks' distorted vocal effect clearly has him singing "Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie for you" in a dark ode to the Spring watch presenter... only kidding. Music fashion fascists will point out that Royal Vendetta's ship may well already have sailed but there is enough pomp and belief here to having a winning formula regardless.
WORDS BY RICHARD GARNETT, THE LEEDS MUSC SCENE
Four Lads From Leeds writing music they wanna play and what they feel people need to hear.
Trilbys, ties and skinny jeans this is not.
We’re writing music to move you and get you moving.
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VIDEO FOR SOOTHSAYER!!! - Dir Matt Maude, Left Eye Blind Productions--------------The Royal Vendetta
Hey RV, sorry about the late reply, everything's going sweet, T in the Park, was an awesome first time experience. Fri was my fave night, seeing The Music then The Verve in the space of 3 hours was awesome. Highlight was obv The Music, was great seeing new fans reach them and enjoying the news songs. Hows the gigging been going?.
....... me again lol Having given the cd a fair few listens now I realise my last comment was a little understated. Will definately be seein you live soon
Brilliant defintion of the Ting Tings mate, exactly what should be under "Ting Ting" in the dictionary ha!. Yep I will do my best to try and catch you's mate, as with everything need to watch the dosh with the hol and T in the Park, bank balance says £0.00 but dosh to see RV would be well spent indeed. The band do spoil us mate but we like it, and appreciate it. I am old fashioned when it comes to t-shirts, collarless black short sleeved if that would be alright mate, thanks again in advance mate. Have a good weekend too mate.
Hey RVbrilliance, cheers for the new material, much obliged. Too Many Wrongs is definitely my fave. I can't wait for this stuff to hit the airwaves, I hear The Music on Asda FM and it's fecking brilliant to hear but then you have the Tings Tings on next, "That's Not My Name", song does my head in, also to have RV on the radio too would be awesome. Keep up the good work guys!.
Thanks for finding me out again. I hope you'll get a chance to listen to my tunes and maybe download one of my free albums. Nice tunes. Increase the peace brothers.
Cheers for the addage guys. Got some good tracks on here and a couple of awesome tracks too. broken needles and Cold Light of Day are brilliant. Best wishes and keep it real yeah? ;)
Hey do you guys have any CD Promo's or Demo's that your selling or giving away because i'd really like to listen to more of your music. Cheers Best of Luck
Hey RV, I'm definitely liking the new songs especially "Why Do I Need It". It's the intro that gets me, it draws you in immediately, a good impact song that gets straight to the point!. Keep up the good work guys.
