I first encountered the Virginmarys through witnessing a blistering set from them on the Main Stage at Leeds Festival in 2016. Now this rather excellent British band, from Macclesfield, are about to release their fifth album ‘The House Beyond The Fires’ on the 1st of November. “There Ain’t No Future” is the second single from the album and it oozes class. These boys encompass classic rock, punk, blues, metal, and grunge to note just a few. This band has a true social conscience and wears it on its sleeves. The song is a dark and heavy rock banger that turns its anger up to Rage Against Machine levels and has riffs and backing vocals that Led Zeppelin would be proud of. Meanwhile, Ally Dickatay’s voice makes his rage, passion, and empathy super clear all this is supported by Danny Dolan playing his drums so hard that he might accidentally summon millions of long-dead spirits from their eternal sleep!
Ally said of the new single “This is a track for the uninspired, for the unheard, those who crave truth and all that’s real. Those struggling day to day to make ends meet, yet still have love in their hearts to fight the good fight. Those who see the system is broken and choose not to punch down. We’re really proud of this track, musically, we haven’t released a song like this before, it’s a further glimpse into an album we consider our best work to date“. If the new album is just half as good as this single it will be stunning. The lyrics are passionate, and compassionate and throw rightful barbs at the powers that be and society in general. For example, the power in these four lines is spectacular. “No intervention, just dead air and tension, No redemption, no sick pay, no pension. Put up or shut up, subliminal lessons, The hills are alive with the sound of depression.” The Virginmarys are truly a band for our times and you need to listen to them!
They will be embarking on a European tour soon, which includes some UK dates, check the dates below and the band website for how to get hold of tickets:
28th Sept – NWOCR Live, KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton
2nd Nov – Cinemac Cinema, Macclesfield **Headline Tour
3rd Nov – Bodega, Nottingham **Headline Tour
4th Nov – The Garage, Glasgow **Headline Tour
5th Nov – The Cluny, Newcastle upon Tyne **Headline Tour
6th Nov – The Waterfront Studio, Norwich **Headline Tour
8th Nov – Bear Cave, Bournemouth **Headline Tour
20th Nov – Café V lese, Praha **Headline Tour
21st Nov – Durer Kert, Budapest **Headline Tour
23rd Nov – Legend Club, Milano **Headline Tour
26th Nov – X-TRA Musikcafe, Zurich **Headline Tour
28th Nov – Blue Shell, Cologne **Headline Tour
29th Nov – Molotow, Hamburg **Headline Tour
1st Dec – Rahuset, Kobenhavn **Headline Tour
2nd Dec – Badehaus Berlin **Headline Tour
3rd Dec – Feierwerk Orange house, Munchen **Headline Tour
4th Dec – Kulturclub schon schon, Mainz **Headline Tour
5th Dec – Willem Twee poppodium, Den Bosch **Headline Tour
7th Dec – Exchange, Bristol **Headline Tour
8th Dec – Oslo, Hackney London **Headline Tour
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