Bio

Rising from the ashes of earlier Manchester-based band Mark of 1000 Evils, These Dead Machines ironically stirred to life over the UK’s various national lockdowns. Building on the foundations left behind by the previous band in order to create something richer, grander, and altogether more encompassing, the grunge-fuelled alt-rock hasn’t been left behind, as much as it’s been twisted, contorted, and given a much more cinematic, and altogether darker and occasionally psychedelic aesthetic.

It’s not a straight-up descent into madness, however. With an ethos that stems from an understanding that life has its ups and downs, and without the negatives, the positives wouldn’t feel so good, These Dead Machines succeed in balancing light against dark, good against bad. The result is something that’s hugely encompassing, but not always comforting. It makes sense though with influences as diverse as The Cure, Deftones, The Smiths, and Queens of the Stone Age.