Band:

Heirs

BiografieHeirs is the marriage of dark and light. The pain and hopelessness of addiction vs the elation of freedom.



The name Heirs originates from an ideal of "hunting and gathering" musical ideas, and formulating these ideas into an improved version. To write music, without paying some sort of tribute to the artists you are influenced by, seems to feel like a dishonest practice. The name stands as a metaphor, to be the Heirs of a musical history and to expand on this, becoming a part of this history.



Heirs began as a solo project by Damian Coward in late 2006, founded by a importunity to create a personal sound and direction. Four tracks were recorded and mixed by Coward himself, and received praise from peers due to its dark, brooding nature and lengthy bouts of density. Heirs expanded it's lineup during 2008 and currently consists of Brent Stegeman and Ian Jackson on guitars, Laura Bradfield on bass and Coward on drums.



Drawing influence from Michael Gira and his Swans legacy, the sledgehammer riffs and industrial pummel of Godflesh, and continuing Stegeman's incense shrouded low-end incantations from his work with doom dealers Whitehorse, Heirs debut album strips bare the needless excesses of post-rock and heavy metal in favour of something much more concise and affecting. A lurching drugged-out specter - holding solace in one hand, and vengeance in the other.



"Vengeance is mine, ... saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head."
Quelle: http://www.heirs.com.au/Discografie2009 Alchera www

Reviews

Alchera - Cover
HEIRS haben sich von einem Soloprojekt zu einer kompletten Band entwickelt, ein Sänger findet sich aber nicht im Line-Up.
Fowl - Cover
HEIRS hatten mit “Alchera” ein starkes Debüt veröffentlicht, an das sie mit “Fowl” locker anknüpfen können, auch wenn sie anno 2010 nicht mehr so duster und bedrohlich klingen.