Puppy (band)

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Puppy
Origin	London, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Alternative Metal Grunge Heavy Metal
Years active	2014 (2014)–present
Labels	Spinefarm
Members	Jock Norton Will Michael Billy Howard Price
Past members	Matthew Rickelton

Puppy are an Alternative Metal band from London, England, formed in 2014. The band's current lineup is comprised of vocalist/guitarist Jock Norton, bass guitarist Will Michael and drummer Billy Howard Price. They are currently signed to Spinefarm Records. Puppy have performed at several high profile music festivals held in the UK over the last few years, including Glastonbury Festival, Download Festival, Bloodstock, Slam Dunk Festival and 2000 Trees Festival. They are set to release their debut album "The Goat" on January 25th 2019. Their unique sound has been described as combining "the left-field melodic turns of Weezer, the hazy fuzz of Smashing Pumpkins and the straight-to-the bone sonics of the Big Four of Thrash".

History

2014–15: Formation and early years

Following the demise of the band Polterghost, Norton and Price formed Puppy in late 2014 with bass player Matthew Rickelton. In January 2015, after a period of writing and recording, Puppy's debut single "Forever" was streamed via their Soundcloud account. This was subsequently followed by "The Great Beyond". Both songs garnered the attention and critical praise of high profile music blogs Noisey, DIY (magazine) and Consequence of Sound and later appeared as playable tracks on Guitar Hero Live. Following a string of dates throughout the year supporting the likes of Demob Happy, Pity Sex and Kagoule as well as a performance at the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany in September, Puppy released their self-titled debut EP on 29th September 2015.

2016–2017: Vol II

Will Michael replaced Matthew Rickelton on bass duties shortly after the release of their debut EP. On 10th April 2016, Daniel P. Carter played Puppy's single "Entombed" on the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show for the first time. In May 2016, Puppy announced, via their Facebook page, that they would be releasing a new EP later that year, which would include "Entombed". After an appearance at that year's Download Festival, they released their second EP, entitled Vol II, on 12th August 2016. In October 2016, the band toured with Sorority Noise across the UK.

The band signed to Spinefarm Records in March 2017 and embarked on a short European tour supporting Creeper and Milk Teeth. In April that year, Puppy were nominated for "Best New Band" at The 2017 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. Dates supporting CKY in May and Kvelertak in October preceded a small headline tour throughout the UK in late 2017. The band re-released Vol II on 29th September 2017 via Spinefarm Records.

2017–Present: The Goat

A new single, entitled "Demons" was released in October 2017, accompanied by a music video. From March to April 2018, Puppy toured with Bristol based alt-rockers Turbowolf throughout Europe. On the 1st June 2018, via their Facebook page, Puppy announced a "World Tour" with UK Hardcore band Grove Street Families, which consisted of nine dates across the UK in September 2018. Puppy performed a set at Download Festival again in June 2018 and spent the rest of 2018 working on their full length debut album with Royal Blood, Ghost and Pixies producer Tom Dalgety, and Creeper and Boston Manor producer Neil Kennedy. On 17th August 2018, the band announced that they would be the opening act for notorious American Nu-Metal band King 810's headline tour of the UK in December 2018. However, Puppy ultimately pulled out of the tour on December 5th, due to an "ongoing health issue" that "made travel and performance too difficult". On Sunday 26th August 2018, Daniel P Carter played Puppy's new single, "Black Hole" on Radio One. Carter and Puppy also announced that Puppy's debut album, entitled "The Goat" will be released on January 25th 2019 through Spinefarm Records. The following day, a music video for "Black Hole" was premiered on Revolver Magazine's website. On November 13th 2018, Puppy released the 2nd single from The Goat, entitled "World Stands Still". On December 15th 2018, Marc Burrows featured Puppy in The Guardian's "One To Watch" column, describing the band as having "a knack for hitting hard – as on recent single Black Hole – in a way that is headbangingly (sic) authentic and, whisper it, commercially appealing.", adding "Puppy are that rare thing: a homegrown metal band capable of capturing the mainstream". During a European tour supporting Monster Magnet in January 2019, Puppy's debut album, The Goat, was released worldwide. Metal Hammer gave the album 4 stars out of 5, stating; "For a debut album this is a mightily impressive and quirky little record". NME stated that "The Goat"; "contains more hooks than a pirate convention", adding "You should hear it".

Discography

EPs

• "Puppy" - Best Fit Recordings (2015)
• "Vol II" - Spinefarm Records (2017)

Albums

• "The Goat" - Spinefarm Records (2019)

Official Music Videos

• Arabella (2016)
• Beast (2017)
• Entombed (2017)
• Demons (2017)
• Black Hole (2018)
• World Stands Still (2018)
• Bathe In Blood (2019)

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