I discovered The Aquabats not long ago. I thought this song was super catchy and I wanted to have a go at covering it. I love the horror punk vibe, it feels almost like a more poppy Misfits parody.

I played guitar, bass, and synth on this track. I also sang the vocals. Drums were made with Logic Pro's drummer plugin because I'm terrible at programming them. They aren't entirely accurate to the original but I think they sound cool.

I spent ages recording this and I'm still not completely happy with it. I thought I'd just call it finished and upload the bloody thing. I kept trying to record backing vocals but I was never happy with them. So this is what I'm sticking with. 

I hope someone appreciates it. Feel free to drop a comment if you have any feedback.

Fashion Zombies (The Aquabats! cover)

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Drums- Andrew Darby
Guitars & Bass- Jack Kingman
Vocals- Bradley Townend

TNT (AC/DC cover)- Black River Bandits

Drums- Andrew Darby
Guitars- Jack Kingman
Bass- David Mein
Vocals- Bradley Townend

Learn To Fly (Foo Fighters cover)- Black River Bandits

My new music project. For fans of old school metal like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Black Sabbath. Entirely self-produced, with all instruments played by me. 

Lyrics: 

Been here for months now but you
Can't seem to find your way
Nowhere to go for guidance
Nobody knows your name

She says that she's just like you
She's got a lonely heart
You've got a sinking feeling
That's where the trouble starts

Hey man I think you're losing focus
Hey man I think you're losing time
Hey man I think your neck is bleeding
It's time you opened up your eyes

She calls you over
There's hunger in her eyes
Why do you feel so safe when you know
You'll never see the sunrise

A smile so deadly
And you're deep under her spell
As soon as you hear laughter
You know you're going straight to hell
Straight to hell

The trance is getting stronger
And you just can't seem to fight
You're lost inside a daydream
But you never sleep at night

Marks left on your skin
And you know you’ve been missing days
How long has this been going on?
You're living in a maze

Battle Bard - Death Knell

Music for my Media film. It might not be the final version, but this is what I made today...

Lillith Crow soundtrack

Stand Up And Fight - Black River Bandits

Explode

Hell Train - Black River Bandits

We tried to record a podcast. This happened instead.

Gladness and Everglades

Bash That Baby

All Up In Your Kool Aid

We discuss important news topics while occasionally bullying Jake.

In The Cage - Episode 1: Spanish Cheese

A new song I am working on. 

Featuring Duke Ruggier on tiny bongos

So Long (Garage Band Demo)

Discombobula

Whispers In Space

Whispers In Space (Alternate)

On the Ice Planet

Radiation

An extremely rough recording of a song I wrote recently. 

Sunlight (Rough Acoustic Demo)

Lyrics:

Call me superstitious,
But I only seem to blame 
Myself for all things that happen
That I know I cannot change
Good people get rewarded
We all get what we deserve
If that’s the truth, then won’t you tell me
Why my prayers are never heard?

Tell me I’m a heathen
But I only seem to find
The truth in little tokens
Photographs I’ve left behind
Some people still remember things,
They say they understand 
What life was like before they could
Get memories on demand

It’s so different when you’re on the other side
All of your fears are justified

I’m awake! I’m awake!
I spend my best days sleeping
When you sleepwalk through your waking hours,
Your life is void of meaning

I’m alive! I’m alive!
I spend my best years scheming
When you sleepwalk through your daydream world,
Awake when you’re still dreaming

Call me paranoid, it seems
When I go anywhere
There are people who will judge me
By the colours that I wear
Good things seem to happen
To the people that you hate
There must be something more to do
Than sit around and wait

It’s so wasteful when you leave it all behind
Is there nothing left to find?

Can you put all this right?
Just try to change my mind
There must be more to this
Than wasting other people’s time
And when I wait too long
Feels like I don’t belong
Just waste away all summer long

With people that I don’t remember
People that I don’t remember


This Waking Life

An acoustic cover of a Ghost track. 

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQPtR34v43o

Ghost - Square Hammer(acoustic cover)

In a world of melodrama and cheap romance...

Leonardo DiCaprio isn't in this movie

Lyrics:

There it is again
The secret you’ve been hiding
Would it be terrifying
If somebody was to know?
There it goes again
The blood that’s never lying
It lingers on your fingers
Even though you let it go

Don’t let them catch you 
With your guard down
Don’t let them look you in the eye
Don’t let them hear you 
When you’re sleeping now
Or they might 
See right through your lie

I’m a spider 
On the wall
Don’t you like to see me crawl?
When I’m whispering
Don’t pretend 
You’re not listening at all

Spider, spider, 
Watch me fall
Did you notice me at all?
Just a shimmer
In your memory 
That you cannot recall

I’ve heard it all before
It’s not so simple anymore
It’s something that you can’t control
And you cannot ignore
Its comes awake at night
Won’t go away without a fight
It’s something that you can’t explain
Not matter how you might

Don’t let it catch you 
With your eyes closed
Don’t let it get inside your head
Don’t let it climb inside your wardrobe
Don’t let hide under your bed

I’m a spider 
On the wall
Don’t you like to see me crawl?
When I’m whispering
Don’t pretend 
You’re not listening at all

Spider, spider, 
Watch me fall
Did you notice me at all?
Just a shimmer
In your memory 
That you cannot recall

There it is again
The places you’ve been hiding
If you just step inside
In here, it’s easier to run
And there it goes again
The lick of your salvation
The taste of your creation
But my work is never done

Don’t let it catch you
With your eyes closed
Then let it get inside your brain
And don’t you ever let your guard down
Or you might just go insane

Spider Spider

An instrumental version of my track Spider Spider. I thought it sounded quite interesting without the vocals.

Spider Spider (Instrumental)

The Cage House Christmas single

Jake: Melodica, Ukulele, Ocarina, Kirsty MacColl

Bradley: Guitar, Bass, The Pogues guy

Feral Christians everyone!

Fairytale of New York - Jake & Bradley

I recorded a full cover of one of my favourite Foo Fighters tracks. All instruments and vocals by me.

But Honestly (Foo Fighters cover)

Lyrics:

There are some things he refuses to believe in
Like climate change and feminists and greed
His business might be all that he’ll achieve in
His daddy gives him everything he needs

But all he ever wanted was to matter
For someone else to recognise his name
All he ever got was disenchantment
He looks around for somebody to blame

He tells himself he can never fail
As long as he is the alpha male
He can raise his voice, he can lift his hands
To show that he is a bigger man

What’s the point in ever changing anything?
Brothers in the hallways, step aside
His black and blue tattoo says “these are self-inflicted bruises”
So make way for the edgiest man alive

He says that he likes every type of music
Just as long as it has rock guitars and rap
He doesn’t like to speak out his opinions
The PC crowd are always on his back

His room is full of comic books and condoms
And posters of nude models on the wall
His Facebook says his heart is full of darkness
His Tinder’s just a picture of his balls

What’s the point in ever saying anything?
Reality is eating us alive
People in the street, 
Please clap your hands and stamp your feet
To celebrate the edgiest man alive

He says, I don’t care what you have to say
And I’m never gonna change!

Edgiest Man Alive

After what seems like ages, I made some new music. It sounds very 80's, which is alright with me. I think it reminds me of early Judas Priest, which is cool. 

I don't know. What do you think it sounds like?

Lyrics: 

More than a miracle
Yeah that’s what I’m gonna get
And if worst comes to worst
I’m gonna quench all my thirst
Inside a jumbo jet

Find me a limousine
Find me my own private beach
I’m gonna sing you a song
You won’t forget, all night long
That’s what I’m gonna teach

I spent 5 nights trying to save you
And 5 nights in my head
If you can’t find worse to say
I guess you’re better off dead

Everyone wants a piece
They all want a piece of gold
They say it’s stacked to the top
And they can’t wait till it drops
I guess it’s getting old

Everyone has a dream
Everyone chases the perks
They gave up climbing so quick
All it takes is one slip
And they won’t do the work

I spent 5 nights trying to save you
And 5 nights in my head
If you can’t find worse to say
I guess you’re better off dead

It’s all going away
Yeah it’s all going too fast
I just get carried away
I just keep spending money
It’s all going away
It’s all going too fast
I just keep running away
I just keep spending money

5 Nights

Pathways

Crushing Words

The final and fully mastered version of my Misfits cover 

Dig Up Her Bones (Misfits cover)

Remedy

A simple folky cover of a Foo Fighters classic from the album Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace.

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