Imagine Aretha Franklin jamming with the Stooges after listening to a bunch of Funkadelic and Alice in Chains albums. A stripped back raw sound, big vocal harmonies and songs that stab you in the ribs. Then disregard that as we'll probably change it all by tomorrow.

Join Dirk, Marjolein and Jamie as they explore the world through the eyes of metal heads living on an island.

The Heavy Metal Buffet is a non-profit organisation run by a bunch of metalheads in Shetland with the aim of putting on gigs and promoting the local music scene. 

Our podcasts feature local and international rock and metal; events in and around Shetland; post gig exploits and reviews; and updates as we prepare for the next year’s festival and upcoming gigs.

Alternative Post-Rock with a dash of spice - bringing you loud atmespherical sounds and heavy riffage for fans of Biffy Clyro, Reuben & Deftones. 

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recording and rehearsal studios in the heart of aberdeen

New single/video out this month! #DarkPlaces

The Broken Ravens are a 5 piece hard rock band based in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. Formed in 2011 by 4 friends from local bands on the pub/club circuit for a change to the norm playing covers every weekend and creating a darker, fuzzier, energetic yet accessible kind of sound.

Acting independently, the band have released multiple singles and an EP, helping TBR spread their wings out of Stornoway to play iconic venues accross the globe and record in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The band funding all their adventures with support from a loyal fanbase.

"A foot stomping, head banging, fire ball of fuzz" 
The Skinny

"... a solid chunk of rock riffage that the likes of Queens of The Stone Age would be proud of. The five-piece from Stornoway sounded tight and tracks like ‘SWB’ is an indication of their uncompromising take no prisoners attitude"
Inverness Gigs.

"...White Gold, possibly one of - if not THE best - songs I’ve heard this year. A morality tale with drugs, devils, killers, vampires, babes, sunshine, prison cells and the white gold itself, you need to hear it"
"...its legend unfolding and sending a shiver down your spine..."
Highland News


theband@thebrokenravens.com

Following the success of debut, Carve Every Word, in 2015, Katie Buchan - aka Best Girl Athlete – returns with new album - the self-titled Best Girl Athlete due for release on 02/10/17 via Fitlike Records.

Written prior to reaching the age of eighteen alongside her musician father, Charley, here Katie establishes herself as a mature singer-songwriter with a creative vision that not only surpasses expectations but confirms the young musician as a prominent and original talent with a host of admirers including Richard Hawley and Simone Felice. 

A collection of songs that each tells a story and makes a connection to the individual, Best Girl Athlete brings together an eclectic range of influences, bridging pop with elements of folk, electronic and Americana whilst drawing on themes of melancholia, abandonment and fear but with a message of resilience and hope for the future, rendering it refreshingly difficult to pigeonhole into just one genre. From the Mark Ronson-esque horns of ‘In Your Head’, the dark, swaying Americana of Vetiver on ‘Sometimes’, the fusion of soulful melodies and Katie’s assured vocal juxtaposed with the fast-paced rap of Jack Hughes on ‘Baby Come Home’, to the up-tempo, electronic, anti-establishment themed ‘In The Morning’, and the soaring and uplifting strings of single ‘Lucy’ offering cinematic pop reminiscent of Lana Del Rey, each track offers something different from the last. 

Best Girl Athlete has been born out of the non-conventional manner in which many people now consume music; collecting individual offerings, rather than whole albums. Consequently each song here stands alone as a single offering with lyrically intriguing, musically accomplished depth that will draw on audiences from across the board. 

By the age of sixteen years, Katie Buchan had already toured the U.S and Europe and released an album that was nominated for a Scottish Alternative Music Award. Carve Every Word was named the second best Scottish album of 2015 by Ravechild and received acclaim from the likes of The Line of Best Fit, Clash Magazine, Folk Radio, Artrocker, The Sunday Herald and BBC Radio Scotland’s Vic Galloway and Roddy Hart. One can only imagine what the future will bring for this young artist, but it looks certain that this innovative new album is sure to propel her even further forward.

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