Fires That Divide - 'John Lee, Bullet and Love'

The West Midlands produces a hell of a lot of great music, we know that. It’s about time someone else had a go at making their mark on the Black Country. Fires That Divide, who have just completed a set at this years’ Fort Fest and are no strangers to sold-out venues, are about to release their latest EP ‘John Lee, Bullet and Love’.

First impressions from opener ‘Coherence’ will equal many a happy rock fan. It plods along comfortably with the solid fuzz of a rumbling guitar spine, overlapped by Alter Bridge style, quintessential rock melodies.

‘Mr. Philosophy’ is more upbeat and packs a punch, but keeps a gritty edge with screaming vocals and the relentless soldiering of drums. As seems their way, there’s always a hint of angst but these boys are grown up enough to turn that into passion and a raw quality.  

Carrying the listener along the twists and turns of this mountainous journey to rock, ‘Vector Man’ brings back those tuneful harmonies; in the most testosterone-fuelled, masculine way of course, leading smoothly into a great storytelling finisher that’s ‘Mary Scotch’. Akin to how Black Stone Cherry like to sway listeners with tales from the South, this EP strives in a similar vein, letting us have a sneak peek inside the minds of this fiery foursome.  

Already established is a step to come soon, but the phrase‘one to watch’, most definitely applies.