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“Bruise Pristine are never an easy listen, and their pounding, piledriving sound is ratcheted up several notches in the Factory’s main room. A relentlessly defiant set that finds its spirit animal in their insanely intense cover of Bjork’s ‘Army Of Me’, transformed here into an artillery barrage of sound.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Subscribe […]
“This is almost, but not quite, Bruise Pristine acoustic and unplugged. The lack of full-bore fury reveals whole new sides to the songs, but without diminishing their strength or the passion in the delivery. Strange times call for strange tactics, and while this is literally the last thing you’d expect from this lot, it is […]
“Bruise Pristine mean it more than you do. When other, wimpier, bands might think they’ve done enough to get their message across, Bruise Pristine are just getting warmed up. Think you’ve got enough distortion and squall and protest and anger? You’re Bob Dylan *before* he went electric compared to this lot. For Bruise Pristine, going […]
“Bruise Pristine’s trademark chainsaw guitars and 90s nods blaze through on their latest angry-miserable slice of raw moodiness. This is not a band that makes it easy on you, but – as always – the tough yards you put in are the ones that end up rewarding you the most.” Learn More: Facebook – Instagram […]
“Bruise Pristine have this groove nailed. Squalling moments of utter fury, a vocal like a bloody chainsaw, jarring Sonic Youth scales and – unsurprisingly – moments of Placebo’s ringing guitar. It’s a beast, and not one that you or anyone else if likely to tame anytime soon.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
“Bruise Pristine are not designed for easy consumption. There are no three-minute pop songs. There are no easily hummable hooks. There is a dark, pure, relentless rage that simmers like the pit of a volcano and occasionally spits out blazing hot rocks that will kill you stone dead. This isn’t fun, and it isn’t built […]