Weapons, or in their former guise, Weapons of Mass Belief are a sextet, indie/punk band from Wales.
Compared in the same breath to such diverse acts as Rage Against the Machine, Cypress Hill, Dead Kennedys, Linkin Park, Eminem and Supergrass, Weapons cross skewed punk-rock with rapped vocals.
The Weapons story starts in the sleepy seaside town of Penarth in Wales, where Justin and his sister Georgia grew up. In the quiet environment of the Welsh ...
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Weapons, or in their former guise, Weapons of Mass Belief are a sextet, indie/punk band from Wales.
Compared in the same breath to such diverse acts as Rage Against the Machine, Cypress Hill, Dead Kennedys, Linkin Park, Eminem and Supergrass, Weapons cross skewed punk-rock with rapped vocals.
The Weapons story starts in the sleepy seaside town of Penarth in Wales, where Justin and his sister Georgia grew up. In the quiet environment of the Welsh coast, music was one of the few distractions available. Radiohead, The Prodigy, Beastie Boys, Pixies and The Smiths all played their part in defining the musical terrain, as did enthusiastic parents who encouraged their creativity. Recording equipment and instruments littered the household which also inspired their other sister, singer/songwriter Jemma.
A move to London via university followed for the siblings, but their capacity for new music remained ravenous, leading them to be inspired by hip-hops rhythms and its ability to communicate...
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