Selected press quotes
“At their best, post-melodic rockers What the Blood Revealed utilise the sharp and static tensions of Pelican with mesmerising results. Opener ‘Politics, Here Is Death is a slow burning but ultimately textured track built around a softer swaying Russian Circles, while ‘A Million Explosions Live Inside Everyone’ carries the mantle for choking guitar lines and precisely calibrated sounds. Primarily focused on intensely wrought musicianship- with a few uplifting turns thrown in to lighten the load- and with plans for a full length later this year, WTBR are exciting prospects”. 8 out of 10, (February 2010) Faye Lewis, Rocksound
“The heavier-than-an-anvil-shower What the Blood Revealed are an altogether different breed, jam-packed as they are with raw sludge power and an impressive collection of intricate yet cripplingly potent riffs, as they demonstrate the brains of Pelican, the attitude of Johnny Cash and the apocalyptic splendour of Neurosis to showcase half an hour of beautiful, bloody brutality”. Live Review, 2011, The Skinny
Irvine’s What the Blood Revealed open up a ferocious evening of post-hardcore with their moody take on instrumental rock. Borrowing the well-tested loud/quiet blueprint of acts like Mogwai, Isis and Pelican, they’re more heavy than intense, creating layers of riffs upon throbbing, rhythmic basslines. They’re certainly the loudest band on tonight in terms of sheer volume – the tiny basement throbs as they carefully weave their way through their set with tight precision and admirable focus. Live Review, 2011, The Skinny
“Then I heard this riff-laden beast of a track. It’s got that slow lead up to a massive crescendo thing going on but with thumping bass and crashing drums and this monster guitar riff that just builds and builds more Red Sparrowes or recent Pelican than Isis but that’s no bad thing. Who knows, given time we might just see WTBR pop up on Southern Lord themselves”. The Scotsman
“Last, but not least, were What The Blood Revealed who were stopping by on their way to London for a show with our very own Alright the Captain. Another instrumental band, I could have sworn at times that I heard vocals amongst the frantic playing of their guitars – I guess that’s what all those pedals do; mess with your mind. Turning the amps up even louder than the two acts before them, this was the tightest, most proficient racket I’ve heard in a long time. Erring more on the darker side of post rock, they wielded their guitars like weapons but without falling prey to looking like fret wankers. Their fingers moved so fast on some tracks that they were a mere blur and all respect to the drummer who was a ninja, sneaking in rolls and beats without dropping a thing.” Leftlion
“The 3rd track ‘Evolution is not a Theory’ is definitely the highlight of the EP, its one of those tracks I consider to be cornerstones in music like ‘Mammoth’ by Pelican. The power that it generates when the heavy section kicks in is astonishing to such a point that it feels like they couldn’t possibly push their wall of sound any further. Its like hitting the ground after bungee jumping with a faulty rope” March 201- Cinematic Music ‘zine
“Often displaying the slightly psyched out side that Mono have these guys aren’t for the faint hearted but once heard they are unforgettable. 2008, Quad Magazine
“They have the energy and ferocity of an early 65daysofstatic while still possessing the calm of the American Post-rock bands such as Caspian and Red Sparowes”- UK Metal Underground dot com
