Leeds-based alt-rock insurgents When They Riot ignite a powder keg of distortion, attitude, and restless imagination with their latest release, Covers, a ferocious reimagining of era-defining tracks that shaped the DNA of alternative music. Rather than simply mimic the originals, the band surgically dismantles and rebuilds each song through their own sonic lens, erupting with a sound that fuses grunge abrasion, hard rock muscle, and a raw emotional voltage that refuses to sit quietly.
Covers is not nostalgia, it’s resurrection with teeth. Pendulum’s Propane Nightmares is reborn with explosive guitar-driven urgency, transforming the electronic-drum-and-bass cornerstone into a snarling, full-throttle rock assault. Their take on Green Day’s Brain Stew drags the track into a darker, more suffocating dimension, haunting vocals, grimy distortion, and oppressive atmosphere amplify the original’s anxiety into something almost feral. And with Again by Alice in Chains, When They Riot deliver a spine-crushing homage to the architects of grunge, preserving the song’s bleak heaviness while injecting their own volatile edge.
Covers isn’t just a tribute, it's a declaration. When They Riot aren’t bowing to their influences; they’re standing shoulder-to-shoulder with them, ripping open the floorboards of the past to build something louder, bolder, and entirely their own.