Leeds-based alt-rock insurgents When They Riot unleash ‘Covers,’ a distortion-soaked reimagining of era-defining alternative tracks. This is not imitation. It is reconstruction. The band tears into foundational songs and rebuilds them with grunge abrasion, hard rock muscle and unfiltered emotional charge. The result is ferocious, immediate and unapologetically loud.
Pendulum’s “Propane Nightmares” is reborn as a guitar-driven onslaught, shifting the electronic pulse into full-throttle rock urgency. Their take on Green Day’s “Brain Stew” drags the slacker anthem into darker terrain, layering grimy distortion and suffocating atmosphere over its brooding core. It is tense, heavy and unrelenting.
With Alice in Chains’ “Again,” When They Riot deliver a crushing homage that honours the original’s bleak weight while injecting volatile edge. Each track feels physical. The riffs grind. The drums slam. The vocals cut through with snarl and purpose. ‘Covers’ stands as a declaration of intent from a band staking their claim.
At its core, this EP plants When They Riot shoulder-to-shoulder with their influences. They are not revisiting the past. They are detonating it and building forward from the wreckage. “Brain Stew” from the EP is out now across digital platforms.