Triggerfinger

Triggerfinger play the main stages of well known Benelux festivals like Pinkpop and Rock Werchter and sell out legendary venues like the Paradiso in Amsterdam and the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels (three days in a row). Moreover, they already gained the attention of the German audiences this summer by performing at festivals like Haldern Pop, Rheinkultur and the Burg Herzberg Festival. With the release of their third longplayer "All This Dancin' Around", which has been recorded at the renowned Sound City Studios in L.A. (where icons like Nirvana, Metallica or Neil Young already recorded) and co-produced by Greg Gordon (Wolfmother, Slayer), Triggerfinger once more establish themselves among the most fascinating and manifold rock-bands in recent years. When thinking about Belgian rock music, there are only a few names, immediately coming to mind. dEUS of course, Soulwax too and in the last years also the powerful garage rock duo The Black Box Revelation and then it's already getting difficult to continue. But with the release of "All This Dancin' Around" Triggerfinger make finally completely clear that there is no longer a way around them. Because Triggerfinger have passion, Triggerfinger have Grandezza, Triggerfinger have the groove and their distinctive style. That's not only hardrock, but also has rockabilly- and blues-influences, responsible for the pinch of madness in their sound and comparable with movies like "Lost Highway". It's more about atmosphere than explanations. Luckily, Triggerfinger don't have the abstruse bulkiness of a David Lynch movie but only devote themselves to lunacy to a well measured extent. An important component, not to be underestimated, when considering the routine on stage, as well as in the studio, is their experience: Both Ruben Block and drummer Mario Goossens (who also produced a lot of Belgian newcomer-bands like The Black Box Revelation), are almost 40 years old and bass-player Paul van Bruystegem is already over 50. But those who expect soft rock ballads for the older Rolling-Stones-Generation, should prepare themselves for an enormous surprise because Triggerfinger rock as if there were no tomorrow. But if you still need to make comparisons, you'll need a whole armada of references. CCR, Masters Of Reality or The Black Keys - but also Queens Of The Stone Age, who are a good clue to the buzzing guitar-stunners on "All This Dancin' Around" which are kicking in with some surprises. In "I'm Coming For You", Triggerfinger bow to Wolfmother and therefore Led Zeppelin. In the bombastic "Without A Sound", they enter a universe of sounds, reminding of the brilliant Brand New. To sum up, singer and guitar player Ruben Block describes it as followed: "We are a loud and intensive band. But it's easy to make loud music: You just turn up the amp. But to maintain the groove and sex of the music, that's the art. When a Triggerfinger concert begins, it's as if a crazy thunderstorm would break out." Everyone who has seen Triggerfinger perform knows how mind blowing their live shows are.

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