Given the name of the band and the album title I was all prepared for a bit of power metal but, oh boy, was I surprised. The actual album cover is the first hint that this was not what I expected and when the first track kicked in with an up-tempo new wave-ish indie rocker..

CRIMSON RIOT have released their new album ‘It Took An Apocalypse’, out now on Die Laughing Records.
On the back of recent their recent singles Irish inspired drinking anthem St. James’s Gate and the addictive pop punk story of a one-sided relationship Shatter, CRIMSON RIOT have released a brand-new album It Took an Apocalypse via Die Laughing Records / Golden Robot Records. It is now available on CD and on all digital platforms. "This album is very special for a lot of reasons. Aside..