Leaden Sky

From Monday onwards, our band of the week on Tameside Radio's Local Music Spotlight feature are Leaden Sky. Describing their sound as '12 bars of sizzling rock soaked in rich creamy blues topped with vintage guitar tones, thudding bass and thundering drums',  Leaden Sky are a trio of three brothers from Mossley who play a heavy mix of blues and hard rock.

Gav on bass is influenced by bands such as AC/DC and Alice in Chains, Andy on drums in influenced by drummers such as Dale Crover of The Melvins and Dave Lombardo, and Matt’s vocals and guitar are influenced by artists such as Rory Gallagher and The Allman Brothers.

The three members had played in cover bands for a long time before starting work together on original music. Once together, Leaden Sky had started recording and gigging under the name 'Wilder' before the Covid-19 lockdown but put plans on hold, and in October 2023 they reformed as Leaden Sky. They released their self-titled debut album across all streaming platforms earlier this year and have received great feedback from several media outlets and music blogs.

Rehearsals are now underway for a follow up album that the band hope to release early next year and are looking at booking as many gigs as possible heading into 2025. Leaden Sky and their music will be played on every daytime show on Tameside Radio from 6am on Monday 21st October. The band also joined the team on The Dave Sweetmore Show last Monday night 14th October, you can listen again via the OnDemand section of the website.