THE CRAWLING

If you remember Bloodstock last year (it’s okay we were all drunk too) you will know I had the pleasure of interviewing the most un-miserable bunch of Irishmen in existence to play the Newblood Stage, The Crawling . At that point they hinted of exciting things to come, so let’s find out what they have been up to. Nice to speak to you lads again! I hear there are lots of exciting things going on in The Crawling camp. Last year at Bloodstock we had a good old gab and you mentioned that when it was winter and it was dark and miserable a new album would be coming out, and I see now there is a release date! Now, you mentioned that the album was pretty much written at Bloodstock last year so it has been a wee while in the making. Was that intentional? Not entirely. We were working on the final 2 tracks around Bloodstock time, and to be honest they took a bit longer than expected to get nailed down. The structures were sorted, and we’d been playing them live; but when it came ...

Thanks to Giz , from The Metal Show , for taking time to chat with Andy this week, post Siege of Limerick . Click here to listen to the show!

Total rock caught up with the band at Bloodstock - listen to the interview and a track on their podcast! Listen here ! Cheers guys!

Prior to their darkly sprawling set on the New Blood Stage, we spoke to this year’s NI winners of Metal 2 the Masses about the band’s past, future, and why they were drawn to the music they play. ► Chordblossom: Congratulations on winning the contest! You were early favourites but it was a very tight competition, wasn’t it? Stuart (bassist): it really was! The first round was a very hard round to get through. All the rounds were hard, though; there were no bad bands this year. ► CB: Are you looking forward to playing later? It must be a pretty spectacular feeling to know you’re playing at Bloodstock! Andy (vocalist/guitarist): Yes! We’re very excited. ► CB: For people that maybe don’t know that much about you, can you tell us a bit about the band? Stuart: Well, we’re a slow death metal band, with elements of doom in there as well. We’ve been going for about two years now. We’re recording a new album now which should be out by the end of the year, and we’ve got quite a lot of live stu...

We had the pleasure of being interviewed by Paul from Midlands Rocks at Bloodstock 2016. The full interview is here - thanks for support guys!

The Crawling: a doom-tastic band hailing from Northern Ireland, their music a bleak wretchedness set ablaze with phosphorescent soundscapes, diverse structures and intricate melodies. I interviewed Gary Beattie, Andy Clarke and Stuart Rainey to get an in-depth look at what makes The Crawling tick. Am I right that you won the Northern Ireland metal to the masses? Andy: We won the Belfast region final. It’s fantastic, we really enjoyed it. Is it your first time here, then? Andy: As a band, yes. We have been here as fans but not as a band before. How does that feel? Now you’re on the stage! Andy: It’s fantastic! Whenever you go to a festival you don’t expect to be standing on the stage a year later – It’s basically as good as it gets. Do you have anything special planned for your set?  Andy: Just a couple of tracks off the new album, two of which featured on our last EP. The problem is, being in a doom-death band our songs are quite long so we’re actually on...

Bloodstock and the upcoming Siege of Limerick has been a busy time for us, and we have received some amazing support from radio stations, TV, youtube, photographers, and streaming sites. Below features some of the fun we have been having! Great to meet Xander from  Total Rock ! Room 101 radio feature on Siege of Limerick Planet Mosh - Aisha chats with the band at Bloodstock Massive hails to DJ FOXXIN from Metal Messiah Radio who has been playing a lot of The Crawling lately. Tune in 24/7, and interview to follow.

THE CRAWLING: Seminal Irish Monolith Interview with Andy Clarke from The Crawling by Vera in January 2016 Sometimes a debut EP/MCD happens to be so amazing and a promise for the future. That is the case with ‚In Light Of Dark Days’, a doomy gloomy statement with death momentum that convinced us right away. The Crawling is a band from Northern Ireland, founded in 2014. They are working on their full length debut and we are proud to introduce them through the words of vocalist/guitarist Andy Clarke... Andy, we know you from Honey For Christ, but what was the spark to form a new band in 2014? In other words: how did The Crawling come into being? Actually, it was nothing to do with me - it was entirely down to Stuart! In short, Stuart had been to watch a rather inspiring local band, The Obscene Machine, and after the show decided he had to start a band again, having been out of the scene for over 10 years. I've known Stuart for decades, and he knew I wasn't playing much anymore,...

TheBigList Northern Ireland are featuring The Crawling this week, and were kind enough to interview Stuart. Pick up your copy in local pubs and clubs in the Belfast area. Thanks for the support guys! The full interview is below. Please introduce yourself and the other members of the Crawling? Stuart Rainey – Bass and vocals, Andy Clarke – Guitar and vocals, Gary Beattie –Drums What is the band's history? How did the three members find each and start a band?  I (Stuart) hadn’t been in a band for a few years and had kind of given up on the idea until one night in December 2014 I went to see The Obscene Machine in Belfast. They really blew me away that night and I was determined I was going to get involved in the music scene again. A couple of weeks later I asked Andy if he would be interested in getting a band going. I’d known him since the early 90’s when I was in a Death metal band called Severance. I had seen him play with his band Honey For Christ many ...

The Crawling Interview - Dark Underground Zine 1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band? The Crawling is made up of three guys who have a combined love of slow, miserable, death metal type music. All of us have been in various bands throughout the years, and, with the exception of Gary, there was a bit of a lull output wise; so Stuart decided to start a death metal band. He asked me to join on guitar, we refined our sound a bit and, finally Gary joined on drums - the trio was complete! 2.How would you describe your musical sound? Everyone has their own take on these sort of questions. Personally, i hear a slow death/doom metal band, and i think the other two guys would pretty much agree. That said, there have been a few reviewers who have mentioned a 'black metal' sound to our latter material. So, i suppose The Crawling are a slow death, doom, black metal ensemble! 3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subje...