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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, a.k.a Pigs x7, are an English rock band formed in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 2012. Their debut album, Feed the Rats, was released on UK label Rocket Recordings in 2017 to critical acclaim.[1] The Guardian listed the band as one of their "top 40 newcomers" for 2018,[2] and in 2018 their second album King of Cowards was released, described by The Guardian as "pulverising but accessible metal"[3].

In April 2020, the band released their third album, Viscerals, which gave them their first chart entry, reaching number 67 on the UK Albums Chart.[4] In May 2020, The Guardian listed the album as one of the twenty best albums released so far that year in their mid-year list.[5] An LP of live tracks, Off Cuts, was released in November 2020 exclusively through Rough Trade's record shops.

Musical style

The band's music has been associated with psych rock[6][7] and heavy metal, as well as related genres doom metal and noise rock. Earlier releases tended toward longer, drawn out tracks[8] while the more recent releases from Kings of Cowards and Viscerals are predominantly shorter works.[9]

Members

Current

  • Matthew Baty – lead vocals (2012–present)
  • Sam Grant – guitar (2012–present)
  • Adam Ian Sykes – lead guitar (2012–present)
  • John-Michael Joseph Hedley – bass (2012–present)
  • Chris Morley – drums (2017–present)

Former

  • Ewan Mackenzie – drums (2012–2017)

Discography

Albums

  • Feed the Rats (Rocket Recordings, 2017)
  • King of Cowards (Rocket Recordings, 2018)
  • Viscerals (Rocket Recordings, 2020)

Physical singles and EPs

  • "The Cosmic Dead" / "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs" (split 12" single, The Old Noise, 2012)
  • Psychopomp (mini-album, Box Records, 2014)

References
  1. "Critic Reviews for Feed the Rats". Metacritic.
  2. Aroesti, Rachel; Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (28 December 2017). "From shamstep to drill: the top 40 newcomers of 2018". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. Hann, Michael (28 September 2018). "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs: King of Cowards review – pulverising but accessible metal". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. "Artist: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (11 May 2020). "The best albums of 2020 so far". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. "Feed the Rats - album review". The Quietus.
  7. "Columnfortably Numb: The Best Psych-Rock Of 2017". The Quietus.
  8. "PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS - FEED THE RATS". Record Collector Mag.
  9. "(((O))) REVIEW: PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS – KING OF COWARDS". Echoes and Dust.
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