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Fresh off the back of their well-received January offering, “Slow Down”, comes the next taste of new-look MOTHER VULTURE. “Treadmill” is a marriage of MOTHER VULTURES’s more classic brand of frantic and chaotic speed-rock with the darker themes and sonic palette of the their newer material. This tune is relentless both in its musicality and its lyrical content with a DIY music video featuring the eponymous gym equipment.
“Life ain’t a highway, it’s a Treadmill.”
“Treadmill” is almost comically quick, and drummer Matt West had this to say:
“It’s right at the limit of my physical ability. We were writing it in the practice room, and it felt great but when we went to the studio to track the final version it suddenly felt super quick. I asked for the bpm to be taken back 5, but it still felt way too fast. But we just persevered and we got the take. I found out later that Brodie (guitar) had asked the engineer to put it up by 10. It ended up something like 30 bpm quicker than the demo!”
Watch “Treadmill” here.
Stream “Treadmill” here.
Pre-order “Cartoon Violence” here.
“Treadmill” is being self-released which continues the DIY spirit of their previous material and grassroots ethos, and is the second single off their upcoming album “Cartoon Violence”, newly announced for release on 15th January 2026.
MOTHER VULTURE have a special album release party planned at the 450-cap Phoenix in Exeter on 31st January to celebrate the arrival “Cartoon Violence”. Get tickets now!
Described as “one of Britain’s most exciting new noises” by Kerrang! and “the new kings of British rock music” by Distorted Sound, everyone seems to agree it’s a hard sound to put a finger on, but it’s impossible to look away. MOTHER VULTURE perform like an early 2000s hardcore band but play a bouncy and infectiously fun style of fuzzy riff rock, with elements of stoner punk, desert rock and even metalcore, creating a melting pot of sound.
Recent years have seen the band make festival appearances at ArcTanGent, Bloodstock, Bearstone (Croatia), Leopallooza, Steelhouse and Burn it Down among others, as well as taking to the road to support the likes of Skindred, Reef, Feeder, ‘68, Steel Beans, Jamie Lenman and Bokassa.
Their debut album Mother Knows Best has been described as “an explosion of monster hooks, punkoid ferocity, psychedelic moments and modern twists” by Classic Rock and “somewhere between Royal Blood at their fuzziest, Biffy Clyro at their heaviest and Queens of the Stone Age at their most crazed and chaotic” by Kerrang!.
MOTHER VULTURE’s last headline tour had multiple sold out dates, including a hometown date at Rough Trade Bristol that reached capacity in just 48 hours. Classic Rock Magazine had this to say when featuring the latest single “Break Me” for their Track of the Week: “Easily one of the most physical, explosive live bands in rock today – with feet in metal, hardcore and Hives-y turbo-rock territory – Mother Vulture bottle that ferocity in the aptly titled ‘Break Me’.”
Artwork by @ doodleskelly
MOTHER VULTURE are:
Georgi Valentine – Vocals
Brodie Maguire – Guitar
Chris Simpson – Bass
Matt West – Drums
For more MOTHER VULTURE, find them online
Live image – Rob Wilkins
