17.04.25
2 minute read
Bristol Sober Spaces is excited to present: Sober Metal Night featuring Mallavora, Juju, and Arimea — Bristol’s first-ever sober metal night at Rough Trade on May 3rd.
This will be Mallavora’s only headline show of 2025, where they’ll perform a catalogue of brand-new, unreleased music exclusively for this event. Definitely a gig not to be missed!
You can look forward to…
Mallavora
After a UK headline tour, Download Festival and opening for Skindred, Mallavora released their new EP on Marshall Records in November 2024.
On their new EP Echoes, they’ve distilled every aspect of their lived experience into fifteen minutes’ worth of blazing alt-metal, exploring topics including identity, neurodiversity and difference while blending in elements of R&B, soul, pop and cultural music associated with Jessica’s Jewish-Middle Eastern background. Personal, uncompromising and showcasing the full breadth of the band’s identity, these four tracks comprise a gigantic statement of intent.
Mallavora crafts a visceral, kaleidoscopic sound that transcends metal’s subgenres. They’re not just different—they’re unapologetic, forging a community where everyone can belong. Everyone’s invited, except for bigots!
Arimea
Arimea unleashes a refreshingly raw approach to nu-metal, weaving the elements of 90s and early 2000s sounds from Flyleaf, P.O.D, Deftones, Mudvayne, etc. that first inspired them into their already well-established take on modern alt-metal. The band has crafted a heady brew of nu-metal, alternative rock, and progressive metal, with shades of hardcore and hip-hop thrown in for good measure, drawing inspiration from the likes of Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Linkin Park, and (Hed) P.E. that promises to be your new favourite sound.
From Humble Beginnings, Arimea took to fruition in post-pandemic UK honing the nu-metal charge alongside critically acclaimed mix engineer and producer MACHINE whose previous production work covers many of the bands we grew up listening to!
Juju
Dark, off-kilter alt-rock laced with mysticism and menace — Juju’s sound feels like a fever dream pulled from a cult horror flick. Each of her tracks is a spell: haunting, hypnotic, and impossible to shake.
If you’re into the sounds of PJ Harvey, Florence + The Machine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, or St. Vincent, you’ll love the sound of Juju.
So grab your ticket today—this is definitely not one to be missed!
