Hard Wax - Kings Of The Weekend

Rebellion Records

 

Tom Boutwood, of Arch Rivals and Hostile Minds fame, seems unstoppable at the moment! The Hostile Minds CD “Violent Society” barely left the pressing plant when he already presented his brand new project, Hard Wax! Delivering some old fashioned UK bovver rock with its debut 45 “Kings Of The Weekend”, Hard Wax Tom really puts in the boot with his latest slab of wax!

 

Giving a razor sharp edge to the latest glam-inspired craze of excellent bands such as Giuda, Shandy and Faz Waltz, Hard Wax’s style sounds both rougher and tougher than the aforementioned bands. Thanks to its influences by the likes of The Templars and The Clichés, Hard Wax sounds more boisterous, while being as addictive with title-track “Kings Of The Weekend”! Even the most inveterate non-dancer will have a hard time keeping either his / her feet or hands still to this top of the bill bovver rock anthem! I was sold the first time I heard “Kings Of The Weekend”, but even after 50+ spins I still can’t get enough of its superb chorus!

 

The B-side of a single usually consists of a song that didn’t make the ‘full-length album cut’, but not in Hard Wax’s case! Not only because there isn’t an album yet (though I sure as hell hope this will happen one day!), but because “Unstoppable” is a first class track that makes you want to flip the record over and over again with its crunching guitars and scorching refrain!

 

By now Tom is getting a band together to ensure Hard Wax’s future will be a group effort and personally I can’t wait! Because the “Kings Of The Weekend” 45 is simply sublime!