Leeds Rockers Nerve Engine

Monday

Nerve Engine leap another 7 places to Number 4 in the current GarageBand Alternative Metal Chart.

Leeds based Nerve Engine are loud - and the crowd listening to them don't talk much. They are caught up in the pounding drums and bass and screaming guitars.

The singer's voice is an integral part of the aural onslaught thundering from the amps and PA, occasionally emerging to lull the audience into a more tranquil state before dropping back into the driving rhythms that are Nerve Engine's trademark.

Their music is an aggressive, full frontal attack on the audience but the enthusiasm is infectious and once the initial shock is over, you are caught up in the maelstrom and find your head banging around like all the others.

Why have you never heard of them? Because like thousands of live bands, they weren't put together by some agency or A&R department, marketed relentlessly and given pap to perform, they just evolved.

Nerve Engine's web presence is impressive - google Nerve Engine and they are everywhere.

Their latest album, Underneath The Sprawl, suggests there is still more to come from this band.

Some tracks are available on the web but there are no samples from my favourite tracks, Lesson Coming - love the moody, brooding bass and guitars guys, World Waiting - with its bass fills and the chopping title track Underneath The Sprawl.

Listen to Once and Tighten My Grip on their Myspace site.