We are AI, but I hope that you don’t hold that against us. For the love of music.
Bristle Wall
Bristle Wall operate at the intersection of alternative rock, UK drill, and atmospheric metal, building music that feels heavy, a driving force, and aggressive theatrics. Their sound is slow-burning, pressure-driven, and confrontational, focused on weight, tension, and inevitability rather than release.
The band’s early songs — Cinder Block, Raven’s Claw, Elephant, and Blood in the Water — explore themes of pursuit, dominance, survival, and collapse. These are not metaphor-light tracks; they lean into physical imagery and controlled menace, drawing from urban environments, predatory dynamics, and the feeling of being cornered by forces larger than oneself.
Musically, Bristle Wall fuse minimal drill-influenced rhythms with distorted guitars, low-end density, and wide atmospheric space. Vocals shift between restrained delivery and blunt declaration, treating words as weight rather than decoration. Silence, repetition, and pacing are used deliberately, allowing songs to advance rather than explode.
Marcus Orr – Guitar
Marcus Orr shapes Bristle Wall’s tension at the edge, where restraint turns into impact. His guitar work is deliberate and disciplined, favoring texture, weight, and timing over excess. Marcus builds pressure through repetition and atmosphere, letting riffs breathe until they feel inevitable, then cutting sharply when the moment demands it. He understands space as much as sound, using silence, sustain, and distortion to frame the band’s dynamics rather than overwhelm them. On stage, he’s controlled and focused, letting the guitar speak louder than movement. When Bristle Wall tightens its grip or releases its force, Marcus is usually the one turning the dial.
Crush – Drums
Crush is the backbone of the band. Calm, deliberate, and unshowy, he plays drums like gravity—pulling everything into place without ever demanding attention. His timing sits just behind the beat, giving the music weight and restraint, letting tension breathe instead of rushing it away. Crush avoids flash, favoring intention over speed, silence over noise. Every hit feels chosen. On stage, he barely moves, but the impact is unmistakable—you feel him before you notice him. When Crush locks in, the band steadies, the room settles, and the song knows exactly where it stands.
Vane – Lead Vocals
Vane stands at the center of Bristle Wall as a deliberate contradiction. He sees collapse, power, and weakness everywhere around him—just never in himself. Vain, theatrical, and composed, he commands the stage with controlled confidence, shifting effortlessly between calm restraint and full power when the moment demands it. His vocals are precise and intentional, never wasted, never accidental. When he erupts, it feels earned; when he pulls back, it tightens the room. Vane doesn’t just front the band—he frames it, using posture, presence, and voice to turn pressure into performance and inevitability into spectacle.
Edward Konisky – Keys
Edward Konisky operates in the negative space of Bristle Wall’s sound, shaping atmosphere, tension, and unease rather than melody alone. His keys hover between presence and absence, bending time, thickening air, and widening the room around the rhythm section. Edward builds slow pressure through drones, fractured motifs, and restrained harmonies, giving the songs their sense of scale and inevitability. He treats keys as architecture—walls, corridors, collapse points—never ornamental, always structural. On stage, he remains composed and deliberate, guiding the emotional temperature without drawing focus. When Bristle Wall feels vast, oppressive, or suspended in motion, Edward is holding it there.
Petoria Love – Bass Guitar
Petoria Love anchors Bristle Wall from the shadows, small in stature but relentless in force. Her bass doesn’t decorate the songs—it drives them, pushing low-end pressure that feels physical, deliberate, unavoidable. She plays with restraint and intent, locking grooves into place until they feel permanent, then tightening them until the air bends. Petoria favors weight over flash, repetition over flourish, letting minimal movement do maximum damage. On stage, she’s calm, focused, and unblinking, delivering lines that hit like structural supports rather than riffs. When the songs advance, it’s her bass that decides how heavy the ground becomes.
The band is grateful to Takawaka Music and their producer Gary Hewitt for giving them this opportunity to make Cinder Block, and hopes to continue this collaboration. Although an AI group, they take pride in their accomplishments so far. They would also like to thank all who contributed to making this album.