# DARKO Serve Up The 2nd Helping From Their Signal House Studios Sessions

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- Published: 2024-01-31T16:00:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **DARKO serve up the second helping from their Signal House Studios sessions**

**[Stream the ‘What I cannot be (Live at Signal House Studios)’ video here](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=21622525.56430.1.e05bc37b42d2795cf278d38ad1350a05)**

_“…genre-defying…You better strap in and hold on tight… premium grade top shelf 
rock.”- **The Whole Kameese**_

_“They pack enormous energy into these relentlessly powerful tracks. …rest assured,
Darko are better than ever.”- **Jersey Beat**_

Last November **DARKO** released a brand new track kicking off the new chapter of
songs from the next release _Greyscale_, today ‘**What I cannot be (Live at Signal
House Studios)’** is streaming now.

Following on from the first of the live sessions “Lifeforms” released in October
23, both can be found on the band’s Youtube channel along with loads of fast melodic
music spanning the band’s career.

**Stream here:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6sd6XmgFfQ&feature=youtu.be](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=21622525.56432.1.e98df915d0a934581257ddee8b05187a)

DARKO - What I Cannot Be - Live At Signal House Studios

[⌊DARKO - What I Cannot Be - Live At Signal House Studios⌉⌊DARKO - What I Cannot
Be - Live At Signal House Studios⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

**More on the SHS studio session**
_In May 2023, DARKO (UK) tripped to Signal House
Studios, Hatfield to record a live session with Tim Kramer, the result was two brand
new tracks, and one re-imagined from the 2017 album, Bonsai Mammoth._

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_“The guys had just finished working on some new material and they were keen to 
try it out live in the studio. DARKO and I go way back from when I was playing in
Drones and it was revitalising to hear them bring so much fresh energy to the table.
I was stoked to hear the new songs, and you all should be too.” says producer Tim
Kramer._

_“We had heard Tim’s top work on the Drones and Midwich Cuckoos records and knew
he would knock this out of the park, however, it was then down to us to get a solid
performance of the tracks. Whilst we wanted to focus on new material, we thought
it would be nice to include a track from our back catalogue that we had been performing
in our live set and ‘Life Forms’ seemed like a great choice. It was good to be given
the challenge and the payoff of a great recording we can share with our friends.“
says guitarist Rob Piper._

**About DARKO:**
Over a raucous decade, DARKO have by definition, become veterans
of the UK Punk scene and it is not uncommon to see them standing as an essential
name within the intricate and complex world of contemporary Punk and Hardcore.

The band, urgent and charged with conviction, are set to continue championing and
contributing to the health of the very scene that birthed them as they pen the narrative
of their new chapter.

In 2020, longtime voicebox Dan Smith returned to his native Australia and parted
ways with the band after so long in the vox seat. Dan’s evocative, emphatic and 
emotional lyricisms have left quite the legacy throughout the band’s releases. Darko’s
four other noisemakers have curated a backdrop of vicious, hybridised Skate Punk
and Melodic Hardcore that has been pushed beyond itself across thirty countries.

Darko have now enlisted longtime touring compadre Tom West of UK shredders, Almeida.
The band have never hid from what ails them or the society they inhabit but with
West at the vocal helm now and forgoing the complacent societal padding forced upon
us all, his lyrical discomfort has spurred the band’s most unbarred barrage yet.
There is nothing hidden here, nothing soaked in distracted metaphor or softened 
non-confrontational rhetoric, Darko are making full use of their scene privilege
and challenging people who look akin to them to unleash their own salvos. But what
of the backing? These are stops that have also been beyond pulled.

Darko’s evolution is tied to their past but with threads so long that there is an
abundance of slack to play with. Notes of Polar Bear Club, Mastodon, A Wilhelm Scream,
Protest The Hero, Rise Against and Propagandhi can all be savoured in their contemporary
flavour profile. Serrated, lacerating Thrash and metallic digressions contrast the
meandering guitar lines rooted in Skate Punk classicism. Writhing, emotive and complicated
Post-Hardcore structures supplement the “techy” displays they are known for as an
overarching and indisputably Punk-charged Prog-aesthetic allows the versatile and
varied vocal range to seamlessly traverse the entirety.

[⌊Darko⌉⌊Darko⌉[

Rob, Chris, Karl, Andy and now Tom have come together to the highest degree, poised
and proud to show you a reimagined, powerful and determined Darko.

**Darko are:**

 * Tom West – Vocals
 * Rob Piper – Guitar / Backing Vocals
 * Chris Brown – Guitar / Backing Vocals
 * Karl Sursham – Bass / Backing Vocals
 * Andy Borg – Drums

**What people are saying**
“Melodic and heavy, fast and intricate, Darko plays furious
melodic hardcore in incendiary live shows.” – **FRONT Magazine**

‘They’ve got the skills and imagination to make this a heart-racing listen… check
out Darko right now’ – **Big Cheese**

“Alright, let’s just get this out there for everyone: this band is composed of some
SERIOUS rippers.” – **Dying Scene**

“Darko match A Wilhelm Scream act perfectly for on-stage energy, shredability and
a hard-working but fun attitude. Darko never give less than 110% live and they always
have the best time doing it.” – **Shout Louder**

‘Techy skate-punk for fans of Belvedere and Strung Out’ – **Rock Sound**

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