This Burning Age’s music is violently beautiful, bridging the “Alt-Electro-Rock” divide with startling finesse, delivering compulsive tracks that hook you from the start, and revealing a maturity of lyrics and arrangement that would normally only be found in more established artists, let alone newcomers with a debut album.

Their influences range into diverse and often conflicting genres: New Wave , Punk, Post-punk, Industrial, Neue Deutsche Härte, Synth-pop,  Post-Rock, Goth, Drum and Bass and Trip-hop with the end result giving rise to a depth, quality and intelligence of song writing and a distinctive, individual voice all of their own.

Bringing with them an equally electrifying live performance and a ten track album, “A Muzzle for the Masses” released on Friday’s own label, 5th Day Records (created for this and future releases for as long as they are unsigned), in both CD Digipak and Limited Edition CD Digipak formats, you’ll wonder where they’ve come from.

Originating from Birmingham, U.K. , This Burning Age are:

Friday - Vocals, Guitar, Synths

Russ Harris - Guitar, Samples

Jack “Penko” Josypenko - Drums

Jon Farrington-Smith - Guitar, Keys

Phil Smith - Bass Guitar

This Burning Age was started by Friday back in 2007 as a solo project.  In September of the same year recording started on what was to become the 10 track album “A Muzzle for the Masses” with Friday writing, arranging and performing everything on the album. During the summer of 2008, towards the end of the recording process, he set about recruiting band members with a view to taking the tracks live and by the New Year the line-up was ready.

2009 saw their profile rise considerably. DJ and Television presenter Alex Zane selected them for his radio show in January, playing “Panic (Bring on the Bomb)”. This was followed by Kerrang Radio’s Emma Scott playing “Human Condition” at the end of February and every week throughout March on her Saturday night “RAW” show and a two week run on Radio WM. This culminated in them being asked to open for established Alt-Rock stalwarts “Hundred Reasons” on the Birmingham leg of their UK tour at the O2 Academy 2 at the end of March, a night held in association with Kerrang. After recently taking on Management, the band are now booking gigs and festivals throughout the UK and into Europe with a short German tour planned for Winter 2010.

Here’s a small selection of what people within the music industry, bands and fans are saying about This Burning Age:

I believe you have the potential to go all the way and more, that the album is stronger than much of what is currently polluting the music industry - Vince Appleby - Scout for Universal Music Group

Interpol meets Sonic Youth in thoughtful, dark “alt-electro-rock”...they deserve attention - Birmingham Live Review

This band are one of my “Midlands bands to watch out for” - Emma Scott - Radio DJ/Promoter (Kerrang Radio, Q Radio, Heart FM)

The music has a real edge and passion - Paul Murphy - founder of Songwriters Café and formerly of “The Destroyers”

Looking forward to seeing you become the next big star in your genre...your work is beyond brilliant; genius, in fact. 'This Burning Age' are going to set the world on fire - Leia Honda Scandur - U.S. D.J/Director/Producer

A whole lot of passion, work, thoughts and emotions have been put into ‘A Muzzle for the Masses’. It’s audible in every note that’s being played and word that’s being sung. The record’s going to send you on a rollercoaster ride through various emotional states and by all means should be checked out by any fan of ambitious, electronic/rock music. I think this band’s got a bright future ahead of them - Sebastian Huhn - Reviewer for German Webzine “Reflections of Darkness”

There are probably not more than a handful of bands that inspire me with every single one of their songs, but This Burning Age definitely have a place among those who do - Luna - Head of the This Burning Age German Street Team (who organised a group of fans to fly over to watch them support Hundred Reasons)

Lovin your songs, can't believe you're unsigned! - Cars on Fire - U.K. Band

Tracks are killer. Good use of the studio to give the tracks the perfect amount of machine edge - New York Incorrigibles

Rock and electronica and awesome chords - Lulu Rouge - Danish Band