NORTHERN Ireland has a proud history in
terms of rock music: from the 60s years of Them and Van Morrison, through to
the punk revolution of the 70s, the NWOBHM success of Sweet Savage, and more triumphs
of Therapy?, Ash, and The Answer .
The current crop is not shabby either, with
Stormzone, Million$Reload amongst the vanguard.
But for all the growing national and
international success of our rock bands, there still is a moment when home
grown talent brings their newly released work back to their spiritual roots.
Whether that band achieves acclaim beyond Northern
Ireland’s shores or not, that is the moment when local fans know there is no
justice, there’s just us...
Such was the case on Saturday night (May 18th)
when the Big Truck that is Trucker Diablo came back to the Diamond Rock Club,
Ahoghill to launch their new album, Songs of Iron.
And, what a way to do it!
With a half hour acoustic set and then
playing Sons of Iron to an eager audience.
During their acoustic set Trucker even
unveiled two excellent songs that didn’t make it on to Songs of Iron – which is
testament in itself to the strength of the new album’s 15 tracks.
After a brief respite for the band to set
up and the crowd to enjoy refreshments Trucker unleashed the Iron – from surefire
hits like Drive and The Rebel, through to the US FM friendly Highway Radio
there was no foot put wrong, and the fist-pumping Year of the Truck is a stomping rallying cry to
fans new and old.
Trucker are as at home on the huge festival
stages, and equally the friendly intimacy of the Diamond lends itself to the party
atmosphere generated by straightforward, honest, hard rock mayhem.
All four men, Tom, Simon, Glenn and Terry
are accomplished musicians in their own right, but equally as a unit they gel
on stage and keep it heads down rock and roll.
While fans already know Trucker have
bucketloads of talent, that 2013 will bring new fans from festival stages and
wider tours.
This is the Year of the Truck, when the Big
Truck will rumble through the gears with Songs of Iron pounding out to win over
those who have not yet received the blessings that the Year of the Truck
offers...
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