"Deceit" is the second and most widely-acclaimed album by This Heat. Its recording began in early 1981 in the band's Cold Storage studio. The central theme of the album is the impending destruction of the world by nuclear war. Charles Hayward explained in a later interview, "We had a firm belief that we were going to die, and the record was made on those terms.… The whole thing was designed to express this sort of fear, angst, which the group was all about really." The album was intentionally given a violent, chaotic sound that proved to be an enourmous infl… read more
"Deceit" is the second and most widely-acclaimed album by This Heat. Its recording began in early 1981 in the band's Cold Storage stud… read more
"Deceit" is the second and most widely-acclaimed album by This Heat. Its recording began in early 1981 in the band's Cold Storage studio. The central theme of the album is… read more
This Heat were an experimental British rock band widely considered a link between avant-prog and such later experimental genres as post-punk, post-rock, and noise-rock. They were formed in late-1975 in Brixton, London, United Kingdom by multi-instrumentalists Charles Bullen (guitar, clarinet, viola, vocals, tapes), Charles Hayward (percussion, keyboards, vocals, tapes) and Gareth Williams (keyboard, guitar, bass, vocals, tapes). Their music touched on numerous different styles and genres, and was frequently confrontational and politically charged. Their first radio airplay came from… read more
This Heat were an experimental British rock band widely considered a link between avant-prog and such later experimental genres as post-punk, post-rock, and noise-rock. They were formed in late-1975 in Brixton, London, United Kingdom b… read more