(Y) is for Yashin

Allow me to introduce: Yashin

screamo/metal/rock

'Yashin are a band to watch, up there with Enter Shikari and the Gallows' - Jo Whiley

Yashin are six-piece from Glasgow, Scotland. They have everything you would expect from a 'screamo' band; dual vocalists mixing the clean and the screaming, crunching guitars and bright, brittle melodies, but there's something else about Yashin that makes them more addictive after the first listen.

Yashin is made up of:

Harry - vocals (singing)

Kevin - vocals (screaming)

Paul - guitars

Andy - bass/vocals

Lewis - guitars

Dave - drums

Originally, Yashin only had five members. There was one singer in the begining, Mike, but he was replaced by two vocalists Harry and Kevin. Their engery live is amazing, they encourage the crowd to participate in circle pits and walls of death, the two singers even diving into the crowd at various points. A support band when I saw them, Yashin's set feels short but deffinately doesn't leave you feeling like they've held back. They leave you wanting more.

If you like your music to have loud, grinding guitars and heavy drums, a catchy chorus and a band that leaps about onstage; then Yashin are deffiantly a band you should be checking out. They are currently on tour and have a series of live dates lined up for the autumn, starting in October.

For now, I'll leave you with this. A personal favourite of mine, 'Tonight We Dance' (with original singer Mike)

http://www.myspace.com/theyashin

All photos taken by Faye

Newcastle University 2/May/09 - Madina Lake 'Attics To Eden' Tour