Have you ever been hit with a shovel and then given a hug as a result? Well you are just about to, as Wolves Dont Sleep hit you with an amalgamation of genres in the metal scene from one mixing pot, a recipe that always gets a great response from different audiences wherever they lay their hats.



Appealing to more and more Mainstream crowds than their usual Metal fans, the lads take their recognition and popularity skyward, increasing what is now a multifaceted fan base. Now, strongly focussed on their goals with Never Give Up coursing through their veins, Wolves Don’t Sleep are ready to snow plough any obstacle that stands in their way, taking this pack further down a road to success, that they have hunted for many years.

In a recent interview, I asked the boys what drives them as a band, they told me;

“This is all we want to do and it is the only thing that truly makes us happy, from writing/recording and practising and playing shows. Even just spending time together doing the smallest thing is when we are truly our happiest”.

I followed this up by asking what the meaning was behind the band name, they went on to add;

“It is from the phrase Wolves Don’t Lose Sleep Over The Opinions Of Sheep, which represents how we function as a band, we will do what feels right to us and we will pay no attention to the opinions of others”.

So with that said I asked what they have learnt about themselves as a band on their journey so far, they went on to tell me;

“Mistakes will be made and you must learn from them and nothing is ever easy. True art and victory takes time, patience and perseverance”.

Always interested, I asked Wolves Don’t Sleep what their personal songwriting process was, and how they would overcome any writers blocks, they told me;

“Dan Bradley does the majority of the instrumental writing with input from Steev and Dan Bingley. We write scratch drum tracks through our recording software with rough ideas of certain sections or Good Ideas and leave all that in the hands of Connor. The lyrics are all in the hands of Steev mostly with Dan Bingley assisting and Dan Bradly helping establish melodies or certain segments in-line with his guitar parts. Its a matter of time and patience, for you cannot force a good idea, but on the other hand, sometimes being rushed to finalise an idea can really lead to some interesting ideas when you have to push the boundaries. This was used for the lyrics to Forest Fire, and is a testament to this, as the lyrics were formed very late in the recording process of the Clarity EP”.

So I went on to ask if they have the same persona on and off stage, they replied;

“Who we are on stage is more a heightened level of ourselves. We are not putting on an act on or off stage, this is who we are as people, and allows us to express ourselves in our purest forms”.

And that brings me nicely to the ep in question here, “Clarity”.

Howling at the moon with a fury enough to strike the night with a terror that will chill your very soul, this ep is laced and laden with a brutal undercurrent that scars the very air that surrounds it, taking their musicianship and technical ability further than they could possibly imagine, and on a road to success within their genre.

Throughout this masterclass of musicianship, are all the elements needed for success throughout a vast compendium of syncopated genius, displaying their dynamic in a style that’s top of their class.

Anyone casting their eyes in wonder, over what lies beneath the cellophane, better think again if they are going to Cry Wolf, as these Wolves Wont Sleep until you join the pack.

Star Rating – 9/10

Star Suggestion-

If ever there was a track to tempt the listener into buying this ep, it would be –

 ” If I’m The Snake Then You’re The Ladder”.