EL MOONO

Twisted, progressive alt metal with a huge heart

WILL MARSHALL

“WE’RE SILLY BILLIES really,” El Moono guitarist Jamie Haas jokes over Zoom. They might be daft offstage, but anyone who’s caught the Brightonians live knows that their music is anything but. A scintillating blend of progressive metal, occasional flourishes of indie and the raw edge of grunge, there’s very few bands, if any, that sound like them. Staunch advocates of talking about mental health and supporters of LGBTQIA+ rights, their shows are raucously heavy, but fundamentally a safe place for self-expression. “I wear a dress onstage. It’s ridiculous that so many people have an opinion on it and want to comment on someone else’s appearance,” explains vocalist/guitarist Zac Jackson. That penchant for subversion is deliberate; rock and metal were founded on it, and to those that claim the genre is…

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Metal Hammer UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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