It takes some balls for a band to not only call itself ‘TREMENDOUS‘, but also use all caps in their name. Fortunately, the Birmingham, England-based band deliver the goods with their colorful and exuberant style of Glam Rock that’s heavily influenced by such legendary artists as T.Rex, David Bowie, Journey, Slade, Def Leppard, Mott The Hoople, Cheap Trick, New York Dolls, The Babys, Roxy Music, Heart, and Aerosmith.  Comprising TREMENDOUS are Mark Dudzinski (Guitar/Vocals), Ryan Jee (Bass) and David Lee (Drums).

Following up on their glorious 2018 single “Rock’n’Roll Satellite”, the band has released a wonderful, anthemic new single “Open for Closing“, along with an entertaining and provocative video. The track will be officially released via Horrendous Records on April 12th, and will be featured on the band’s forthcoming debut album Relentless. About the song, Mark stated “Its just an age old tale of heartbreak but with a bit of tragedy (in the video). A relationship gone toxic.” He explained that the song lyrics “don’t leave our love (open for closing)” translate to a plea to not leave things in such a way that the relationship is open to ending.

The song is melodically beautiful yet hard-hitting, packing quite a punch in just under three minutes. The layered guitars, driving bass and aggressive percussion are all spectacular from start to finish. I especially love the chugging riffs, accompanied by smashing drumbeats, at the end of each verse, and the wailing guitar in the chorus gives me goosebumps. Mark’s resonant vocals are fantastic, registering in the higher octaves and occasionally venturing into a soaring falsetto that raises the adrenaline. These guys are so good!

The song’s video is beautifully filmed and entertaining, but also pretty dark, and ends on a rather violent note. The guy wants the girl to be his, almost to the point of stalking her, but she very clearly has other ideas. She does everything she can to dissuade him from pursuing her, finally resorting to hitting him on the head and knocking him unconscious, then leaving him tied up and locked in an abandoned building. Ouch!

“Open for Closing” was nominated for “Track Of The Week” on the Classic Rock webzine, and came in third place, which you can see by clicking here.

TREMENDOUS has an upcoming show on April 4 at Dublin Castle in London.

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