Allied March is a new wave generation band, trying to incorporate the greatest and most powerful elements in all genre's surrounding Pop / Punk / Rock / Hardcore / Dubstep and more. Emerging from the heart for Brisbane this fun, energetic band is out to rock your pants off. The album 'Double Click And Exit Here' was released mid 2010 after there previous successful album 'Runaway Anthem' which was made in 2008. This young upcoming band has been touring and playing shows ever since, and are planning the release of their new album in early 2012.

The band members are great friends and work together to create great music. Danny is the lead vocalist and guitarist, Joe plays the drums, Brodie plays lead guitar and Damien plays bass guitar.

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September 21, 2011

ALLIED MARCH, LIVE AT THE TEMPO, 2/8/11

For Danny Summers, frontman and main song writer for Brisbane’s Northside quartet Allied March, the journey towards his current mould has been long and seemingly treacherous. The now twenty year old has developed a knack for penning some of the most vibrant lyrics, covering life’s greater issues (existence, consciousness etc.) to the down-to-earth simplicities of human desire – often represented by relationships and addiction. Themes all too familiar to the post-hardcore / emo genres in which Allied March could quite easily be categorized… However, there is a difference. To the blind ear these epic 4-minute-plus sagas of intertwined major octave guitars may appear generic, bland, and maybe even shallow.

The difference? Soul – found in the lyrics and portrayed courageously by Summers. You can almost hear his blood and sweat dripping on to the page as he slaves away in a dark room and tells his stories. Spontaneity – in sections where crescendo would usually dominate with say, synthesizers and over-production, the whole band jolts in to action, seemingly summoning the greater forces of pop-punk in an instant with a futuristic and oh-so-energetic drive. And heart – the four young punksters, ranging from 18 to 20 years old, deliver an honest set. Ranging from the raw powerchord charged ‘I am Jesus’ kind of moments, to the softer instants dominated by the rich tones of guitarist Brodie Creaser’s eloquent finger work in many post-choruses and interludes.

All the dramatic slurring aside, the band delivered on their second appearance in Brisbane in less than a month. Playing at The Tempo, the lads closed the night with a ruthless half-hour set. For music that is generally broadcasted to the masses in stadiums around the world (30 Seconds to Mars, even Coldplay comes to mind) a local venue on a Tuesday night may seem a little precarious at first. But it worked. From the opening click of drummer Joe Telford’s sticks to the closing moment the microphones and amps were channeled to stand-by and the 90s pop ignited quietly over the PA, Allied March had arrived in the room – and boy did you know it.

Damien Cooke’s bass work was flawless, with the added and somewhat unexpected screams & wonderful harmonies portrayed by the front three surfacing as a new feature to the Allied March sound. Opening with what has the making to be a teenage anthem ‘The System’s Enemy’, soaked in a swelling surge of roller coaster like intensity, the band ruckused around the stage in unison reminiscent of Maryland’s All Time Low. Racing through the set, pleasing the drunks on the dancefloor, and more than anything impressing a room full of venue patrons, it’s safe to say the Brisbane melodic punk foursome has the utmost potential to bring these sounds to the local table and transmit the message to the thousands; and beyond. Only the third gig? The future is bright for Allied March, and it’s one soaked in empowering melody, gigantic flags flying in slow motion, and positivity. And it’s about time.

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