Download Festival 2022 – Saturday

LIVE: Salem @ Cathouse, Glasgow

On any given night, Glasgow’s alternative scene descends upon Cathouse for an unholy communion – but tonight is special as Southampton’s favourite son, Will Gould, is back in town, this time with his side project, Salem. Just one month after rocking Glasgow’s Garage with the much more theatrical Creeper, where

Salem – ‘Salem II’

Will Gould seems to be on a crusade to single handedly revive the horror punk genre. Alongside his comrades in Creeper, he spins theatrical yarns of deeply layered tracks that have a whole generation experiencing ‘The Black Parade’ levels of mania – and now, with his side project Salem,

Salem – ‘Salem’

When creating concept albums, you could be forgiven for thinking that artists can often feel all-consumed by their ideas, and sometimes need the option of that big ‘ejector seat’ button which allows them to break out for a while. For example, at the boiling point of