So last year when we made our plan for the first half of 2020, deciding not to gig and to try and record our new album remotely sounded more than a little questionable.
Now in April, our plan of choice has become necessity. Leading us slightly smug to find ourselves in rhythm for once.
The timescale for releasing on July 4th still stands and we still hope to launch at Carpe Noctum.
The team around the band is now assembling (remotely) and we're actually quite excited about the album that is starting to take shape. It's going to be good, trust us.
Pre-order will be launching soon.
Lots of love to you and your's
#rhombus2020
#loveistheanswer
First time Andy's been in rhythm 😎
So you've unleashed a global pandemic just to make your album release schedule more feasible? Nice one, world's crying now 😒
Did wonder how it would affect your work on new album. Hope it's all over by then and the launch gig goes with a bang
Looking forward to hearing it.
Needs More Cow Bells
❤️
Plan for next week...
1. Repair
2. Re-string
3. Record some bass
#rhombus2020
#loveistheanswer
with me not been musical i thought it was a bag of beef jerky at first glance and a radiator bleed key
Your missing 2 strings 🤷♂️
Nice poster. Nice event
Be nice if you'd join us!04-Jul-20 - Carpe Noctum: Rhombus, Siberia, and Rain Children
You know a Rhombus release is incoming when the RAG charts start appearing.
Though we suspect Lee Talbot produced this to show how much work he had done compared to the rest of us!!!!!
Oh gawd no...I remember a similar document with amendments in blood and technical feedback involving 'the sea, at night, between some cliffs' and other assorted horrors 😉
I see Mr Holmes is ahead of the curve.
Summer is starting to look good!!!!Looking rather tasty don't you think? Who's coming for Tea then??
Last remaining early Tier 2 bird tickets, get them whilst you can.
www.wegottickets.com/f/12181
Great, I've always wanted to see "More TBC" live ! (I'm outta here…)
More TBC, c'est le groupe du chanteur de TBC après le split, c'est ça ?
Last night we wrote the catchiest of catchy new songs.
It's one of those ones you'll either really love or hate.
Either way it's an earworm!!!!!
Thank you to everyone who joined us last night at The Dead-Week Spectacular at The Fulford Arms, for another classic night.
Fantastic audience, some of whom had travelled great distances and overcome broken arms to make the event.
Thank you to The Seventh Victim (Hood) for a cracking set and The Trendy Vicars (Christopher Sherrington and Chris Tuke) for hosting us once again.
Comeback of the decade belongs to Ian FTG for filling an Alix shaped hole admirably.
As announced last night, the new album is set to be launched at Carpe Noctum on July 4th.
We'll crack on with that. It's going to be big and bright. Thanks to everyone who was 'Out for Rhombus' in 2019. Here's to a fantastic 2020!
Love is the answer!
Set list
1.One Day More
2.Lightning Strikes Twice
3.No Victim
4.What You Wanted
5.Always Hope
6.Lifeline
7.A Moment Today
8.Amaranthine
9.You Depend on You
10.Open the Sky
11.Mythos
12.Anywhere
13.Here Be Dragons
________________
14.4472
15.Timeless & Elegant (Audience vote over Celebrate)
Looking forward to the new album. Hmm, July 4th huh? I wonder.
New album, excellent news
it was grand it blew the clouds..sorry cobwebs! away
We had a fantastic time in Mossley last night. Lovely crowd in a cracking little venue, good to see some familiar faces we've not seen for a while. Thanks to Brad Bennett, who proved that if you invite us, we might well be up for it!
Here's what we played
1. One Day More
2. Lightning Strikes Twice
3. No Victim
4. What You Wanted
5. Always Hope
6. Lifeline
7. A Moment Today
8. Amaranthine
9. You Depend on You
10. Open the Sky
11. Mythos
12. Anywhere
13. Here Be Dragons
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14. 4472
15. Timeless & Elegant
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16. Celebrate
Next up for us is the Deadweek Spectacular at The Fulford Arms on 27th December. If it's half as good as last night, it will be a belter.
Love is the answer.
Had a great evening:) thanks Brad and team
Thank you really enjoyed your set at the Rising Sun 🌞 you were fabulous xx
Brilliant to see you so close to home!
Can't wait for Dead Week - please keep Celebrate in the set 🙂
So on Saturday we're going the other side of The Pennines to play in Mossley.
We're told it's a small venue with a fantastic atmosphere. Sounds perfect! It's also free in!!!!!
See you there
www.facebook.com/events/492168688183039/
One of Gary Quarmby's mash ups made a poster!
It's not small.....it's tiny, but we love it..😁😁
See you there - we can see the pub from our living room so we’re not missing this one 😁.
All pre-orders were dispatched this evening. Thank you to everyone who ordered a shirt.
The shirt is now back in stock in the online shop and available in all sizes once again.
Love is the answer.
Rhombus ‘Goth. British. European’ T-Shirt
www.rhombus.org.uk
Two colour print (front) on black fabric Available in 8 sizes: Girly S, Girly M, Girly L, S, M, L, XL & XXL Garment Details Girly Shirts B&C Collection B101F Women-only. Short sleeved t-shi…Fantastic gig last night Rhombus + Auger at Chains On Velvet
Thank you to Simon and the team, together with Auger for being good guys and a great support.
Also massive thanks for the security for saying if we didn't move our gear straight away, they would remove it from the venue. Which was fantastic for us as the security team proceeded to 'load out' for us down two flights of stairs. Thanks guys!!
Lastly thanks to Laura Moore for this delightful photo of Rob Walker skipping! (Gary Quarmby, do your worst)
Love is the answer!
What bass is that Edward?? Hope you haven't left one rotting and feeling unloved in the cellar AGAIN 😔
2 flights of stairs! 😲😲😲😲
Fantastic line up there! Pity so far away. Wanker security men turned out to be nice eh?
European T-shirt restock has arrived just in time for our Norwich vshiw tomorrow.
Once Lee Talbot gets them all folded up mind!!!!!!
Two weeks today!!!!!!!!
www.ueaticketbookings.co.uk
Rhombus are one of the finest Goth Rock bands to emerge from the North of England in many years. Mixing male and female vocals with swirling guitars, driving bass with powerful drums and electric violin, they combine some of the best elements of traditional 80s/90s UK Goth, with their own modern, up...Hi Guys, I'm attending the Norwich event all the way from London! I'm hoping your set list includes Anywhere and Mythos....please!!! Thank you. Looking forward to it! What time will you be on stage?
For once, we've not been idle in Rhombusland.
Songwriting is now progressing well. As of last night we have six songs pretty much done. Three have already been played live, the others have come together over the last month.
We've also got a sound-cloud account full of riffs, ditties and tunes from last year's "Slacker sessions" that Rob and Lee are going to start sifting through to determine the wheat from the chaff.
Fingers crossed the new album will be ready in 2020
(Pictured is Rob Walker making a few tweaks to a score in his lucky songwriting wig)
Knew it was Rob. The blue jeans were a dead giveaway. 😁
great news ! sorry we missed you last gigs was on holiday when one was on
I thought I had the last one, but we've just ordered some more. 😸
www.rhombus.org.uk/gb/shop/
I'm out
Just another day in the Rhombus superstar dressing room
Thanks to Maria Delg for lurking by the urinals!
Ah, the rock n'roll glitter and strass…
Well, if that’s just not the classiest photo shoot ever!!?
Strangest photo shoot ever!🤣🤣
Love it u bloody god dam special ace folk 👍
Owning toilet goth like bosses 🙂
Which one of you is Rentboy Renton?
Has Andy caught the bog roll in his flies or is his shirt hanging out?
Jeyes aroma anyone😜
Stephen Weebles Cuthbertson was in trap 5, but refused to open the door.
Bet Alixandrea had to hold her nose!🥴🥴
A couple of years back we released this limited edition shirt.
There was a fantastic take up, The shirts pretty much sold out, in fact, we only have two left.
Since then we've had numerous requests for this shirt (I wonder why?) except of course, from people who wear the size of the two shirts we have left.
So next month, we're going to order another batch. Pre-order this shirt now to ensure we get your size!
Rhombus ‘Goth. British. European’ T-Shirt
www.rhombus.org.uk
Two colour print (front) on black fabric Available in 8 sizes: Girly S, Girly M, Girly L, S, M, L, XL & XXL Garment Details Girly Shirts B&C Collection B101F Women-only. Short sleeved t-shi…PLEASE bring this back with a vengeance for the Christmas gig! 😀 Perhaps I ought to get this sprayed on the side of my car?
We were talking this one up on Friday. 😂
How the hell did i miss this? XL just ordered!
Still wear mine with pride!
I'm not British so this shirt is bunk.
That lovely man Martin Aylward has put together a rather fabulous concert film from our performance at The Fulford Arms at The Dead-Week Spectacular last year,
And because he's extra-specially lovely, he's happy for us to make it available free of charge for all you lovely people
Fantastic!!!!
Some brilliant snippets from last night's show at The Water Rats filmed by Cinzia Bacilieri.
(It's appears that the optimum height for filming Rhombus must be 4'11")
Cinzia
Rhombus live in London.
It is alway a pleasure to watch this band performing live but this time the synergy between the musicians on stage and the audience (hail to the London crowd!), together with glorious lights and sound, made the show really special.
#Rhombus
Glad I’m not the only titchy person who likes this band!!
Excellent!
Hey, please Play in Germany, I am waiting !! The best Location in my hometown is Aladin Music hall Bremen 🙂 !!
I am MUCH taller with the platforms!! I think I reach 5'1 😅😅😅
Fantastic night in that there London last yesterday at The Water Rats
Really enjoyable event with a fantastic crowd. Great to reacquaint with friend of old and make lots of new friends.
Thanks to Neil Ash, Kyle Whipp and Gordon Young for inviting us down. Cracking lads!
Special thanks to all those who travelled long distances to see us including Steve Fulcher, Lewis Utley, Adrian Atkins, Shelly Robinson, Shaun Buck, Clare Gollop, Hellen Holden and Cinzia Bacilieri
Fancy a return date up north next year?
(Photo stolen from Lewis Utley)
It was really good to see you all again, it’s been too long!
Top night folks see you soon 🙂
Great night guys
Your photo has hidden Lee but included my ear. How very mirthsome. 😂😂😂😂
Has that bass been re-strung?
Thank you for the birthday card you guys, have a great gig next week xXx
Andy said a text would have been fine. He's planning on sending it on Wednesday
The team works!
Hows the band doin ex ,we need new blood in this country !! Sounded good last time I heard you ! 🙂
You've seen the logo - now you can buy the tote bag!
www.rhombus.org.uk/en/?page_id=1206
Jane has one.
my jo as one and uses it with pride 🙂 proper nice they are
So as Christmas nonsense starts to appear in the shops. That means it must be time to confirm the ultimate Christmas nonsense.
Friday 27th December - The Dead Week Spectacular IV, The Fulford Arms.
Full bill to be confirmed
December, surely? 😉
September????
something to look forward to
Just over two weeks until we return to London with the lovely Children on Stun.
Be very afraid!Are you ready!!!!
Direct ticket link
billetto.co.uk/e/children-on-stun-rhombus-london-friday-the-13th-sept-tickets-354979
London - Friday the 13th September @ Water Rats, Kings Cross
With special guests Rhombus
Info and more
www.childrenonstun.co.uk
#postpunk #alternativerock #gothic #goth #gothicrock #london #thewaterrats #kingscross #fridaythe13th #deathrock #livemusic #rhombus #gig #gothgig #londongoth
Looking forward to this one 🙂 (in London for a conference but it is just around the corner from the venue) 🙂
NEW DATE: Friday 27th September - The Hive @ The Trades, Rotherham.
After a very enjoyable show a couple of months ago, we've been invited straight back. Nice!
Looking forward to tonight in Leeds
Let's pray the rain keeps up and the temperature down.
OMG why the mankini! Does he even care 😂
It’s the hair jumpsuit making me wretch!
Borat kkkk
Have the best day! Miss you all loads xxx
Wouldn't be Leeds if it wasn't raining 😝!!
Andy was wareing that last night in Hechy
Fancy wearing socks in this weather 😉
Holy jaysus. I didn't need to see that!
Jagshemash!! 😮
Rain guaranteed; sanity of the guy in green, less so (unless he’s trying to counter any assumptions regarding being on the far right - of the image).
Lol
Rain and crimps do not mix well so less rain and less heat for me 😀
Goth, goth, goth, goth, Borat.
Sorry we'll miss it, have a good gig xxx
Looking forward to later! The gig that is… 😀
Random as fuck.
Have a good 'un! Sorry I can't make it, elfs are still troubling me.
NEW DATE: Saturday 30th November - The Rising Sun, Mossley.
Return to that there Lancashire
Is Rob wanting an early night? 😉
It will be great to see you so close to home! Only five minutes away from us 😁🖤.
Brilliant see you there!!! 🎶🖤🎶
Tickets for our return to that there London with the lovely Children on Stun are selling fast.
Don't be a plank! Pony up fast!!!!
billetto.co.uk/e/children-on-stun-rhombus-london-friday-the-13th-sept-tickets-354979?fbclid=IwAR2...
Children on Stun / Rhombus - London - Friday the 13th Sept
billetto.co.uk
CHILDREN ON STUN & RHOMBUS - LONDON FRIDAY THE 13TH SEPT The Stun are back in London with special g...Alas we are I Leeeds
If I'm working in London then, I'll be there.
So last night Rhombus reconvened for our first rehearsal in a long time.
So long in fact Rob Walker was worried the internal battery on his effects unit may have run down.
Somebody locked Andy 'Brandy' Holmes in the toilet, however this crime is likely to remain unsolved as the police informed him that the list of suspects couldn't be narrowed down even to the people in the building.
We're gigging next Sunday, headlining 'Rockin Rotherham 6' at The Hive. Being a Sunday it's a very civilised affair which concludes at 8pm.
Reasons to attend
Rhombus are playing
So are our 'Great Mates' The Webb
It's free in
Reasons not to attend
Somebody let Andy out of the crapper.
www.facebook.com/events/2294431050826778/?active_tab=discussion
Ooh..you're on with The New Subterraneans.. they're from Stoke...hey Gary, I presume this is you lot? Say Hi to the lovely lady with the blue/purple hair.. Alexandra Corvin 🙂
Hhhhmmm.... needs more Byronic rock 🤔
Mighty nice poster!
Mighty nice!+👉+ Go East! - New Show Announced For Norwich (UK) +👉+
We are ecstatic to announce that we will play our first ever show in Norwich (UK), on Saturday 23rd November, at The Waterfront Norwich! Where we get to share a stage with the always awesome Rhombus 😁
🔥 Event page > Rhombus + Auger at Chains On Velvet
🔥 Tickets > www.ueaticketbookings.co.uk/ents/event/7875/
The event is being hosted by the fine folk at Chains On Velvet, and you can visit their web page thus > www.chainsonvelvet.co.uk/
This show will form part of the second leg of the #FromNowOnI tour... Expect more exciting gig news in the next few days 😎
See you down the front 😉
Kyle J Wilson & Kieran Thornton 🖤
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#Auger #TeamAuger #FromNowOnI #MinersAssemble
To book Auger for your event or festival please contact our manager Stephen Farr (8ball Management) via gothictowerswhitby@gmail.com / +44 (0) 776 343 9244
#DarkRock #DynamicDarkwave #Gothic #Industrial #Electronica #Metal
darkTunes DarkMerch - Raphaël Beck / 8ball Management Stephen Farr Sarahjane Farr / Mega_pr / Eventmanagement-ffm for Music /
Mmm never been to Norwich
Looking forward to seeing you guys. 😉
Ooo that's gonna be a stormer.. 😁
Our next show. The bill includes our mates The Webb
Nice!!!!!
Will they be bringing cheese and biscuits?
Looks a cracking gig.
Looking forward to this it's been a while.. 🕷️🕸️💕
Okay.... here's the dates we have so far for 2019
Sunday 16th June - The Trades, Rotherham
Saturday 27th July - Day of The Goths Leeds
Friday 13th September - TBA, Dan Saff
Saturday 23rd November - Chains on Velvet, Norwich
More dates TBC
Anything up north
im sure someone will say it "dont tell andy!"
Planning to be at two of them. 🖤
After doing the sum total of jack so far this year. We've confirmed two gigs in two days.
More details in due course. Both are 'dawn saff' too. ( Hi Lewis Utley!)
Love is the answer!
Hurrah. Bet they are both south of the border.
Bout bloody time you idle buggers.. (apart from Alix cause she's always busy.. 😉)
Yay! 😁😁😁😁😁
I was wondering when the annual Parish gig would be....oh wait, the South???! Boooo 😛
Hey there is already a band called rhombus and they are pretty good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBBInlhLhB4
As are we! B-)
Our Lady Alix had a gig with her other band Last July on Saturday. And the peerless Gary Quarmby of Oh my Goth was there to document it!
www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2811675469057101&type=1&l=ab18881278boy did they do a great spot as last minute stand in !!!!
oooh lovely kind words.....they did a great job...they always do
Happy new year and all that
As we're feeling brave, here is a link to a recording of the debut performance of our newest song No Victim - No Blame.
Though it was only rehearsed with the full band that afternoon, we're quite pleased with this one. Thanks to Steve Iles for the video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kSl09OJxXQ&feature=share
We were there. Great night 😃
Like it! Now come and play it South of Nottingham!
About time you got a drummer....
"This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated."
Thank you to everyone for another great night yesterday at The Fulford Arms.
The Deadweek Spectacular III was the biggest and best yet. We enjoyed ourselves mightily in front of a wonderful crowd. We were definitely on top form and Lee had flashing drumsticks!!!!!!
Special mentions to Sometime The Wolf. and Void Ship Captains for providing excellent support and to Christopher Sherrington and Chris Tuke for being our favourite 'just good friends' hosts.
We promise to go up a few gears in 2019, play more gigs (including venturing dawn saff) and get a new release out (Hopefully by summer)
Here's what we played last night
1.Lightning Strikes Twice
2.One Day More
3.No Victim – No Blame (debut performance)
4.What You Wanted
5.Amaranthine
6.You Depend on You
7.A Moment Today
8.Open the Sky
9.Always Hope
10.Timeless & Elegant
11.Mythos
12.Here Be Dragons
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Encore as approved by Alastair Appleby
13.Celebrate
14.Anywhere
See you next year.
Love is the answer!
It was grand !
Have A Cracking Gig,
RHOMBOIDS..
SEE YOU In 2019..
Love
From us lot in
TGHM... 😁😁😁..
Thank you and see you soon x
Aye! Get us a Stokie show booked up. It's about time we played together again!
Merry Christmas from everyone in Camp Rhombus.
We didn't do many gigs in 2018, but we did write some cracking new songs, three of which we'll be playing at The Deadweek Spectacular - Rhombus - Sometime The Wolf - Void Ship Captains York
Come and join us as we gear up for 2019. Andy Holmes has offered to buy anyone who compliments him on his guitar playing a drink of their choice.
Love is the answer!
Love this 🙂
Great playing Andy 😉
Merry Christmas to you all...See you next week!!Much love 😀 xx
it will be a cheap night for Andy then!
I'm winning the "didn't make it to a Rhombus gig in 2018" contest right now, yes? You're in good company tho, didn't make it to a Terminal Gods or Cold in Berlin or Saint Agnes or Fields Of The Nephilim gig either! I know. I know. I am a failMarge! Still could be worse, I could get stinky toiletries for TattMass and then I'd really cry.
isnt it just!
PRESS RELEASE - Andy Holmes Agrees Guitar Endorsement.
Rhombus six string bluffer Andy Holmes has today agreed to endorse the new Encore Widow Maker VI, which is shaped like an assault rifle.
"Andy was our first choice!" said the noted budget range luthiers "It sounds like a massacre when he plays a normal shaped guitar, so this a logical next step"
When asked about possible negative connotations of endorsing a gun shaped guitar, Andy asked for clarification of what 'connotations' mean't before making a joke that offended even the unborn!
(Photo by Gary Quarmby)
The Black Clothes Matter movement are up in arms.
..... the whole band's shit in my miserable opinion ..... 😉
I need this guitar!... lol
We are mean to him 😉
Oh, we're going past Stockton on our way to the Rhombus / Momento Mori / Mausoleums - Noircastle - 24.11.18 gig, says Andy. We've got time to pick up a guitar, right...? 😹
Rehearsal is going exceptionally well! Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow at the Rhombus / Momento Mori / Mausoleums - Noircastle - 24.11.18!
Bawbags
Is that Kenny? Who's gonna kill him? My money is on Rob...
That guitar guy at the back is losing more hair. He must be fucking ancient by now, no?
Just confirmed a very exciting show for next summer.
All we can say at this stage is that it's in the contract that we cover Galveston!!!
Alt.Fest 2?
That's the song about indigestion and heartburn right?
Gifford ?
Maybe it is time to bring back one of our greatest marketing moves ever???Alicia has finished putting Rob's Bangin Bargain Bags together ready for tonight.
The Parish a couple of weeks ago..
www.facebook.com/pg/Oh-my-Goth-2642568835967766/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2685564315001551Rhombus at the Parish in Huddersfield, supporting Spear of Destiny
Alixandrea is working hard and getting ready for our next gig this Friday.
Spear Of Destiny + Rhombus at The Parish, Hudds - SOLD OUT
We know you'd have preferred a photo of Andy Holmes getting reading but unfortunately Boots claim to have lost the film.
great hair!
Very nice
unsolicited advice moment. suggest you take a torch or two, the 'backstage' / 'green room' over the pub had no working lights or power socket when i visited in august. may be fixed by now but you never know! lovely people all, fans of #shots !!!
Great stuff 🙂
A Christmas gig in the Deadweek in York you say?
Hmm..... interesting
I say!!
Melissa Hartshorne
And what week of the dead would that be... 🤔
New Red Suit to replace the white one?
But this is UNHEARD OF!
Yayyy!! <3 ...Gary says that sounds SPECTACULAR 😀 xx
To quote that there sports lot: Just do it...
A gig in York is always an excellent idea!! (😀😀😀 so I can cycle to the venue... 🤘)
NEW DATE: Saturday 24th November, Noircastle, The Globe, Newcastle. Nice!!!!!
There's now an event for you to register your interest! www.facebook.com/events/1849096328509852/?ti=as
?
Very doable, see you there
"responsible drinking" Fuck that... 🙂
NEED A SUPPORT?
The "Rock Off Fibro"Volume 1 album is now available to order from rockofffibro.bigcartel.com/
It includes Rhombus & there are 35 other great artists on this 2 cd set.
The Rock Off Fibro team would like to thank Rhombus for their support!
buy it here: rockofffibro.bigcartel.com/
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Hi all this is s great CD and we are happy to be included in the fold for a very worthwhile charity, look it up and check out the list of great bands on here with many exclusive rare tracks
'Rock Off Fibro' charity CD inc Theatre of Hate, Spizzenergi
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'Rock Off Fibro' charity CD inc Theatre of Hate, Spizzenergi, The Membranes & more is launched;Home town hoedown!
Back with The Spear once again!
Haha!!... I was thinking last night when you said 21st...oh no!!Spear of Destiny at The Parish that night too!! 😀 xx
Really should've put two and two together and got the right number and not 37... 😀 xx
Oooi ello might af see if can get oop north..
Dates for the diary
September 21st
November 24th
Details to follow..........
Ooh I hope one of those is what I think it is! 🙂
Ooooo cited
Coming out to play ?
Another thing involving those wonderful chaps from Rhombus ..they have a track on the "ROCK OFF FIBRO" VOLUME 1...A 36 TRACK DOUBLE CD, that's being released on Monday 6th August. It also features The Expelaires, 1919, Glass House Museum & many more!
We're having a fantastic launch event on Sunday 5th August 2018 @ The Rigger, Newcastle Under Lyme, nr Stoke. It will feature some of the artists who are on the album.
Opening the event are Bibles, then The Webb. XLerators will ask you to help Rock Off Fibro, then Stoke's own Glass House Museum.
We're delighted to announce that the headliners with be the legendary Theatre Of Hate.
Ticket info & pre orders for the CD are now available from rockofffibro.bigcartel.com/
#"WE'RE GONNA ROCK OFF FIBRO"
Happy to help
Just wanted to say your set at black rose all dayer rocked 🤘🤘🤘Awsome
Thank you Drew, we really enjoyed ourselves, glad you did too!!!
Top rehearsal this evening. Honing the set for Black Rose Events - all dayer
We've even added some choreography (Only the second piece in 15 years)
Yay, about time Rob got his tutu out again. 😉
Nice to see Rhombus getting a mention in The Metro
Thanks to Joel Heyes and Lee Meadows
World Goth Day: British Goths on what 22 May means to them
metro.co.uk
Celebrating the importance of the Goth sub-culture in the UK today
Good writing session tonight. Another two new songs coming together!!!
Did Andy Holmes use The Yamaha?
Great 😃, Hope for a Tour ...
great stuff........soon be an album or a ep?
!!!!!!
Gary Quarmby has been at it again
Who's Mr Brown?
The devil does indeed make work for idle hands...
We had a brilliant time at Carpe Noctum: Rhombus, Gothzilla & The Black Riders Cult.
Big thanks to Howard Rickards and the crew (or squad if he prefers)
We played well and we're feeling brave, so here are links to the two new songs we played last night (thanks Maria Delg)
You Depend on You
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIRCfIelnGY
Always Hope
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLIWv4bEg4Y
Yes, great !!
Marvellous!
Just finished rehearsal, we're sounding awesome if we do say so ourselves! 😹
Andy sounding "awesome?" Have you unplugged him? 😉
What's Andy doing to Eds bottom?
Rehearsal this evening, sorting out the set for Carpe Noctum: Rhombus, Gothzilla & The Black Riders Cult
Any requests????
King of Rome?
We tried that last night in Andy’s other band, my guitar amp was off for 3 songs and just had Andy playing. I think it was an improvement, but no-one will know just how good i was playing on those songs, i was playing a blinder 😂😂
You only want me when you’re drunk.
Requests??? How about switch Rob's guitar down and Andy's up. (that's a fiver Andy know owes me 🙂 )
Remembrance Day! 🙂
i think Lee would love you to do Mother by Danzig......id like Almost Everything 🙂
Rehearsing last night, we started by playing one of the new songs which had sounded pretty good last week.
The first run sounded dreadful, we looked in the direction of Andy Holmes, for an explanation, who rattled off some excuse about his amp cutting in and out. Rob Walker questioned whether the problem was the performance, rather than the amp it was coming through. A claim rebutted swiftly by Mr Holmes.
Further examination by Lee Talbot found Andy was in fact note perfect, but had being playing the other new song.
So to misquote Eric Morcambe, Andy was playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right song!
You just can't get the guitarists these days 🤣
It's probably a little late to wish you all Happy New Year, but as always, we've been busy
We intend to be more active in 2018 than we were in 2017, though we did write a lot of new material, finishing it is the key!!!
Anyhow we did do a few stonkingly good shows last year, which is demonstrated in the video below (thanks Martin Aylward)
As you can see, Rhombus remain a brilliant live band (It's our trumpet and we're going to blow it) we'll prove it to you in Leeds on February 3rd
draggin the lad along with us on the 3rd all been well...:-)
You have a TRUMPET now?
Merry Christmas to everyone from all of us at Camp Rhombus
See you next year, when we promise we will release something! Honest!
Love is the answer
(Big thanks to Gary Quarmby for all the images this year)
Fuck me, Ed looks like Roy Wood.
Thank you !! Merry Christmas for you - please come to Germany 🙂
love it
NEW DATE: Something to look forward to for 2018
There will be new songs too!!!!!03.02.18: Carpe Noctum: Rhombus, Gothzilla & The Black Riders Cult.
This is my birthday Kath! 😉
Well we're a bit late in celebrating Bonfire Night here at Rhombus HQ
When have we ever been on time with anything though?
Burn baby burn...disco inferno
We're thinking Egypt is a market we might need to get into. Particularly as Andy Holmes looks like he's been dug up at the best of times.
(Thanks to Gary Quarmby once again)
Perfect!
Yep
That's what happened when he told Kathryn she couldn't have a cat. No wonder they now have Smudge. 😀
Loads of events going on for Halloween at the moment, so what are Rhombus doing?
Eh.... nothing. Well that's Ed's fault, we did get offered a few, but he is out of the country so we had to turn them down.
Enjoy your Trick or Treating! Asda Spooky Bargain Buckets all round!
For fancy dress, could you get Alixandrea a box to stand on?
Missed a trick there. You should have had Edward in a sarcophagus, given where he is. 🙂
I guess it’s technically my fault for no Halloween gig 😑
Oi!..the grim sweeper!!
Poor Andy
Is that Andy dressed as the grim reaper? 🦇
All quiet in Rhombus-land this week.
Rob Walker has been enjoying the football. Andy Holmes has been practising the guitar. Not much else to report.
Priceless!!!!
Thought this would have been done by 17.00 yesterday 🙂 🙂
ooh a week off for Andy !!
Poor Rob....Up the Town!!
We very much enjoyed ourselves last night playing Goth City's Night of The Dark Arts.
However we got so into chatting, telling stories and running down Andy that we only managed to play four songs
Set List
(Complaining about charity gigs and general moaning)
One Day More
(Tales of former bands and band mates)
Rat City
(Arguing with the audience)
Amaranthine
(German toilet venues and Rob's infection)
Anywhere
Big thanks to Joel Heyes for inviting us!!!
Ah, so you talked for half, and sang songs for half? Fuck, I wouldn't know when to go to the bar/toilet. Sounds like a night of "grapes of wrath" to me 😂😂😂
It's fine, you're still a young band. Experience'll sort that out.
So we're all set for our Grassby & Walker show on Wednesday night....... well we've not actually rehearsed yet, but we intend too.
In other news, it's touch and go whether Andy Holmes will be able to join us. If we touch him, he'll want to go, so we're giving him a wider birth than usual.
Full running order for the night in the event page below.
www.facebook.com/events/745539682281359/
I've only just noticed t'lack of keks!
There not mine lol
"sadly" I'm seein' t'mighty Manic Street Preachers on Weds. I'm sure y'all will find someone else to insult on t'night! ^_^ <3
I find this one quite disturbing. 😣
*Berth
Everybody here in Rhombus Land would like to wish Carpe Noctum a Happy 18th Birthday!!!!
We've played the club in both cities and five different venues over the years. The support we have received, practically since the band started, has been brilliant and Howard Rickards remains one of our "finest and blondest friends"
See you all at the Carpe 18: Cold in Berlin vs Chambers, plus Golden Age of Nothing tonight!
Wot? No Andy? 🙂
All well in the Rhombus camp this week.
Don't forget Grassby and Walker will be playing as part of Goth City Festival in Leeds on October 18th.
New Rhombus dates incoming..... which will include the debut of new material.
Love is the answer
Have you swapped Andy for Hagrid 😂😂😂
may have to book 1/2 shift for the Walker n Grassby, and start work at 2am
Love you guy's!!! Saw you at Whitby a few year's ago. Now live in Brittany so not much chance of seeing you. 😥😥😥 I do however run a 5K pa rig if you ever do plan some gigs over here!!!
I like Andy's new haircut!! B-)
We just want to say a massive thanks you to everyone for last night.
To Manuskript, The Glass House Museum and DJ Kell Kill - DJ & Model for brilliant sets.
To team at The Parish for being their usual fantastic selves
and to the crowd who were quite simply wonderful. You lifted us!!!!
Further dates incoming.....
Love is the answer
Andy you've shrunk!!
You're welcome! 🙂
Smalll.... far away.... small... far away...
Lee was missed...speedy recovery mate
A "sizeable" performance by the LOT of you !!! Fantastic stuff ... Loved every minute !!! EPIC Gothic enjoyment !!! 🙂 !!!
Lol giggling like a schooly....but was a cracking show from all three bands