Last RALE Bad Bastards 2027 // Bad Mothers Union / Shasma / Deoch

They are driven by the unshakeable need to share their artistic vision with the world. Eschewing the standard approach to membership, the band act as a musical collective, thriving on collaboration and what each player’s voice brings to their sonic tapestry. The current line-up is Conor Kavanagh (vocals/guitar), Brandon Murphy (bass/synth/vocals), Joel Pitcher (guitar) and Eddy Blake (drums). Drawing on influences musical and beyond, the band cite Queens Of The Stone Age, Weezer and Nine Inch Nails along with some David Lynch adding a surrealist twist to the expansiveness of their music. SHASMA are a 3-piece grunge band from Derry. Seos Martin formed the band 2022 with metalhead James Dunn on Bass and young punk, Nathan Walker on drums. These three noisy introverts bring Seos' songs full of dark vocals, messy guitar, and melodic basslines to life with intense delivery and dynamic, raw emotion. DEOCH. is the creative collision of two of the worst musicians to ever contribute to the Derry music scene. (Their words not ours). After years of playing in various projects – sometimes side by side, sometimes on separate paths, notably Darryl from Craic Pipe and Dúalta from No Collusion – the two lads decided to strip things back to the core, drop the full band to form a raw, hard-hitting duo. With influences deeply rooted in Punk and Hip Hop, DEOCH. fuse the grit and rebellion of punk energy with the rhythm and attitude of rap culture. Every beat, riff and lyric is a statement: authentic and loud, born from friendship, frustration and a love for breaking the boundaries.