Copycat Vigilante Review

Copycat Vigilante – Kill My Ambition

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For what feels like the umpteenth time, Doncaster mainstays Geoff Rogers and Mark West, both formerly of feedback merchants Bright Paper Werewolves and the blink-and-you-missed-it Self Destruct Sequence, have reunited.

This time Bri Waller (ex Uninvited and Former Child Star, another of West’s projects) is along for the festivities, bringing his trademark off-kilter drumming and subtle bleepy laptop effects to compliment the discordant racket that permanently eminates from Rogers and West’s amps. The noticeable – but thankfully subtle – electronic additions give Copycat Vigilante an accessible pop edge and breathe life into the traditional three-piece hardcore setup that could have otherwise sounded a tad dated. If Rogers can give his vocals the same aggressive edge as his razor-sharp guitar work, Copycat Vigilante will grow into a formidable outfit that any discerning rock fan would be a blithering idiot to miss.

Rob Malton