Bruising Shins

Bruising Shins is a five-piece Dublin-based Alternative rock band. They leave their mark wherever they’re heard, with two contained yet destructive guitarists, one who sings energetic backup vocals, a talented bassist with a heavy jazz influence, a drummer who bashes the drums like no other and a lead vocalist with a voice powerful enough to bring down a building.

Bruising Shins are: Marlon Morningstar on lead vocals, Rat Tail on backup vocals and guitar, The Scorpion on guitar, Sweet Tooth on Drums, and Peter on Bass.

No one puts on a show like Bruising Shins, hear them live or in studio and you'll see just how much passion the band puts into their heavy and rage filled music. Their studio releases cover a broad range of themes, such as 'Hidden Hereafter' with the despair of feeling lost in life, 'Mindkiller' discussing the hypocrisy and fear-driven insanity of war, and 'The Rest of Anywhere' showcasing how anger is next to impossible to be rid of and is often repetitive until self destruction.

The band's mixing of high energy punk rock and melancholic ambient shoegaze throughout their discography, makes for a carefully crafted roller coaster of emotions that leaves listeners on their toes for what Bruising Shins will do next.

Live Bruising Shins has played a variety of stages and festivals big and small such as Trinity Ball, The Soundhouse, Sea Sessions and, most notably The Great Escape; their first performance across seas welcomed by a full capacity crowd.