Sky Valley Mistress

Originally formed as a four piece in Blackburn, Lancashire, Sky Valley Mistress had just signed to their record label, New Heavy Sounds before releasing their debut album, Faithless Rituals that was recorded with Dave Catching at Rancho de la Luna (QOTSA, Arctic Monkeys, Iggy Pop), the weekend lockdown was announced in March 2020.

With the promise of their first ever European tour falling through their fingertips and no UK tour to support their release due to the pandemic, they still managed to gain radio plays from 6 Music, Radio X and BBC Introducing. This gutteral blow haulting their momentum meant that their guitarist and bassist stepped aside from the band and Max, who was the current drummer and Kayley, the vocalist were left to decide whether to let it all go or build it back up again.

Not wanting to disrespect their former members and pull in new people to fill the gaps but still devoted to their songs and their name, the band decided to refuel the fire and create a live show that has never been seen before. Creating what they call a “Duel-Drumming Duo”, Kayley “Hell Kitten” Davies takes the sticks and one half of a drum kit whilst Max “Leather Messiah” Newsome battles the electric guitar with the kick drum under his foot. No samples. No backing tracks. No click tracks. No one is playing rock and roll the ways these two do.

From touring in their hearse nicknamed “THUNDERTAKER” after one of their songs, to printing their own free gig tickets to give out at every show they play and even creating a mausoleum model that fans can build inside every record of their upcoming album, Max and Kayley are doing everything in their ability to live a life fueled by fuzz guitars.

With their most recent success of supporting The Hives, Sky Valley Mistress are within touching distance of living out their dreams once more and this time nothing will stop them from letting go.