The Black Map 75: Parallax from… Biggleswade?!

Let’s get the Elephant out of the room before we talk about this week’s entry in our Encyclopedia Britannica of the UK Metal Underground Scene otherwise known as The Black Map. Where the @#©$ is Biggleswade? With an estimated population of 25,000 on the river Ivel, 11 miles south-east of Bedford is the Market Town of Biggleswade. That’s half way between Milton Keynes and Cambridge. Geography lessons very much over, we’re here to talk about a band that aim to blend a pair of principles in their song writing. Melody and Groove. Those principles have been applied to their self titled debut EP released just a week or so ago but they’ve already gone the length and breadth of the country to play shows with the likes of Faces of Eve. Frontman Nathan Holt and drummer Darren Holt were also in Scar City. Here’s their video for “Hold On” so you can… Get the picture!