Black Spiders

Formed in Sheffield, England in 2008, the classic rock-influenced quintet Black Spiders had released their debut single by the close of that same year. Led by vocalist/guitarist Pete Spiby -- formerly of the more alternative rock-focused '90s act Groop Dogdrill -- their frenetic, accessible, hook-filled sound was also fashioned by Andrew Lister and Mark Thomas on guitar, Adam Irwin on bass, and Si Atkinson on drums. With influences ranging from Black Sabbath to Motörhead, and from ZZ Top to Guns N' Roses, it was their playful, post-Darkness lack of gravity as much as their no-...