There can’t be many bands that are capable of playing at Bloodstock and Slam Dunk. Creeper are one of a very small number, then; the Southampton goth-punks have certainly taken on a far more metal aesthetic in the last few years. The bloodstained, corpse-painted look they’re sporting today is a far cry from their AFI-aping early days, and a sonic move towards icy glam rock stylings has certainly helped what could have been a slightly awkward fit for Bloodstock feel far more natural.
Today, they sensibly lean into the style they perfected on 2023’s Metal Hammer album of the year, Sanguivore, than the punk or indie material from the first part of their career.
