“He even put a +100dB switch on it. It blew out the speakers in the practice room and we’ve never used it again”: HAAL are turning UK post-hardcore upside-down with anti-breakdowns, eight-minute songs and amp-exploding fuzz pedals

HAAL.

Formed by two schoolmates from a picturesque but lifeless town in Devon, UK, HAAL came to life in Bristol while the pair studied at university, and they blame the city for accentuating their weirdness.

Guitarist/vocalist Alfie Hay’s dad has since called their music “menacing” and his friend says she always “feels weird” after their shows. But it didn’t use to be like that.