A shadowy band using masks to conceal their identities. Religious iconography. A simple, tantalising statement: “No names. No past. No distractions. Only the mission ahead.” Anybody else getting Déjà vu?
In February, a mysterious new band got the metal world talking. They had no music, no online presence and only a single teaser video that raised more questions than it answered. But somehow, President had just been announced for the UK’s biggest rock and metal festival. Naturally, online sleuths went wild. The fact they shared a bill with the equally enigmatic Sleep Token helped fan the flames of interest, and the release of singles In The Name Of The Father and Fearless months later poured gasoline on.
