As Everything Unfolds

Buckinghamshire quintet, As Everything Unfolds, have become an established staple of the UK’s metal scene. Ignoring traditional genre boundaries with their distinctive sound, the band have aspired to create a unique listening experience, combining a multitude of genres within the alternative realm and beyond. With over 20’000’000 streams across their debut album, their craft does not go unnoticed. As Everything Unfolds have been nominated for a Heavy Music Award and have appeared at European festivals including Download Festival, Graspop, Rock For People alongside playing with Enter Shikari, Wargasm, Holding Absence and many more. Depth. An infinity loop of layers that unravel over time, reserved for the most observant of eyes – for those who long to dig beneath the surface. In the case of Charlie Rolfe, the importance of depth has come to define both the art that she creates – as frontwoman and lead vocalist of As Everything Unfolds – and recontextualise the art she holds dearest. ‘As I’ve got older, I’ve appreciated the depth of anything in my life,’ she explains. ‘I can never accept something for how it is on the surface, I have to understand it.’ Whether it’s the allegories and social commentary in Blade Runner, the secrets of the vaults in the Fallout video games or My Chemical Romance’s seminal album ‘The Black Parade’ – which she will see performed live in its entirety on her 30th birthday – that desire for artistic depth flows through Charlie. ‘I love absorbing information,’ she adds. ‘I think that information is one of the most powerful tools in the world, and it’s undervalued by a lot of people. The more you know, the more you can potentially set yourself free.’ Which brings us to just one thread of the concept behind ‘DID YOU ASK TO BE SET FREE?’, the first album from the Buckinghamshire quartet since signing to Century Media Records (Electric Callboy, Heriot). Promoter: Live Sound Promotions. Venue: Auditorium, Exeter Phoenix