“Birmingham trio HAQ123 embody the spirit of the home of metal whilst bringing a smile to grim faces”
Metal Hammer – live review, Issue 322 June 2019
Heavy sounds from the heaviest band from the heaviest city on earth.
Aged 12 and 14 years respectively, singer Millie and drummer Zac make up two thirds of Birmingham based power trio Haq123.
The bass player is some older guy who used to play in Evil Blizzard.
"The most remarkable thing about Haq123 is not that they consist of two under-12s and one of Evil Blizzard’s bassists. It’s that they’re not a novelty act – quite the opposite, in fact. That the trio hail from Birmingham, the city that gave us both Black Sabbath and the Supersonic festival, is immediately and abundantly evident. Vocalist Millie is unfazed at being without her voice-changing mic for Machines Don’t Bleed and singles out individual members of the audience with an accusatory finger during the brilliant Ugly Baby: “All of the mirrors in your house are cracked – why do you think that is?” Us parents in the crowd are left to wonder why our own offspring aren’t playing noise-metal in busy venues on Friday nights – where did we go wrong?"
Buzzmag.co.uk – live review, January 2020
The Moon, Cardiff, Fri 10 Jan
"The most remarkable thing about Haq123 is not that they consist of two under-12s and one of Evil Blizzard’s bassists. It’s that they’re not a novelty act – quite the opposite, in fact. That the trio hail from Birmingham, the city that gave us both Black Sabbath and the Supersonic festival, is immediately and abundantly evident. Vocalist Millie is unfazed at being without her voice-changing mic for Machines Don’t Bleed and singles out individual members of the audience with an accusatory finger during the brilliant Ugly Baby: “All of the mirrors in your house are cracked – why do you think that is?” Us parents in the crowd are left to wonder why our own offspring aren’t playing noise-metal in busy venues on Friday nights – where did we go wrong?"
Buzzmag.co.uk – live review, January 2020
The Moon, Cardiff, Fri 10 Jan
See Us Live!
There’s nothing like live HAQattack!! Come and see us live at any….or ALL….of these gigs!
Our Albums
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Album No. 4….obvs
Lyrical themes this time around include, but are not limited to: woodland conversations with a Hominid; BBQ based bullying; hamsters; the futility of existence and the void beyond; password protection for a school laptop; remodelled hymns and our drummer’s breakfast habits.
Heavy Mess
Heavy Mess – Recorded at home in Feb/March 2019. “They set lyrics about Satan and rats and shrink rays and Judas Iscariot to impeccably wrong sludge punk that remains effervescent even when moving at a thudding snail’s pace” – The Quietus
Evil Spirits
Evil Spirits… – Recorded at home in early 2020. “When people this young come out with something so accomplished you know they have a bright future ahead.” – Beats To The Bar
Flippin Haq
Ltd stock – ORDER NOW – will not be repressed!
Flippin’ Haq – Recorded at Bear Bites Horse studio in October 2017. “The songs are a child’s surreal channelling of comic horror, full of great turns of phrase and oblique leaps of imagination. Each one is accompanied by a great illustration too.” – Echoesanddust
Heavy Mess
Heavy Mess – Recorded at home in Feb/March 2019. “They set lyrics about Satan and rats and shrink rays and Judas Iscariot to impeccably wrong sludge punk that remains effervescent even when moving at a thudding snail’s pace” – The Quietus
Evil Spirits
Evil Spirits… – Recorded at home in early 2020. “When people this young come out with something so accomplished you know they have a bright future ahead.” – Beats To The Bar
The Quietus. New Weird Britain: Noel Gardner's 2019 Round-Up
“Their name sounds like a computer virus, their music like the creation of the last pure souls left alive”
Hickeysonic – Supersonic Festival Review
“They’re brilliant. ‘Sabbath super charged on haribo’ is a fair enough description of their feisty punk doom.”
Screemz – 5” vinyl review
“If I could rob the right banks, I would finance a gig or gigs for Haq 123 in the US…”
Youth Anthems, Leeds – Live
“Do not take their ages as a reason to think this is a novelty band, take a listen to their music and ask anyone lucky enough to have seen them live, HAQ123 are the real deal.”
