History Music / ThisHeat

* EverythingIsAnInstrument: Gareth Williams was very fond of found sounds, leading to things like kazoos and bike horns being incorporated into their soundscapes.

* EveryEpisodeEnding: Pretty much every live show closed out with "Health and Efficiency".

[[caption-width-right:350:Charles, Gareth, and Charles]]

* PunBasedTitle: ''Made Available'' is a compilation of the band's [[Creator/JohnPeel Peel Sessions]], so named because they were recorded at ''Maida Vale'' Studios.

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: In their heyday they were a 10 or even 11. Nowadays most of their stuff falls more into the 6-8 range, but even then they have tracks like "Rainforest" that go right off the scale.

* VocalTagTeam: All three of them sang, often in unison.

* BadassBeard: Charles Bullen currently sports a huge grey beard that makes him look like Creator/AlanMoore.

Williams left the band shortly after the release of ''Deceit'' to study in India, who eventually broke up in 1982 following a brief European tour with two other musicians. In 2001 the original trio made a tentative effort to reunite, however these hopes were dashed when Williams died of cancer. In 2016 Hayward and Bullen began playing This Heat's material again under the name This is Not This Heat. Featuring a band of guest musicians which included [[Music/SonicYouth Thurston Moore]] and [[Music/HotChip Alexis Taylor]], this iteration of the band received critical acclaim and was considered a fitting tribute to the group's legacy.

Williams left the band shortly after the release of ''Deceit'' to study in India, who eventually broke up in 1982 following a brief European tour. In 2001 they made a tentative effort to reunite, however these hopes were dashed when Williams died of cancer. In 2016 Hayward and Bullen began playing This Heat's material again under the name This is Not This Heat. Featuring a band of guest musicians which included [[Music/SonicYouth Thurston Moore]] and [[Music/HotChip Alexis Taylor]], this iteration of the band received critical acclaim and was considered a fitting tribute to the group's legacy.

While they started playing in the attic of Hayward's parents' house, the band eventually converted a disused cold storage room into a studio and began experimenting with found sounds and tape loops. This Heat soon became a favorite of legendary DJ Creator/JohnPeel, who gave them crucial radio exposure while they were still working out material for their debut album. After a recording process that lasted almost three years, they finally released their ''[[Music/ThisHeatAlbum self-titled debut]]'' in August 1979. Consisting of equal parts sparse, droning soundscapes and raw, cacophonous rock songs, the album sounded like nothing else on the market, and while overshadowed by the likes of ''Music/UnknownPleasures'' which released in the same year, it's still considered a demented classic of underground rock music.

While they started playing in the attic of Hayward's parents' house, the band eventually converted a disused cold storage room into a studio and began experimenting with found sounds and tape loops. This Heat soon became a favorite of legendary DJ Creator/JohnPeel, who gave them crucial radio exposure while they were still working out material for their debut album. After a recording process that lasted almost three years, they finally released their self-titled debut in August of 1979. Consisting of equal parts sparse, droning soundscapes and raw, cacophonous rock songs, the album sounded like nothing else on the market, and while overshadowed by the likes of ''Music/UnknownPleasures'' which released in the same year, it's still considered a demented classic of underground rock music.

* ''This Heat'' (1979)

* BoleroEffect: Done in a restrained way on "Not Waving", which builds up from nearly inaudible synth noises to an oppressive soundscape of guitar feedback, Mellotron drone, and mournful horns, all without any percussion whatsoever. When combined with the despairing vocals, the overall effect is similar to watching a ghost slowly come into view.

* CreepyMonotone: Most of their vocals. [[HarshVocals Other times its'...]]

Williams left the band shortly after the release of ''Deceit'', who eventually broke up in 1982 following a brief European tour. In 2001 they made a tentative effort to reunite, however these hopes were dashed when Williams died of cancer. In 2016 Hayward and Bullen began playing This Heat's material again under the name This is Not This Heat. Featuring a band of guest musicians which included [[Music/SonicYouth Thurston Moore]] and [[Music/HotChip Alexis Taylor]], this iteration of the band received critical acclaim and was considered a fitting tribute to the group's legacy.

* HorribleHistoryMetal: "The Fall of Saigon", though the event it describes was only four years old at the time the song came out.

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