Scarlet Rebels.
Label: Earache Records
Release Date: November 13, 2026
Bettering, or at least equalling, your previous album – in this case, Where The Colours Meet, a truly remarkable work from Welsh rockers Scarlet Rebels – appears to have been a task that’s been well and truly accomplished with Flawed By Design!
With the rip-roaring opener God’s Honest Truth signalling an intent to damage ears across the land with its melodic, anthemic beat, the band really ramp things up.
Wayne Doyle’s vocals fluctuate beautifully from the out-and-out hardcore of This Is Happening Now to the more sensitive touch of Run, with the delicate undertones of Chris Clancy’s synths and keys adding depth and resonance in spades. Add Chris Jones’ guitar work, the driving bass of Carl Oag, and the metronomic engine of Gary Doyle’s drumming, and you get the epitome of Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven.
Highlights are the ‘quieter’ Fool Your Heart, a truly beautiful closer, and the totally delicious power of Stuck, with a rhythm guaranteed to have crowds punching the air in delight throughout the upcoming tour.
Yet picking these two tracks alone would do a disservice to the collective as a whole.
Flawed By Design is, to put it plainly, a breath of fresh air to the Rock genre and should serve as a benchmark to others.
Magnificent stuff, indeed!
TRACK LIST:
- God’s Honest Truth (3:15)
- This Is Happening Now (4:20)
- Don’t Look Down (4:12)
- Chains (4:26)
- Stuck (3:26)
- Hanging on a Rope (4:04)
- Run (3:55)
- Happy Ever After (3:44)
- Never Be Enough (4:09)
- Let It Out (3:25)
- Fool Your Heart (3:51) [1, 2]
Lead vocals – Wayne Doyle
Lead Guitars – Chris Jones
Acoustic Guitars – Wayne Doyle
Bass Guitar – Carl Oag
Drums and percussion – Gary Doyle
Piano / Synths = Chris Clancy
See Scarlet Rebels on Tour:
Scarlet Rebels – Flawed By Design UK Instore Tour 2026
13 November – Derrick’s Music, Swansea
14 November – Vinyl Tap, Huddersfield
14 November – Crash Records, Leeds
15 November – Banquet Records, Kingston
16 November – The Globe (presented by Jacaranda Records), Cardiff
17 November – The Parish (presented by Jacaranda Records), Wrexham
18 November – Truck Records, Oxford
Scarlet Rebels – 2026 Live Dates
25 November – The Tivoli, Buckley (supporting Tyketto)
26 November – The Polar Bear, Hull
27 November – Independent, Sunderland
28 November – Winterstorm Festival, Troon
29 November – Picturedrome, Holmfirth (supporting Tyketto)
1 December – The Black Box, Hastings (supporting Tyketto)
2 December – The Waterloo, Blackpool (supporting Tyketto)
3 December – Queens Hall, Nuneaton (supporting Tyketto)
19 December – RPM Christmas Special, Morecambe (with The Virginmarys, These Wicked Rivers, Kit Trigg, LN and more)
Scarlet Rebels – 2027 UK Tour
28–31 January – Planet Rock’s Winter’s End, Trecco Bay
11 February – The Junction, Plymouth
12 February – Cavern, Exeter
13 February – The Joiners, Southampton
15 February – G2, Glasgow
16 February – The Cluny, Newcastle
18 February – Rebellion, Manchester
19 February – Parish, Huddersfield
20 February – Corporation, Sheffield
22 February – The Waterfront Studio, Norwich
23 February – The Portland Arms, Cambridge
24 February – Downstairs at the Dome, London
25 February – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
3 April – Mayors Fest, KK’s Steelmill, Wolverhampton