Northern Ireland’s alternative rock band Preyrs releases live session video for »Wave Of Wisdom«; EU tour with New Model Army kicks off soon!

Photo credit: David Cleland

Belfast, Northern Ireland based alternative rock band Preyrs led by vocalist Amy Montgomery has released a live session video for their debut single »Wave Of Wisdom«.

»Wave Of Wisdom« was recorded live at Riddel’s Warehouse in Belfast.

Courtesy of Pelagic Records:

Amy Montgomery comment on the live session: “To shoot this live session in this building is pure alchemy. Anybody who understands intention and frequency knows this. One of the most remarkable survivals from industrial 19th century Belfast is the four-storey ironmongery warehouse built in 1867. Riddel’s Warehouse operated from Ann Street, Belfast until 1973 when a series of fire bomb attacks and the difficulty of operating within the security barricades around the centre of the city forced them to move elsewhere.

Performing »Wave Of Wisdom« (a song all about the transformation of trauma into wisdom) inside these iron walls in 2025 is a nod to the evolution and healing we are encountering here. The path of healing can be somewhat never ending but to be conscious of each step is definitely half the battle.

Thanks so much to Hearth NI for allowing transformation to fill the walls of Riddel’s Warehouse, Belfast!”

Preyrs is the brainchild of Belfast rock artist Amy Montgomery and drummer/producer Michael Mormecha. Fusing raw alternative rock energy with the weight of metal, their music is an electrifying clash of aggression and euphoria, darkness and uplift, chaos and control. Elements of artists as disparate as Nine Inch Nails, Chelsea Wolfe, Sonic Youth, and Julie Christmas combine to delirious and heady effect.

Debut single »Wave Of Wisdom« is a perfect introduction to the band, encapsulating their fierce yet gothic anthemic sound – where healing and rage collide in perfect harmony. A defiantly discordant clash of alt-folk slide guitar, and Mormecha’s pummelling industrial percussion, »Wave Of Wisdom« provides a great bedrock for Amy’s incandescent delivery of uncertainty.

Of the new single, Amy comments: “»Wave Of Wisdom« is about turning pain into power – tracing the roots of trauma through our own history and the wider collective to find truth, strength, and healing. It’s a raw reclamation of voice, born from the fire. It was written during a stark Canadian winter on Wolfe Island, looking out over the frozen expanse of Lake Ontario, a setting that mirrored the stillness, intensity, and clarity of the song’s creation. Self-produced by Preyrs drummer Michael Mormecha at Tree Song Studios, Ireland and mixed by Alex Loring.”

Busking on the streets of Belfast from the age of 15, Amy Montgomery met multi-instrumentalist Michael Mormecha a few years later and they’ve been working together ever since. Both songwriters in their own right, Michael fronted renowned Irish post-hardcore outfit Mojo Fury and worked as a producer for artists including The Bonnevilles, Mojo Fury and Joshua Burnside. They’re joined as Preyrs by longtime guitarist Nolan Donelly and new bass player Ciarán McGreevy.

Known for electrifying live performances, Preyrs will their UK festival debut at Bloodstock Open Air this August, as well as appearing at Stendhal Festival in Ireland. Nominated as ‘Best Live Act’ and ‘Best Artist’ at the Northern Ireland Music Prize, Amy’s undeniably fierce and captivating frontperson energy has been her secret weapon often described as ‘otherworldly’ or ‘a force of nature’. For those seeking the epic, the healing, the aggressive and the unrelenting pulse of alternative rock and metal, Preyrs is it.

Preyrs will be supporting punk legends New Model Army across Europe this winter.

Preyrs are:
Amy Montgomery – Vocals
Micheal Mormecha – Drums
Nolan Donelly – Guitars
Ciarán McGreevy – Bass

Preyrs Live:
27/09 Dogfest (Ferocious Dog) UK
11/11 Legend Club, Milan IT *
12/11 Fri-Son, Fribourg CH *
13/11 Halle 02, Heidelberg DE *
14/11 Sudhaus, Tübingen DE *
15/11 Meet Factory, Prague CZ *
17/11 Werk2, Leipzig DE *
18/11 Capitol, Hannover DE *
19/11 Aladdin Music Hall, Bremen DE *
20/11 Jovel, Munster DE *
21/11 Venlo, Grenswerk NL *
28/11 Kyttaro, Athens GR *
29/11 Mylos Club, Thessaloniki GR *
20/12 Palladium, Cologne DE *
21/12 Melkweg, Amsterdam NL *

* supporting New Model Army

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well