Out now: 'Requiem' by All Men Unto Me

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Composer, vocalist and long-time Paraorchestra member Rylan Gleave has just released Requiem, his second album as All Men Unto Me. 

Requiem blends Rylan's vocals with myriad influences from doom metal to traditional Anglican soundscapes, reflecting on what Rylan describes as "patriarchal power systems and the conditions of transmasculinity within them, through the haze of Queer reverence and forgiveness."

Requiem was selected for the PRS Foundation New Music Biennial 2025, which saw All Men Unto Me perform a showcase of tracks from the album at the Loading Bay in Bradford and Queen Elizabeth Hall at Southbank Centre, London. 

This live iteration of the All Men Unto Me project - created with support from the Paraorchestra Alumni Fund and the PRS Foundation’s Talent Development Network  - consists of a six-piece band featuring Paraorchestra members Simone Seales and Oliver Vibrans amongst others. Together, they create visceral re-orchestrations of Requiem complete with creative captioning by Tobias Holmbeck.

Read on for a gallery of photographs from All Men Unto Me's performance at Queen Elizabeth Hall below, and head to Bandcamp to stream and buy Requiem.

Image gallery

  • Rylan Gleave plays guitar on stage, looking upwards as he sings into a mic. Rylan has medium-length blonde hair and is wearing a ornate ruffled white shirt.
  • Scott McLean, a white man in his thirties with shoulder-length hair wearing a black hoody, plays guitar on a dimly-lit stage.
  • Bassist Neil Charles gives a smiles as he plays his instrument on stage. Neil is wearing a black tank top and a baseball cap with the word 'doom' embroidered on it.
  • Oliver Vibrans plays keyboard on stage with All Men Unto Me, seated in front of a large amp and surrounded by an array of electronic instruments. Oliver is a young man with short brown hair and a moustache wearing a black shacket.
  • Cellist Simone Seales plays their instrument from a seated position, looking down intently. Simone is a young non-binary person wearing glasses and a black polo neck, with short natural curly hair.
  • A wide shot of All Men Unto Me performing on stage at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre. They are a six-piece group consisting of drums, bass, cello, electronic, guitars and vocals. Behind them integrated captions are projected showing the lyrics "and I won't send roses"

Queen Elizabeth Hall photography by Joe Steven Hart.

New Music Biennial 2025 is PRS Foundation and Southbank Centre’s new music festival in partnership with Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, BBC Radio 3 and NMC Recordings.

The Alumni Fund is administered as part of Modulate, Paraorchestra's artist development offering for d/Deaf, disabled and neurodiverse music creators. We are grateful for additional funding for Modulate provided by the PRS Foundation Music Talent Development Network supported by PPL

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