A BAND of hard rockers have opened the doors to give fans a glimpse of life backstage.

They may have only been going for two years but the four lads from Faith in Glory have already got a devoted following.

Now working with friend Lydia German, they have released a mini documentary as a way to let fans old and new learn more about the band who hail from in and around Bolton.

Faith in Glory - Backstage Pass was directed and produced by Lydia and was released last Friday.

Jack Collins, lead singer and guitarist, said: “As a band we got a lot of comments that we were too young to play this sort of music or we didn’t have the right style. This was an opportunity for us to address all of that.

“We are a hard rock band and people do think you have to be older but we are changing that.

“The reactions to the documentary have all been amazing and it is something you don’t usually see bands doing. We don’t even have a music video out yet so this just something different to try.”

The 20-year-old from Little Lever grew up listening to hard rock and punk including the Sex Pistols and was performing with another band before he started jamming together with drummer Ollie Eardley, 21, from Bolton. They were then joined by guitarist Brendan Bell, aged 26, from Radcliffe. Together they formed Faith in Glory but were lacking a bassist until Jack took a chance on his brother Aiden, aged 19.

He explains: “There aren’t many bass players around here so I rang my brother.

“He played the drums but never a guitar before, now he’s the best bassist I know!”

As a tight-knit group they have enjoyed playing live gigs around the North West, have released a first album - Opia - and have written and are ready to record their next one.

Unlike some of their contemporaries, Faith in Glory bring another dimension to their music with one of their latest tracks, You’re Not Alone, described as a “dark song about depression”.

As Jack explains in the video: “I don’t like the the generic rock lyrics when it’s about sex, drugs, rock and roll. I like writing about meaning.

He adds: “I see music as an outlet and I write lyrics like that.

“A lot of the comments I get are that I’m not a rock singer and I have a voice suited to acoustic. I agree but I don’t need to be.

“The rock voice is is higher and ‘gratey’ but my brother has that voice, and we work well together.

“There’s indie and hard rock bands out there right now and we fall between that.

“We have had hate from promoters because a lot of our fan base leans towards pop culture rather than rock. Any crowd is a good crowd and we are very fortunate that other promoters see that as a great opportunity to welcome new audiences.”

Faith in Glory will be playing B-Festival at the Alma Inn this Sunday.