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Pitchshifter
Pitchshifter are an English industrial rock band from Nottingham, formed in 1989. The band was started by lead guitarist and programmer Johnny A. Carter, and bassist and vocalist Mark Clayden. The band’s early material was characterized for its gritty industrial metal sound with downtuned guitars and the use of drum machines, and has been cited as one of the originators of the genre along with Godflesh. With later albums the group's music became increasingly more melodic and strongly influenced by nu metal and drum and bass; particularly evident of their 1998 release '' www.pitchshifter.com'', which has been compared with groups like The Prodigy. Although Pitchshifter has found little mainstream success, the band managed to gain a platinum with the release of the '' Mortal Kombat: Annihilation'' soundtrack. Since its formation, the band has released six studio albums, three EPs and eight music videos. The band has played in various festivals around the world including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Davies (musician)
James Donald Davies (born 18 October 1973) is the former live and studio guitarist for English band The Prodigy. He is also a former member of Pitchshifter. Career The Prodigy and Pitchshifter (1995–2002) Davies first played live with The Prodigy in 1995, including that year's Glastonbury Festival. After a year of touring worldwide with the band, he contributed to their ''The Fat of the Land'' album. This included playing guitar on the subsequent single releases " Firestarter" and " Breathe". In 2010, ''Total Guitar'' magazine voted Davies' "Firestarter" riff as one of the top 10 guitar riffs of all time. Davies joined Pitchshifter in 1998, and played on five tracks on the band's '' www.pitchshifter.com'' album. He toured worldwide in support of the album. He went on to co-write the band's next two albums '' Deviant'' (MCA Records) and ''PSI'' (Sanctuary Records) ''Deviant'' charted in the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart and tours in support of the album included a three-mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JS Clayden
JS Clayden (born Jonathan Seth Clayden, 24 March 1971) is a British singer/songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the band Pitchshifter. He moved to several towns in the United Kingdom, settling in Nottingham, England for a number of years before emigrating to Los Angeles, California. He is also the brother of Pitchshifter's bassist, Mark Clayden. Biography In 1989, Clayden, along with his brother and bassist/programmer Mark Clayden, formed the musical group Pitchshifter (then called "Pitch Shifter"), going on to found PSI Records in 2002. Career He has worked with producers such as Dave Jerden and Machine . Other collaborators include longtime friend Jello Biafra. He also completed remixes for bands like The Stereophonics, Prong, Clawfinger and Pigface. He has also commissioned a wide range of mixes from the likes of Rob Swift, Luke Vibert, DJ Punc Roc and Therapy?. He has also appeared on the This Is Menace This Is Menace was a British metalcore super ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earache Records
Earache Records is a British independent record label, music publisher and management company founded by Digby Pearson in 1985, based in Nottingham, England, with offices in London and New York. The label helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing early grindcore and death metal records between the late 1980s and mid-1990s. Its roster has since diversified into more mainstream guitar music, working with bands such as Rival Sons, the Temperance Movement, Blackberry Smoke, Scarlet Rebels and the White Buffalo. The company also hosted the 'Earache Express' stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2017 and 'The Earache Factory' at Boomtown 2018. The label's logo is a homage to ''Thrasher'' magazine, as Pearson was a skateboard culture enthusiast. History Earache was founded in 1985 by Digby Pearson who prior to launching the label proper had compiled 'Anglican Scrape Attic', a proto-compilation of early hardcore punk and crossover thrash acts which included Hirax, Lipcream and Concret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Bowld
Jason Bowld is a British drummer currently playing with the metal band Bullet for My Valentine, and formerly of Pitchshifter, This Is Menace and AxeWound. Bowld's first show with Bullet for My Valentine was at Wembley Arena in 2010, their original drummer Michael Thomas wasn't able to play. Jason said Matt Tuck rang him and gave him the setlist with no rehearsals, he had two days to learn the set. In 2021, Jim Davies of Pitchshifter, Jamie Mathias of Bullet For My Valentine, Tut Tut Child and Jason, formed Shadow Addict, an electro metal band. They Fell from the Sky In 2008 Bowld formed They Fell from the Sky with Colin Doran of Hundred Reasons and recorded a series of demos before disbanding. The band regrouped in 2020 and released their first album 'Decade' in 2021. Discography * Pitchshifter – '' Deviant'' (2000) * Pitchshifter – ''PSI'' (2002) * Blaze Bayley – ''Blood & Belief'' (2004) * This Is Menace – ''No End in Sight'' (2005) * This Is Menace – ''The Scen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Is Menace
This Is Menace was a British metalcore supergroup formed in 2004. History The band was formed by bassist Mark Clayden and drummer Jason Bowld during the hiatus of their previous band, Pitchshifter. The group released their limited EP, ''Collusion'' in 2005. Shortly after that the band released their debut album ''No End in Sight'' in 2005. The band released their second album, ''The Scene Is Dead'', in 2007, along with the ''Emotion Sickness'' DVD, featuring live shows and a "making of" segment. In 2008, the project was terminated. In 2020, Pitchshifter's social media accounts announced a final This Is Menace album entitled ''isM''; the album is a compilation of songs from the two previous albums, with one additional unreleased song called "Redisposed". Members Last line-up * Jason Bowld – drums, lead guitar, rhythm guitar vocals * Mark Clayden – bass, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals * Lee Erinmez – bass * Paul Fletcher – guitar * Gerald Walton & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damnation Festival
Damnation Festival is a one-day heavy metal music festival currently held annually at Bowlers Exhibition Centre. Manchester. It was held at held at Jilly's Rockworld in Manchester from 2005 to 2006 and then University of Leeds, Leeds, England from 2007 until 2021. It is organised by Gavin McInally and Paul Farrington. Damnation 2005 The first Damnation Festival was held on 16 October 2005 at Jillys Rockworld, Manchester, England. There were fifteen bands over two stages, headlined by Raging Speedhorn and Entombed (band), Entombed. Tickets for the inaugural festival were priced at £13. Damnation 2006 The second annual Damnation Festival was held on 15 October 2006 at Jillys Rockworld, Manchester, England. There were fourteen bands over two stages, headlined by The Haunted (Swedish band), The Haunted and Akercocke. Tickets for the festival were priced at £15. Damnation 2007 The third annual Damnation Festival was held on 20 October 2007 and saw the festival move to a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and is as of 2013 a subsidiary of BMG Rights Management solely for reissues. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest music management company in the world. It was also the world's largest independent owner of music intellectual property rights, with over 160,000 songs. History The company was formed in 1979 by Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor, who met as undergraduates at Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1979, they discovered Iron Maiden in a London pub and went on to manage the group. They named the record company after the band's song "Sanctuary," which was released as a single in 1980, and later included on American pressings as well as the reissued CD version of their 1980 eponymous debut album. Sanctuary Records has historically signed artists with long-term appeal that have had a long career and steady fan base. Between 1989 and 1991, Sanctuary was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peaceville Records
Peaceville Records is a British independent heavy metal record label. The label was founded by Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw (of the bands Instigators and Civilised Society) in Dewsbury, England in 1987, who was also a one-time drummer of Sore Throat. Originally a tape label releasing anarcho punk, the releases moved towards metal through crust punk and similar forms of metal-influenced English hardcore punk. Halmshaw started running the label full-time in 1988, although the original tape label incarnation was founded in 1981 as a vehicle for releasing Instigators demo cassettes. The label is therefore known for the connection between doom metal and the 1980s English crust punk scene. Sister labels 'Deaf' and 'Dreamtime' concentrated more on thrash metal (Deaf) and psychedelic electronica (Dreamtime). However, the bands My Dying Bride, Darkthrone, Katatonia, Autopsy, Anathema, Paradise Lost, and Opeth - known as the 'Peaceville Stable' - have been the label's most recognizable acts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AxeWound
AxeWound is a British-Canadian heavy metal supergroup formed in 2012 comprising Liam Cormier of Cancer Bats on lead vocals, Matthew Tuck of Bullet for My Valentine on guitar and backing vocals, Mike Kingswood of Glamour of the Kill on guitar, Joe Copcutt of Zoax and formerly of Rise to Remain playing bass and Jason Bowld of Pitchshifter and Bullet for My Valentine on drums. The band was officially unveiled on 1 May 2012 on the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show with their lead single, "Post Apocalyptic Party", premiered the same night, and made available for free download. The same day, they were confirmed to sub-headline the Pepsi Max Third Stage at Download Festival 2012, on 8 June, underneath the Devin Townsend Project. Tuck announced that Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates will guest on the title track of the debut album. It was confirmed in ''Kerrang! Magazine'' that the debut album would be entitled ''Vultures''. It was also confirmed four track titles: "Vultures", "Post Apoca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biohazard (band)
Biohazard is an American hardcore band formed in Brooklyn, New York City, in 1987. They are one of the earliest bands to fuse hardcore punk and heavy metal with elements of hip hop. The original lineup consisted of bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld, guitarist Bobby Hambel, and drummer Anthony Meo. Guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei joined soon after, and drummer Danny Schuler replaced Meo before the recording of their first album, thus solidifying the band's lineup from 1988 to 1995. After several lineup changes, a breakup, a 2008 reunion, and a seven-year period of inactivity, the classic lineup of Seinfeld, Graziadei, Hambel, and Schuler reunited in 2022 and announced upcoming performances in 2023. History Early years: 1987–1990 Biohazard formed in Brooklyn in 1987. Their first demo, released in 1988, caused a stir with journalists who felt that some of the band's lyrics displayed fascist and white supremacist views, overlooking the fact that both Seinfeld and Schuler were, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therapy?
Therapy? are a Northern Irish rock band from Larne, formed in 1989 by guitarist-vocalist Andy Cairns and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing. Therapy? recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar. To complete the lineup, the band recruited Larne bassist Michael McKeegan. The band signed with major label A&M Records in 1992, for which they released four albums, most notably ''Troublegum'' in 1994 and ''Infernal Love'' in 1995. Ewing's departure in early 1996 preceded the arrivals of his replacement Graham Hopkins, and Martin McCarrick on cello and guitar. Neil Cooper replaced Hopkins on drums in 2002. Following the departure of McCarrick in 2004, the band have remained a stable three-piece since. Therapy? are currently signed to UK independent label Marshall Records. The band has released 15 full-length studio albums and has sold over two million albums worldwide. History Early years (1989–1992) While attending a charity gig at the Jordanstown Polytechnic in ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Industrial Metal
Industrial metal is the fusion of heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Prominent industrial metal acts include Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, Godflesh, and Fear Factory. Industrial metal developed in the late 1980s, as industrial and metal began to fuse into a common genre. Industrial metal did well in the early 1990s, particularly in North America, with the success of groups such as Nine Inch Nails, but its popularity began to fade in the latter half of the 1990s. History Early innovators Though electric guitars had been used by industrial artists since the early days of the genre, archetypal industrial groups such as Throbbing Gristle displayed a strong anti-rock stance. British post-punk band Killing Joke pioneered the crossing over between styles and was an influence on major acts associated with industrial metal such as Ministry, Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
