Ocean Bottom Nightmare (also known as OBN) is an

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group based in

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, England. The band named themselves after the fictional Ocean Bottom Nightmare Band, from the

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(which itself was a parody of the song "The River Bottom Nightmare Band" played by The Nightmare in

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television special).

Career

The band formed in 2007, and quickly made a mark on the local

scene by coming joint third in the

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's BandSoc 2007 Battle of the Bands competition. Following this promising success, the band began gigging around the UK, sharing stages with Future of the Left,

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. Throughout 2008, the band sporadically recorded at Random Recordings in Nottingham with Guy Elderfield, and created their debut EP ''We Are Serious'', which was released in 2009. The 4-track EP was well received by the music press; Sean Stanley writing for '' Sandman'' magazine wrote: "Faultless… Possibly what an apocalypse should sound like". The band released their first single, "What Would Judas Do?" on 10 May 2010. The single was mixed by

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) and again it was well received, and the week following its release they were BBC Introducing's Tip of the Week. To promote the release they launched a website, which allowed fans to ask questions to drummer James "Judas" Housley, about what he would do in a particular situation.
The responses are filmed by the band and uploaded to the site.

Band members

Current

*Jonny Hall – vocals, guitar (2007–present) *Tom Wintle – vocals, bass,

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(2007–present) *James "Judas" Housley – vocals, drums,

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(2007–present)

Former

*Ed Gorrod –

, drums ''(live only)'' (2009)

Discography

References

External links

Official websiteMySpace page
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