Stampin' Ground was an English

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band from

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, initially active from 1995 to 2006, and again in 2014. The band has toured with the likes of

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, and played the main stage at

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2003. On 24 February 2014, they were announced to be playing the 2014 UK leg of the

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in November of 2014.

Members

*Adam Frakes-Sime – vocals (1998–2006, 2014) *Scott Atkins – guitar (1995–2006) *Antony "Mobs" Mowbray – guitar *Ben Frost – bass (2003–2006, 2014) *Neil Hutton – drums (2002–2006) *Ian Glasper – bass (1995–2003) *Adrian "Ade" Stokes – drums (1995–2002) *Heath Crosby – vocals (1995–1997) *Paul Catten – vocals (demos only)

Discography

*"Dawn of Night" 7 single (1996) *"Starved" 7" single (1996) *''Stampin' Ground'' mini-CD (1996) *''Demons Run Amok'' (1997) *''An Expression of Repressed Violence'' (1998) *''The Darkside Versus the Eastside'' (split mini-CD with

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) (1999) *''Carved from Empty Words'' (2000) *''Allied Forces'' (split EP with

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) (2002) *''Trapped in the Teeth of Demons'' live 10" (limited edition

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) (2003) *''A New Darkness Upon Us'' (2003)

References

External links

Stampin' Ground official Facebook page
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