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, and receiving airplay on

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as well as being declared "Ones to Watch" by the UK's Planet Rock radio station in November 2017 and "New Band of the Week" in ''

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'' magazine in 2018. The band signed a worldwide, multi-album deal with Nottingham-based independent record label

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on 14 May 2018 and released their debut album ''Murder and the Motive'' on 5 October 2018. The album landed at number 5 on the Official UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart and number 5 on the Independent Album Breakers Chart. (The album had previously been released by the band in 2016 as a self-financed project with several different tracks. This copy is highly sought after by fans.) The band played at the

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in 2019, performing three times over the course of the weekend. In June 2019 the band were announced as the headliners for the next instalment of Planet Rock Winter's End festival, set to take place in Poole, Dorset in 2020. On 7 February 2020 the band released their second album ''Point of No Return'', which entered the

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at number 14. On 28 April 2021, it was announced that they'd play the Main Stage at Download Festival 2022. On 5th July 2023 the band were the support act for The Hollywood Vampires at Scarborough Open Air Theatre.

History

The band formed in 2014 in Bridgend, Wales, with vocalist Shane Greenhall, guitarist Ian "Shiner" Thomas, bassist Lloyd Wood and drummer Ronnie Huxford, with second guitarist David Winchurch joining the band soon after. The band's name came from Huxford's father—himself a former musician who played with some of the most famous names of the day, including

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and

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—who was feeding the birds in his garden one day when he shouted "Those damn crows!". Ronnie took the idea to the other members and they quickly settled on it as their band name.

Discography

Albums * ''Murder and the Motive'' (2018) * ''Point of No Return'' (2020) No. 14 UK * ''Inhale/Exhale'' (2023) No. 3 UK

References

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