Max Raptor are an English four-piece

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band from

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in the

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, England, formed in 2006. They have toured the UK and played two dates in 2009 with Canadian punk band

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and then toured 16 dates in 2010 with British punk band

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. Their single "Breakers" from their forthcoming debut album was played for the first time on 13 June 2013 on

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show. Max Raptor played

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2010 and played with

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, The Futureheads, Captain,

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and Oceansize earlier in their career. In August 2012, they played the BBC introducing Stage at the

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. "The King is Dead" is the feature track and leads the global commercials for Xbox/PlayStation game, '' Dirt: Showdown 2012''. Max Raptor's first two singles were also released on Naim record label, "The Great & The Good" and "Ghosts" were recorded at Brighton Electric studios with Sam Bell, who has also recorded part of the

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'' plus new recordings for

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, Lost Alone,

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and

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. Max Raptor released their debut album ''Portraits'' on 11 April 2011. It was recorded by

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at Fortress Studios. Weller has produced the third

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''. Other bands on his CV include Rise to Remain,

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, Johnny Truant, Malefice and Young Guns. In December that year, Max Raptor played two dates with

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band

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at Brixton Electric and Manchester Ritz Theatre. Their next album, ''Mothers Ruin'', was released on 30 September 2013, on Naim. A four track EP entitled "Damage Appreciation" was released on 13 November 2015 on Hassle Records.

Facebook campaign

A successful

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campaign led by James Halstead of the Gill and Beez Facebook page – a group which largely spearheaded the campaign in November 2011 along with pushes from Kerrang's Katie P bringing on other artists to support the cause – it resulted in Max Raptor agreeing to play a show in the bedroom of a fan, Barney Hall. This show was streamed on Max Raptor's Facebook page on 18 December and gathered attention from ''

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'' and '' Front''. A comment made by several members during the show led to an official "WE ARE ALL BARNEY HALL" T-shirt being made available for a limited time.

Members

Current

*Ben Winnington – Guitar *Matt Stevenson- Bass Guitar *Wil Ray – Vocals *Pete Reisner – Drums

Former

* JB Willcox * Tom Garrett * Chris Gilbert

Discography

Albums

* ''

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'' (2011) * ''Mother's Ruin'' (2013) * ''Max Raptor'' (2016)

EPs

* "Damage Appreciation" (2015)

Singles

* "Ghosts" (2010) * "The Great & The Good" (2010) * "The King is Dead" (2011) * "Carolina" (2012) * "Patron Saint (Of Nothing)" (2012) * "Breakers" (2013) * "England Breathes" (2013)

References

External links

Naim Label
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