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Obzidian goes back to the founder’s high school days when Baz (guitars), Paul (drums) and Jeffsy (bass) formed the basis of the band in 2001. Having added a couple of further members in the formative years, by early 2005, the line-up was stripped back to just one guitarist, Baz, whilst Matty J was added as frontman and vocalist, and the band’s current groove-laden sound was conceived.

In March 2007 the band signed with Casket Records and went on to release their self-titled debut in 2007 and “Damned Eternal” in 2012. They played extensively in support of these two releases building a solid reputation across the UK, sharing the stage with the likes of Sepultura, Crowbar and Arch Enemy.

“A touch of Sabbathy doom and a hint of death metal violence” Kerrang!

Now in 2014 they unleash their 3rd full length offering “Concrete Psychosis” which is set for release later this year on Rocksector Records.

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Triaxis are a heavy metal band from South Wales. Formed in 2006, they self-released their debut full-length album Key To The Kingdom in 2009 to critical acclaim, including plaudits from Metal Hammer, Terrorizer, Zero Tolerance as well as coverage and praise from many leading music websites. They have also made numerous radio appearances, including airplay on Bruce Dickinson’s BBC Rock Show.

After headline grabbing sets at Hammerfest III in 2011 and Bloodstock in 2009 and 2012, the band has continued to gig extensively across the UK, and will be appearing at Hammerfest V in 2013 as well as Wizzfest in Belgium. Triaxis have recently finished recording their second album, Rage and Retribution, which is already resulting in rave reviews. Originally engineered by Chris Fielding (Primordial/Winterfylleth) and subsequently mixed and mastered by James Stephenson of Stymphalian Productions, Rage and Retribution will be released on October 8th 2012 and will coincide with tour dates both in the UK and Europe.

“When you walk in the footsteps of giants like Maiden and Priest, you better bring your A-game, and as you can hear from our exclusive preview of new song ‘Sand and Silver’, that’s just what Welsh band Triaxis are bringing to the table with their forthcoming second album.”
TERRORIZER
http://truecultheavymetal.com/blog1.php/2011/11/25/dave-s-band-of-the-day-triaxis

“A genuinely creative spark and passion… bringing to mind classic Priest, mid-era Megadeth and Testament, intricately woven together with a taught melodic thread”
ZERO TOLERANCE

“A big hit at Bloodstock Festival… far too good to languish in self-sufficient obscurity. Vocalist Krissie has the range and melodic intelligence of Heart’s Ann Wilson, but with more than a dash of Dio’s dramatic power”
METAL HAMMER

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Relentless is a heavy metal band from the U.S. Their debut album ‘Souls of Charon’ was released via Do Or Die Records in 2013 and consisted of 6 six songs paying tribute to traditional heavy metal. Their 2nd album is to be released in Summer 2015

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Ten Ton Tabby are a four piece heavy rock band hailing from North West London.
Since forming in 2006, Ten Ton Tabby continue to captivate audiences by delivering nothing but the best in heavy rock and metal.
With comparisons likened to Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Clutch and Metallica, Ten Ton Tabby have bludgeoned their way across the UK with big grooves, thunderous drums and soaring vocals, consistently proving that songs speak for themselves!
Having shared the stage with bands in 2013 such as Stubb, Meansteed, Driven, Evil Scarecrow, The Mariana Hollow, Babylon Fire and Mordecai, Ten Ton Tabby are looking to smash their way through 2014.
Following on from the release of Music for the Modern Woodsman, the band have expanded upon their repertoire of melody, groove and hooks.
The 2014 release of the Stone by Stone E.P has been hailed as Ten Ton Tabby’s defining moment and with big things looming on the horizon, they are not a band to be missed!

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Black Light Machine are a band based in South Wales who combine progressive music, metal and classic rock into their own distinctive sound. Aggressive, technical, hook-laden songs that are written purely for the love of the riff.
Live, they are something else, bringing a full – on rock show full of passion, experience and quality songwriting.
“Here’s To Us, Them Like Us, Damn Few Of Us!”

Dog Like Status are a 4 piece rock/alternative band from Brighton, UK. They have created a body of original material and working on their first album, to be released in 2015.

They originally formed in 2010 as a three-piece but later added a lead guitarist and switched their drummer (twice) to complete the current line up (which emerged in 2012) of Ash (vox, guitar), Tim (bass), Lenny (guitar) and Rory (drums).

All members of the band are experienced live performers, with individual members playing in bands such as Tragic Roundabout, Ozric Tenticles, Rubber Zoo and Charlotte Street. .

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Join Us… www.ΔΟΙ.com
Hear Us… www.mtv.co.uk/army-of-one / www.youtube.com/jointhearmyofoneArmy Of One is a rock band hailing from London.
Silva (vocals) Steffen (Guitar) Marcin (Bass) and Danny (Drums) formed in late 2013 and began independently recording their self-titled EP by the start of the following year.

With a sound rooted in hard rock reminiscent of bands like Soundgarden and Alice In Chains, their first single ‘Outside The Box/Inside The Ring’ caught the attention of Bruce Gillmer (Viacom/MTV) who debuted its release on MTV ROCKS on a global scale (http://www.mtv.co.uk/army-of-one).

With subsequent releases of ‘Civilian’ and ‘Beautiful Riot’ from the debut EP, they got the support of radios like KERRANG! RADIO & PLANET ROCKS as they continued headlining shows across the UK, supporting Guano Apes in Europe and confirming dates in the US for 2015.
The bands name is a deliberate paradox where One can represent everyone or the individual, and the bands logo is a drawing by controversial French artist Kiki Picasso, which serves as the perfect allegory for the Army Of One dogma -

“Change or be changed…Now is the never you didn’t think would come…”

∆OI is a band…an idea…a movement…

Join Us…

Official Website:
www.ΔΟΙ.com
www.army-of-one.com

Facebook:
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Youtube Channel:
www.youtube.com/jointhearmyofone

Twitter:
www.twitter.com/thearmyofone

iTunes: https://www.facebook.com/JOINTHEARMYOFONE/app_256012207815369?ref=hl

Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/09BiVjOfyPSikGhlBIH

Sweet Ether are a Brighton based, four piece Alternative Hard Rock band. Creating a sound with dark, dynamic atmospherics, coupled with heavy, driving riffs and a strong sense of melody, they have built a buzz around the South Coast and are now concentrating upon expanding their audience across the UK. Drawing influences from a wide range of artists, they produce honest music and deliver an intense live show. They have shared a stage with artists such as Black Spiders, Japanese Voyeurs and Fury UK, and released their debut album ‘Through Gritted Teeth’ in mid 2012; travelling the length and breadth of the country in support of this release. After some line-up changes they have spent 2014 gigging locally whilst constantly writing and developing material for a yet to be announced release. Watch this space. Carefully.

Instagram: http://instagram.com/sweet_ether
Twitter: http://twitter.com/sweetether
BandCamp: http://sweetether.bandcamp.com/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/sweetether
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/sweetethermusic
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Big Cartel: http://sweetether.bigcartel.com/

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The Varukers are a UK D-beat band formed in 1979 by vocalist Anthony “Rat” Martin, which produced its most influential recordings in the early 1980s. The band are one of the first to play in the musical style of the hardcore punk band Discharge, known as D-beat. Also, like Discharge, The Varukers’ lyrics carry an anarchist political ideology.
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Initially known as The Veruccas, the band altered the spelling of their name to “The Varukers” in order to convey more aggression. When recording in the early 1980s, they were part of a broader trend known as “UK 82″, Second Generation Punk, or UK Hardcore. Bands such as The Varukers, Discharge, Chaos UK, Amebix, and Charged GBH took the existing 1977-era punk sound and melded it with the incessant, heavy drumbeats and “wall of sound” distortion guitar sound of New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) bands such as Motörhead. The new, harder-edged style also tended to use much darker, more nihilistic, and more violent lyrics, and vocals were often shouted rather than sung.

While the Varukers split in 1989, vocalist Rat and guitarist Biff put the band back together in 1991. Stylistically their 1990s-era music resembled the traditional UK82 style. Since the band had former members of Discharge, a D-beat sound developed as time went on. The band has gone through many line-up changes over the years with the only constant member being Rat on vocals while guitarist Biff has been with the band since 1985. They have recently released a retrospective CD on SOS Records.

Even with Rat splitting his time between The Varukers and Discharge and Biff splitting his time with Sick On the Bus The Varukers continue to tour. They shared a headlining spot with such acts as Broken Bones, The Adicts, Vice Squad and GBH at the ill-fated British Invasion 2k6 concert festival in San Bernardino, California which ended in rioting.

They are currently writing new material for a new album.