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An
evening of Metal and Hardcore, headlined by the amazing PDHM,
with main support coming from Stalefish1, who have their album
out on Casket Records now, with a great sound that you should love!
They also bought their friends <209> along to support them, then
with local support from Atakku.
PDHM
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London-based PDHM flavour their intense, bruising metal with
dynamic melodies and a powerful groove that has their fans
getting freaky on the dance floor and going crazy in the mosh
pit.
Stuart McGee (vocals) and
Lee Kent (lead guitar) formed PDHM 3 years ago, with the
desire to bring huge riffs back to the London clubs and beat
some life back into the British metal scene. Early recordings
hinted at some serious potential, and when Alistair McGee
(vocals) was drafted in, the aggression went through the
roof. The heavy grooves of Tony Hopkins (bass guitar) and
Richard Keenan (drums) provide the powerful backbone that
has since allowed PDHM to hold the stage with the likes of
American Head Charge, Guano Apes, Raging Speed Horn, Lost
Prophets, Skindred, Miocene, Vacant Stare, Hondo Maclean, Johnny
Truant, Fallen To and the phenomenal SikTh.
Very soon the band's electrifying
stage presence was winning over the notoriously fickle London
crowds. The crushing beat-down riffs of songs like Solutions
and 8 Watts earnt them many fans from the hardcore scene,
and this underground following, tempered with a female-friendly,
all-smiles atmosphere, means PDHM live shows are always
impressive. Let It Slide has the crowd jumping like
lunatics, Distractions and Fallen From Grace crush
everyone with non-stop rolling riffs, and Count Your
Blessings realises the true strength of Stuart's
singing,that was previously hinted at on Closure, a song
that still moves the crowd 2 years since it was written.
The constant live successes, and
unrelenting praise from the UK press has boosted the band's
already potent creative atmosphere, and writing new material is
now coming faster and easier than ever. A recent self-funded,
self-organised tour of LA's premier rock venues is further proof
that this band will stop at nothing to get their music heard.
Having
cut their teeth in the tough London scene, and built a solid fan
base through hard work and a great sound, PDHM have tasted
success and are hungry for more.
Stalefish1
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Band Biography:
Stalefish1 are a 5 piece Alt/Metal outfit formed from the
combined skills of :
Graham Richardson - Drums
Charlie Brind - Vocals
Nick Atkinson - Guitar
Blad - Bass Guitar
Sonny - Guitar
Hailing from between Reading and Rugby, Stalefish1 have been
made big waves in the UK unsigned scene for the past year. Their
blend of alternative metal, which consists of many genres across
the spectrum and which draws from influences such as: Deftones,
Hundred Reasons, Incubus and Thrice along with many "old school"
metal bands, has been well received across the board.
The live show that Stalefish1 put on is possibly one of the
most energetic you will ever see. Whether there is 5 or 5000 in
the crowd, the same effort goes into every show, with tons of
passion and energy from each band member.
Within the first few months of 2004, Stalefish1 were
contacted by Casket Records (a division of Copro Records),
asking if we would like to join forces and release an album of
material.
The unrecorded material which had been written last year, was
recorded at the beginning of our break, at Running Frog Studios
in Windsor, and has now been combined with the original 5 songs
that were recorded in 2003 to form the debut album, "Smashed
Bottles & Broken Fences", which was released July the 26th on
Casket Records, in all good record shops.
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