BOTB: The Bands
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The Battle Is On!
Entries are closed for this year's CLIC Battle of the Bands, and I'm sure you'd like to know a little more about the bands who made it through and check out their music before the gigs.
Ebbw Vale Institute :: Friday 29 July
Drain The Lake
http://www.myspace.com/drainthelakemetal/music
Genre: Metal
Bio: Drawing from the un-comprimising heaviness of the current American metalcore scene and mixing this with the technicality of math-grind bands like Dillinger Escape Plan, Drain the Lake aim to push the boundaries of UK metal
Heroes And Outlaws
http://www.facebook.com/HeroesAndOutlaws?sk=app_178091127385
Genre: Heavy Rock
Bio: Many will find our work to be a perfect blend of memorizing vocal work and guitar solos that will give you goose pimples, along with a great ear catching sound that will have you replaying our tracks over and over again!
Conquer The Decade
http://www.myspace.com/conquerthedecade
Genre: Alternative / Hardcore / Southern Rock
Bio: Hailing from the valleys of South Wales, Conquer The Decade bring you a mix of music genres. They are a young band doing the best they can to get themselves heard by everyone. They began working on re-sculpting old songs and are now bringing brand new ones to the table to really showcase how far they have come as band. After they won Battle Turf 2010 they decided to travel to Outhouse Studios in October to finally record the ep they have been working towards for over a year.
Dirty Sparrows
http://soundcloud.com/dirtysparrows
Genre: Funk
Bio: Brand new and hot off the press! A musical hotchpotch of artists from many different genres, from Funk and Hip Hop to Jazz and even Metal. Our goal is to make you dance. Hard. A lot.
Men On The Chessboard
http://www.myspace.com/menonthechessboard
Genre: Funk / Psychedelic
Bio: “Sounds like books”
The Factory, Porth :: Saturday 30 July
Editions
http://www.myspace.com/editionsuk
Genre: Pop-Punk
Bio: South Wales Pop-Rockers Editions were formed from the ashes of The Story So Far, Set In Motion & The Guns, We hope you like the tunes!
Venus Vipers
http://www.myspace.com/venusvipers
(No tracks recorded yet – come see us live!)
Genre: Alt Rock
Bio: We play loud alternative rock music that turns heads. WE ARE THE VENUS VIPERS!
Hello Camaro
http://www.myspace.com/hello-camaro
Genre: Indie
Bio: Hello Camaro are a 5 piece Alternative Rock act from Pontypridd, South Wales. The band have a wealth of experience and demonstrate this when playing live shows!
Clay Statues
http://www.myspace.com/claystatues
Genre: Minimalist / Punk
Bio: "This is Clay Statues...from Cardiff...there's only two of them, but they make a hell of a racket..." - Adam Walton - BBC Radio Wales
The Hotel Ambush
http://www.myspace.com/thehotelambush
Genre: Metal
Bio: The band has composed an array of songs with killer riffs, hardcore beats, and aggressive vocals that have a melodic edge to please the toughest of crowds. Each song is written with a uniqueness and passion to succeed in the music industry.
The five-piece are driven by their desire and
ambition to perform at the highest level, with a set full of energy
and charisma. Their performances to date have been received with
enthusiasm and high acclaim.
Sin City, Swansea :: Saturday 13 August
After An Alibi
http://www.myspace.com/afteranalibi
Genre: Alt / Post-Punk
Bio: Morning/Afternoon/Evening, ladies and gentlemen! We are After An Alibi. We're a bi-lingual band that play in Welsh and English. We've been a band since Easter 2009, and in that time we've played a few gigs and won the Maes B Battle of the bands in August, and have been played on BBC introducing Wales by Bethan Elfyn on Radio 1.
Hey! Alaska
http://www.myspace.com/heyalaskauk
Genre: Pop-Punk / Screamo
Bio: "Good guitar lines, decent drumming, and a solid main vocal accompany a well structured (if not pioneering) song structure. It's grounded as much in today's pop-punk/pop-rock/pretend hardcore bracket, a sound suitable to a bill featuring the likes of Deaf Havana." - Punktastic.com
Eric Unseen
http://www.myspace.com/ericunseen
Genre: Indie / Reggae / Rock
Bio: Why not pop along to our show and check us out to give your own personal description...
Ryan March
http://www.myspace.com/ryanmarchmusic
Genre: Acoustic / Folk / Punk
Bio: Singer/Songwriter from Bridgend, Wales.
The Undivided
http://www.myspace.com/theundividedmusic
Genre: Alt / Indie / Rock
Bio: If Biffy Clyro are this decade's most innovative hardcore-pop combo, then The Undivided are their wide eyed, sledgehammer-hook wielding younger siblings, all skyscraper choruses and savvy, bruising power-pop arrangements.
Hobos, Bridgend :: Sunday 14 August
Akronist
http://www.myspace.com/akronist
Genre: Electronical / Hip-Hop / Lyrical
Bio: “Come to Cardiff. You'll like it.”
Continents
http://www.facebook.com/Continentsband
Genre: Metal / Hardcore
Bio: Hailing from South Wales, Continents proved to be the choice band of the night for many thanks to a dynamic front man and a group of songs full of personality and promise. ‘Life’s A Grave (But I Dig It)’ was one of these songs; mixing up hardcore blast beats with DEP styled tech guitar meant that their set was bursting with ferocity, brashness, and hardcore tinged humour.
Radio City
(No tracks recorded yet – come see us live!)
Genre: ?
Bio:?
Solace Awaits
http://www.myspace.com/solaceawaits
Genre: Metal / Rock
Bio: 2010 has been one eventful year for Solace Awaits! We've played many gigs, played with some magnificent bands and made friends along the way! If you've ever taken the time to see/listen to us then we'd like to thank you for your time. Your support means the world to us. Let's all hope that 2011 can be the next stage of something beautiful!
Charnel House
(No tracks recorded yet – come see us live!)
Genre: ?
Bio:?
