Live alternative music at Bull and Vic!
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Mad Dog and Apollo Withstands in the Alt Final!
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Without Remorse return!
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Panic Cell special guests at the Tier 1 Metal Final!

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Thanks from the Team at http://www.unifiedsounds.co.uk

Sponsors:

DINGO JACKS MUSIC STORE | ELEPHANT MUSIC | ROADRUNNER RECORDS UK | MEDIA SOURCING | WHATEVERNEXT RECORDS

Partners:

BLOODSTOCK-METAL TO THE MASSES | ORE NET SERVICES | JIGGA JAM STUDIOS | BANANA ROAD STUDIOS | DEMELZA | HELLFIRE FESTIVAL

Support from:

BEXLEY COUNCIL | DARTFORD COUNCIL | HOLLOWEBDESIGN

Do you need a fix of alternative music now that all but the final Band Quest gigs are over?

Tonight we bring you a fusion of punk and folk in the form of WE WISH WE WERE GYPSIES and some indie rock from ZEEBO. JASON OLVEIRA and ROB BATLEY support.

Dartford Live at the Bull and Vic every Tuesday.

£2.00 for Gold loyalty card holders, £3.00 for everyone else.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at Dartford Live? – Email us a request now!

A night of metal in the lovely Kentish Town.

Get ready to have your head removed by SOCIAL HEAD REMOVAL. Other bands on the bill are KOPPERHED, SILENCE IS SPOKEN and HOLLOW SIN.

Metal Mayhem at the Bull and Gate every Thursday.

£4.00 for Gold loyalty card holders, £5.00 for everyone else.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at Metal Mayhem? – Email us a request now!

The alternative side of Band Quest ends in the final. Bands battle it out for the last time in the hope of winning a spot at some of the bigger local festivals, amongst other prizes.

This day will see a giant clash between MAD DOG and APOLLO WITHSTANDS, two of the top bands from last years band competition.

Also waiting in the wings this year are FACADE, LIVE POLITICS, HOPELESS SONS, HOOF, IN THE RED, THE CONSPIRACY THEORY, THEIR STRANGE GATHERING, MARCHING POWDER and PHIL LETLEY.

Win a Reading Ticket as guests of this events in a Super Draw! Ask at the event for details.

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Band Quest - Tier 1 Final - Alternative at Acacia Hall in Dartford.

£3.00 for Gold loyalty card holders, £4.00 for those with flyers, £5.00 for everyone else.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at Band Quest - Tier 1 Final - Alternative? – Email us a request now!

The journey to Bloodstock may have already finished for these bands but this TIER 2 final will still help to showcase the quality in depth the local scene has!

The almigty WITHOUT REMORSE make a return to the live arena as special guest headliners for this final.

Also on the bill are O.M.T, ODESSA STEP SEQUENCE, SANITY BURNS, SEVEN, SHATTERED ALLIANCE, LYCAN'S BLOOD, STORM THE GATES, CALLOUS, DYSTOLIC and ROY STONE. DJ 69 and DJ LACUSTA keep the metal flowing between the bands.

Win a Bloodstock Ticket as guests of this event in a Super Draw! Ask at the event for details.

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Band Quest - Tier 2 Final - Metal at the Bull and Vic.

£3.00 for Gold loyalty card holders, £4.00 for those with flyers, £5.00 for everyone else.

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The journey to Bloodstock ends here! 8 bands battle it out for a place at the best UK metal festival along with many more bands over the course of the day.

Metallers PANIC CELL headline the day as very special guests. Those who haven't seem them tear up stages alongside the likes of Testament, Children of Bodom and Kittie should not miss them!

Both SILENT DESCENT and DENOUNCE will be battling it out for prizes alongside the other 6 bands who qualified for the final but obviously cannot win the 'Bloodstock place' having played the festival last year.

The real battle of the day is between extreme metallers CARPATHIA, groove metallers SNAKEBITE, INTO EXILE who put in one of the best first heat performances, play-off winners SILAS, local venue crushers FALLING EMPIRE and also SHADOW ASPECT, REASONABLE DOUBT and COLT 44. The Bloodstock judge will pick one of these bands to grace the festival stage this summer.

The music does not stop there. The second stage sees the best band not to qualify for the final SANCTORUM spread the metal gospel alongside everyones favourite all-dayer band ZOCALO. STANDING ON GIANTS, O.M.T and VENXIA also play.

DJ 69 and DJ LACUSTA maybe spinning some metal tunes between the bands.

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Band Quest - Tier 1 Final - Metal at the Red Lion.

£3.00 for Gold loyalty card holders, £4.00 for those with flyers, £5.00 for everyone else.

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The best rock pub in London always has something special happening at the weekend. Here is what May has got in store for anyone who wishes to venture to London.

The Intrepid Fox's Calendar for May:

1 May 2009 21:00
TORTURE CHAMBER! CLASSIC HEAVY METAL - SPECIAL ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY- AEON ZEN @ UPSTAIRS BAR

2 May 2009 21:00
DIRTY BOMB! PURE GLAM ROCK!!!! DJ’S JOHNNY AND SKY (KING LIZARD) @ UPSTAIRS BAR

8 May 2009 21:00
DJ LOLA ’S BIRTHDAY! AND HER NIGHT WITH DANYSERRANO METAL DEMENTIA!!!! @ UPSTAIRS BAR

9 May 2009 21:00
DJ MAXX AND RICH JONES - ’3RD GENERATION NATION’ OLD SCHOOL PUNK

15 May 2009 21:00
DJ’S DEVILMAN & LUCYFUR - ’DENIM & LEATHER’ - ROCK!!!!

16 May 2009 21:00
DJ’S NINA AND ADAM LIGHTSPEED - ’HELL YEAH!’ - GLAM ROCK AND H

22 May 2009 21:00
DJ’S NINA AND KRISTOPHER C. - ROCK ROCK ROCK

23 May 2009 21:00
DJ ADAM LIGHTSPEED - ROCK N ROLL/PUNK/HARD ROCK

28 May 2009 20:00
’ASYLUM’ - ROCK/GOTHIC/METAL - DJ BILLIE

29 May 2009 21:00
’ALCOHOLIN’ ASS’ DJ’S LOLA AND GUEST STONER ROCK/METAL

30 May 2009 21:00
DJ SHELDON - ROCK AND METAL MIX

Bloodstock Open Air returns in 2009 and is set to increase in size for the 5th year running. Three days full of pure metal and a little bit more at Catton Hall!

Weekend tickets are available and can be ordered from the Bloodstock website - Order Bloodstock Open Air tickets.

Here are the bands confirmed so far:

• CARCASS
• ARCH ENEMY
• CRADLE OF FILTH
• BLIND GUARDIAN
• EUROPE
• AMON AMARTH
• SATYRICON
• SAXON
• GWAR
• KATATONIA
• TURISAS
• MUNICIPAL WASTE
• ENSLAVED
• KREATOR
• THE HAUNTED
• CANDLEMASS
• MOONSPELL
• BATTLELORE
• GIRLSCHOOL
• SABATON
• DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER
• EQUILIBRIUM
• MILLION DOLLAR RELOAD
• BEHOLDER
• PYTHIA
• CELESTY
• THE GREEN RIVER PROJECT
• VALLENBROSA
• INTERNAL CONFLICT
• THEY WILL RISE

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www.bloodstock.uk.com/vip-camping.html

For more information on the festival visit the Bloodstock website.

FUSED needs:

- Bassist

Contact the band here: fusedmusic@hotmail.co.uk.

Bassist available - Contact Jamison Nesbitt here: jtn70@btinternet.com or www.myspace.com/jamoid70.

NEONFLY needs:

- Drummer

Contact the band here: neonfly@hotmail.co.uk or www.myspace.com/neonflyband.

BAND WITH NO NAME YET needs:

- Singer

Contact the band here: John Riddle jr224a@yahoo.com.

DRUGDEALER CHEERLEADER needs:

- Bass player

Contact the band here: info@drugdealercheerleader.com or www.myspace.com/drugdealercheerleader.

BAND WITH NO NAME YET needs:

- Singer

Contact the band here: Nel on 07798640786 or nelcooper@hotmail.com or Joe on 07752519676.

CONQUEST need:

- Bass player

Contact this band here: leslie.clayden@ntlworld.com or ring 07832 235715.

BAND WITH NO NAME YET needs:

- Song writing guitarist

Contact the band here: www.myspace.com/ajddk.

UNTIL I BLEED need:

- Guitarist (with some lead ability)
- Bassist
- Drummer
- Female vocalist

Contact this band here: tombwibble@yahoo.co.uk

ROY STONE needs:

- All musicians

Contact Roy Stone here: admin@roystone.com or www.myspace.com/roystonelink.

1st) Silas
2nd) Odessa Step Sequence
3rd) Lycan's Blood

With only one slot left in the Band Quest metal final it was up to these three bands to battle it out for the slot. Lycan'S Blood and Odessa Step Sequence had both finished behind bands who had played Bloodstock last year in their earlier heats so qualified for this play off. Silas were sort of lucky losers after being brought in to replace Affluenza, who decided not to participate in this play off after losing out to Silent Descent and Into Exile in last weeks semi final.

Local heroes Silas (6.5/10) may have been lucky to get another chance but if any band deserved a slice of luck it was Silas. They were unable to take part in last years competition due to problems with personnel, which virtually wiped them off the planet for most of 2008. Tonight at times saw an improved performance from when they lost out to the more muscular Shattered Alliance. The vocal melodies were much better and helped carry the songs to where they have been waiting to go to for a while. Some of the guitar playing was excellent and the professionalism shown when dealing with the initial sound problems and moving drums was first class - basically they just get on with it and end up qualifying for the final.

It was strange for Lycan'S Blood (6.5) as they actually put on a pretty good performance. Each song had enough punch to keep the crowd interested and Alex on lead guitar played a blinder. Singer Matt showed he can growl and sing with the best of them but also slightly annoyed the neutral crowd member with continuous silly chatter.

Out of the three bands Odessa Step Sequence (7) look the more natural to play somewhere like Bloodstock. The set flies past in a death metal fury, with lightling fast riffs flying here, there and everywhere. Despite this the actual songs begin to sound very samey ten minutes into the set. Fellow kent death metallers Denounce play fast and heavy but always have enough variation in their tight as hell sets to keep everyone interested. Tonight, the set from Odessa Step Sequence lacks this variation which could have contributed to their downfall.

Band Quest is now drawing to a close with the Tier 2 final (for bands who just missed out on the tier 1 final) at the Bull n Vic on Monday 25th May and the main Tier 1 final at the Red Lion on Monday 31st of May still to go. On the 31st we will know who will be going to Bloodstock this year.

Review by Alan Hicks

Shameful Behaviour is a band with attitude and a mission. That mission is to spread real rock music back to the masses.

The music is a concoction of great pumping Original Rock & Metal with songs that tell a story and have meaning with face-melting lead guitar, just as it should be and hasn't been for a long time, mixed with classic covers that blend invisibly with the rest of the material.

The band has previously had no shame in admitting it’s obvious Kiss influences, especially Slick and Rex wearing more makeup and higher heels than a cheap hooker. And not to forget the pyrotechnics and smoking guitar...

Shameful Behaviour is made up of...

Slick Valentine - Slick is a songwriter and a British guitar hero for the 21st century in the style of the old school guitar heroes from the past. With many years playing pubs and clubs in different bands Slick honed his style to its powerful heights. Influenced by all the greats! Slick has also Jammed with Noel Redding and with EC when he was only 14. Currently abusing: Dean Guitars, Rotosound strings and his long suffering Marshall Amps.

Rocco Savage – Rocco is a real powerhouse rock drummer with a single kick pedal that sounds like a double. With previous bands such as Angel Witch (Founder member) and Blind Fury, and also many deps and sessions, Rocco is a great talent. Influences are John Bonham, Ian Paice, Bill Ward, Cozy Powell. Currenly Savaging Pearl Drums, Vater Sticks, Remo Heads, Zildjian and Paiste cymbals.

Rex Thunderbolt – Imagine the bastard child of Steve Harris, Cliff Burton, Gene Simmons and Colin Grigson, you'll be getting close to the bass monster that is Rex Thunderbolt.

An energetic bass player of vast experience in many styles, Rex is excited about the "balls to the wall" honesty and integrity of Shameful Behaviour after hearing years and years of washed out imitations of Rock and Roll. Rex has been working in and around 'the business' for many years and has worked with some of the greats, including Radiohead and Def Leppard.

Rex is a long time user and abuser of Dean basses and Rotosound strings.

Contact:
01634 386070 or 07908 912570
8 Elham Close, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6XG
email: contactus@shamefulbehaviour.com
web: www.shamefulbehaviour.com

On Tuesday, April 21st, the mighty CANNIBAL CORPSE received their ‘Centuries Of Torment’ platinum plaques in Montreal, QC, Canada. 'Centuries of Torment' was certified platinum in Canada earlier this year just before the crushing release of 'Evisceration Plague'.

Bassist Alex Webster comments on the end of the Canadian dates as they come to a wrap: "Our recent Canadian tour was a total success, every show was packed and the crowds were full of energy. We really received a great response, which is something we've come to expect from our Canadian fans. We want to thank all of our Canadian fans for coming out to the gigs and making the tour so killer, and also for making Centuries of Torment and Evisceration Plague two of the most successful releases in our band's history."

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