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This will possibly be the biggest local all-dayer Dartford has ever seen!

THE ENTIRE DAY WILL BE FILMED!

The bands will battle it out for the chance to win a slot at the larger local festivals or a cash prize as well as a chance to be one of the 40 bands selected to be on the 'Scratch the Surface' compilation CD.

Follow the music, the drama and excitement of the final installment of the Alternative Darbex.

Darbex Band Quest – Alternative FINAL at Bull and Vic in Dartford. £3.00 for loyalty card holders and advance tickets from bands – £4.00 for those with flyers – £5.00 for everyone else.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at the Alternative Final on Monday? – Email us a request now!

RESULTS FOR SUNDAY 11 MAY – Alternative SEMI-FINAL

1ST – STAND ALONE

2ND – CABARET DOLL

3RD – CITIZEN X

RESULTS FOR TUESDAY 13 MAY – Alternative SEMI-FINAL

1ST – MAD DOG

2ND – MONDAY STREET

3RD – STRANGEDAY

RESULTS FOR MONDAY 05 MAY – Darbex Metal Final

1ST – DENOUNCE

2ND – SILENT DESCENT

3RD – ARXIS

4TH – ZOCALO

5TH – WITHOUT REMORSE

6TH – SIZEN

7TH – DESIGNS OF CHAOS

8TH – VIOLATION COMPLEX

9TH – SCHIZOPHRENIA

10TH – CONQUEST

Sarah from the 103.7 TGR Sound TakeOver Show speaks to the winners of the heats at the Drayman and the Bull and Vic. Tune in to hear exclusive interviews and tracks from bands playing the Darbex Band Quest on 103.7FM and at www.tgrsound.co.uk.

Sponsors:

DINGO JACKS MUSIC STORE | ELEPHANT MUSIC | DOGHOUSE MUSIC | ROADRUNNER RECORDS UK | MEDIA SOURCING | VICTORY RECORDS | DEMOLITION RECORDS

Partners:

BLOODSTOCK-METAL TO THE MASSES | ORE NET SERVICES | JIGGA JAM STUDIOS

Support from:

TGR 103.7FM | NEWSSHOPPER | BEXLEY COUNCIL | KN MEGA PIX | RICHARD MORRIS PHOTOGRAPHY

If you like a bit of Rush in your music then get down to the Drayman this Sunday for STRANGER THINGS who will give us some quality progressive hard rock. THE LUCKY SCARS and the always dark MY HOLLOWAY also play. DJ LIFEGUARD BUNNY keeps things exciting between bands.

The Drayman Live at The Drayman in Bexleyheath every Sunday. £2.00 for loyalty card holders – £2.50 for everyone else.

PLEASE NOTE: The Drayman is over 18s for The Drayman Live.

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

With the Metal side of Darbex now finished it looks like we will have to stay at home if we want to listen to some metal.... Wrong! Metal Mondays are back! We couldn't leave you with nothing could we?

Metal thumpers BLOODLOSS return to give all a lesson in brutal and damn good music. DOWNFALL add a little southern influence to the proceedings. DJ LIFEGUARD BUNNY gets all metal between bands.

Metal Mondays at The Drayman in Bexleyheath every Monday. £2.00 for loyalty card holders and Metal Monday band members – £2.50 for everyone else.

PLEASE NOTE: The Drayman is over 18s for Metal Mondays.

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

With only the final of the alternative Darbex competition left on Monday 26th, Rock Night Live is back every Tuesday!

The legendary JON COOPER brings his comical acoustic rock fusion back to Rock Night Live. Indie rockers NOZZLE also play as do THE KIX.

Rock Night Live at the Bull and Vic every Tuesday.

£2.00 for loyalty card holders – £2.50 for everyone else.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at Rock Night Live at the Bull n Vic? – Email us a request now!

The Noisegate at the The Drayman in Bexleyheath every Thursday.

ROOM 1 – ALTA-SCOPE will concentrate on the lighter and eclectic side of the alternative music spectrum.

ROOM 2 – RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL will side with the heavier, sleazier, gothy and more extreme side!!

2 Pool Tables

Projection Screens, Lighting, Effects!

7pm-Midnight –The whole night (Lower Floor) and upstairs (8pm-11.30pm)

BBQ and Patio (on the warm nights) or stating subject to weather

Drinks Promo's inc, Vodka and Red Bull Mix £3, Fosters, Becks, Stella, Strongbow and selected house Spirits with Mixer £2.50, and '2 for 1 cocktails £5/£6 + More!

Staffed Door!

Special Promotional Feature Nights, with free stuff and Brand New Music!

Over 18's ID Essential

No entry after 11pm

FREE entry for loyalty card holders – £1.00 for everyone else.

4 years and 9 months after starting the first Rock Night at the Kings Arms, we finally get a venue to give YOU what you wanted.

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

Time and Place Start Time: Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 12:00pm

Location: Tommy Flynn's in Camden Town.

This is the fundraiser event which rose out of the MEL1000 facebook group. The intention of melfest1000 is to get all of Mels friends and anyone else who wants to come along together, to raise money and to have a good time remembering an amazing lady.

Bands playing the event are as follows:

DEVIANT UK
ROB BLAKE(WHITMORE) solo show
CHASING STACEY
JENIUM
THE BROADCAST(TBC)
A59
THE PURPLE SOCKS

NABOO - FROM THE MIGHTY BOOSH(TBC)

MORE BANDS INCOMING!!!!

DEAD SEXY DOLLS - DANCE TROUP
PREACHER - DANGER AT ITS BEST!!!! SHOCK SHOW

The DJ's for MELFEST are DJ ANGEL, DJ BEN CHRISTO, DJ BLACKVELVET, DJ 69

Come with your pockets full of pound coins because there will be a huge raffle, with some awesome prizes. Not just one or two prizes but loads. The list of raffle prizes will be posted up on this event page before the event so that you can see just what you could win.

There will be collection buckets at the bars for your spare change so feel free to chuck it in.

There will be NO GUEST LIST.

£8 ENTRY - FOR 12HRS OF OF PURE CHARITY!!
RAFFLE £1 PER 2 TICKETS AND GREAT PRIZES!!!

The money we raise from MELFEST1000 will fulfill one of Mels last wishes. To help Stuart her husband with costs that have piled up over the last few months and costs yet to come, and to hopefully give Stuart a financial break so that he concentrate on coming to terms with the untimely loss of his soul mate Mel. This is a devastating time for Stuart so please show your support and come to Melfest1000 all dayer!!

This event page will be updated regularly so keep checking in and please feel free to invite as many people as you can.

CANCER RESEARCH ARE NOW HELPING TO PROMOTE THE EVENTS FOR LUCY*FUR AND THIS WILL NOW BE AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR CANCER RESEARCH AND A FITTING TRIBUTE FOR A GREAT LADY.

Bloodstock Open Air returns in 2008 and is set to be the biggest yet. Three days full of pure metal and a little bit more at Catton Hall!

The line–up is far from complete but here are the bands confirmed so far:

• NIGHTWISH
• OPETH
• EVILE
• DIMMU BORGIR
• ICED EARTH
• HELLOWEEN
• OVERKILL
• SOILWORK
• AT THE GATES
• PRIMAL FEAR
• TYR
• AS I LAY DYING
• ELUVEITIE
• COMMUNIC
• MOONSORROW
• AKERCOCKE
• SWALLOW THE SUN
• KATAKLYSM
• CLOUDSCAPE
• CROWNING GLORY
• MOB RULES
• SAINT DEAMON
• ALESTORM
• PRO-JEKT
• UNITING THE ELEMENTS
• KELTIC JIHAD

For more information on the festival visit the Bloodstock website.

The Darbex metal final got off to a crunching start thank to Violation Complex (7.5/10). Their brand of progwarped extreme metal was the perfect way to wake anyone bogged down by the increasing heat inside the venue.

Trad metallers Conquest (6.5) were next, displaying a song writing ability which escapes many a contemporary act. Schizophrenia (6.5) released their Exodus meets Lamb of God thrash onto the biggest crowd thus far. The riffs did the talking. Although not crackling with the brilliance that saw them perform a breathtaking set a month before, Sizen (7.5) still showed their epic, mature metal is one of the best sounds around. On a hot and sweaty day the groove-laden assault of Zocalo (8) was always going to go down a storm. Petes rhythmic guitar sound seemed to be a perfect companion to the sun, the heat and the tasty burgers....

A week before Arxis (7.5) had deservedly pushed Denounce all the way in their semi-final with probably the best power metal set ever performed in Bexleyheath. Today though their technical brilliance along with their soaring choruses were just slightly off the pace. The same could be said for Designs of Chaos (6) whos Panteraish stomping riffs somehow got lost between the die-for-metal heroics of Arxis and the first special guests SevenYearsDead (8). Although Manchesters finest also use Pantera as a blueprint there are also a lot more influences thrown into the melting pot. Skid Rowesque vocal parts met near industrial like riffage which was topped off by an energetic performance which helps show just how many gigs they have played over the years.

Halfway through the set of death metallers Denounce (8.5) there seemed to be a point where they moved from being 'just' a technically excellent and solid death metal machine to one which would easily fit on the Bloodstock stage. The last three songs were simply brilliant and were deliverd with such ferocity it was hard to see how anyone else could follow. Maybe the only band who could follow on the day was Silent Descent (8). With an ever growing fanbase and a top album to back them up Silent Descent seem destined to outgrow such small venues. The mix of death riffage and ...gulp, nu-metal influences saw them whip the crowd into the biggest frenzy of the day. Unfortanately everyone seemed knackered by the time Without Remorse (7) hit the stage with their bellowing metal attack which lacked its usual punch.

Local legends and national tour addicts The Inbreds (7.5) finished off the day in style, concentrating on newer material but it was the local 'classic' tracks which really finished the crowd off for good.

So that was that. Four months, nine heats, three semi-finals and some damn fine performances that will live long in memory.

Same time next year....?

Review by Alan

The inventors of the Death Metal groove SIX FEET UNDER have entered Morrisound studios in Tampa, Florida to begin recording their new CD!

"It feels like coming back home", comments singer Chris Barnes. "Chris Carroll is at the helm, laying down the tracks and also our old friend Bill Metoyer is helping out with recording the drums. It's awesome to have Bill with us on this one - as you may know he recorded our CD 'Warpath'. It's great to be back in the studio and we feel really psyched to lay these new songs down, they are some of the best stuff we have come up with, and can´t wait for all of our fans to hear the new stuff!"

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