Bands needed for massive all-dayers!
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Come and get shattered at the first metal Semi-Final!
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Second semi-final in Gravesend this Friday!
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The Noisegate - Every Thursday!

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LATEST BAND QUEST RESULTS BELOW:

SATURDAY 11 MARCH - Band Quest - Heat 8 - Metal

1ST - SEVEN

2ND - ENEMY EMBRACE

3RD - ROY STONE

SATURDAY 11 MARCH - Band Quest - Heat 9 - Metal

1ST - AFFLUENZA

2ND - SILAS

3RD - LIFE UNDER SURVEILLANCE

SATURDAY 11 APRIL - Band Quest - Heat 10 - Metal

1ST - CALLOUS

2ND - SWALLOWING SHOTGUNS

3RD - MUTUALLY DESTRUCTIVE

MONDAY 13 APRIL - Band Quest - Heat 8 - Alt

1ST - IN THE RED

2ND - THE CONSPIRACY THEORY

3RD - GARY STAR GUTTER

MONDAY 13 APRIL - Band Quest - Heat 9 - Alt

1ST - CARTEL

2ND - ARCADES

3RD - THE FETTS

MONDAY 13 APRIL - Band Quest - Heat 10 - Alt

1ST - HOOF

2ND - SHOT IN THE DARK

3RD - EULER

TUESDAY 14 APRIL - Band Quest - Semi Final 1 - Alt

1ST - FACADE

2ND - A BOY NAMED GIRL

3RD - PHIL LETLEY

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

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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

1) BH Sunday 03/05/2009 BEXLEYHEATH SEMI 3 + BACK TO THE BULL ALL DAYER AT BULL N VIC (Acoustic and Alt/Rock Bands Wanted)

2) BH Monday 04/05/2009 METAL MONDAY SEMI 3 ALL DAYER, 7 ACTS WANTED TO PLAY EITHER SIDE OF THE 3RD Semi Final @ The Drayman

3) Sunday 10/05/2009 CHARITY - DEMELZA CHILDRENS HOSPICE - Red Lion 2 floors 2 systems, and 20 acts wanted to raise money, ALL proceeds going to Demelza Childrens Hospice (Eltham)

4) Sunday 31/05/2009 FINAL: TIER 1 METAL FINAL, We will run as many stages as we can on this day! ANYONE from any genre wishing to be here on this massive final at the Red Lion, let us know.

Please indicate which of these 4 shows you would like to play on, and bare in mind Bull n Vic is over 18's

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The alternative side of Band Quest 2009 continues tonight in Bexleyheath.

One of the most consistantly good local bands LIVE POLITICS bid for a place in the Band Quest final. They are up against CYPHAR and THEIR NAME ESCAPES. DJ DELIRIUM keeps things all alternative between bands.

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 2009 - Alternative Sundays at The Drayman every Sunday.

£2.00 for Gold loyalty card holders, £2.50 for those with flyers, £3.00 for everyone else.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at Band Quest 2009 - Alternative Sundays? – Email us a request now!

Band Quest 2009 will be bringing the METAL TO THE MASSES to you every Monday in Bexleyheath as bands battle it out for a place at Bloodstock!

The first metal semi final is a mixed affair. Hard rocking alt-metallers COLT 44 come up against the progressive black metallers CARPATHIA and one of the biggest sounding bands in the competition SHATTERED ALLIANCE. DJ 69 spins the heaviness!

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 2009 - Metal Mondays at The Drayman in Bexleyheath every Monday.

£2.00 for Gold loyalty card holders, £2.50 for those with flyers, £3.00 for everyone else.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at Band Quest 2009 - Metal Mondays? – Email us a request now!

The alternative side of Band Quest 2009 continues tonight in Dartford.

The melody of THE DEPTHS comes up against the harsh hardcore punk of BEARTRAP tonight. HOPELESS SONS also play.

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 2009 - Alternative Tuesdays at the Darenth Suite, Acacia Hall every Tuesday.

£2.00 for Gold loyalty card holders, £2.50 for those with flyers, £3.00 for everyone else.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at Band Quest 2009 - Alternative Tuesdays? – Email us a request now!

The Noisegate at the The Drayman in Bexleyheath every Thursday.

ROOM 1 (main floor) – Rock, Metal, Goth returns to the main floor at The Noisegate - expect a bigger mix of all things alternative.

ROOM 2 (upstairs) – TBC

2 Pool Tables

Projection Screens, Lighting, Effects!

7pm-11.30pm

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

Drinks Promo's inc, Buy on get ONE FREE on bottles of wine, 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!

ID Essential FOR EVERYONE! PASSPORT OR DRIVING LICENCE IS THE BEST!

No entry after 11pm

FREE entry for Gold loyalty card holders - £1.00 for everyone else.

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

The journey from Gravesend to Bloodstock continues!

REASONABLE DOUBT and DYSTOLIC take on metal masters SANCTORUM who put on one of the best performances of the competition in their first heat.

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 2009 - Metal Fridays at the Red Lion every Friday.

£2.00 for Gold loyalty card holders, £2.50 for those with flyers, £3.00 for everyone else.

What track would you really like to hear played by the DJs at Band Quest 2009 - Metal Fridays? – Email us a request now!

3 Live Bands!

AlterRed, SkinjoB and the AC debut of Prude (ft. Jared Louche of Chemlab). Worth the ticket price alone!

Londons BIGGEST dungeon and play space!

600 capacity courtesy of Playpenz and Mistress Rebekka.

8 MASSIVE hours of Goth and Trad Goth in The Hellfire Room and 8 HUGE hours of Old Skool Industrial, Industrial and Post Punk in new room [THE HELLHOLE].

PLUS 4 hours of the finest alternative theatre, cabaret, freak shows AND 8 hours of walkabout purposes.

SATAN'S STRIP SHOWS – Boys Vs Girls, dirty little freaks that they are!

Full details at www.club-antichrist.com.

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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

Click the Link Below to view our VIP Packages Now!

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.

RELEASING A SINGLE

Step Five – Who should you send your CD to?

Take your freshly printed press release. Now burn a copy of your release onto a CD – don’t try and make the CD look fancy. Even the biggest bands in the world tend to have white label promo CDs without artwork. All you need is a clear CD sleeve, a white label with your contact details on it to stick on the CD and a label with a paragraph about the release (normally taken from the press release) to stick on the sleeve itself. Then stuff everything you have into an envelope – and repeat this process until you have about 200 envelopes.

1) Radio stations – local and national. One to each different show that you think you have a chance to appear on. It’s a good idea to only send a CD to a show that you think would play your music – for example, if you’re in a thrash metal band; don’t send your CD to Trevor Nelson. It’s a waste of time. Do some research too – if you can find out the producer’s name, put that person’s name on the envelope instead of the DJ. It’s a good idea to make a list, and then simply send your CD to everyone on that list. If you end up getting radio airplay, try and keep a record of who has played you, as it will help you with future releases.

2) Press – internet, local and national. Look on the internet sites of all the broadsheet newspapers (The Guardian etc) and all dedicated music magazines that you know of. Again, get up to date names and addresses… research is everything. As with the radio stations, don’t send your CD to a specialist music magazine – Kerrang are unlikely to care too much about a new grime MC, for example.

3) Record companies and publishers. You can get lists in all kinds of Unsigned Guide books that are now available – get up to date contacts, and send them CDs. They will take more of an interest in a band that is clearly prepared to go that extra mile and sell their own music, and they are much more likely to take notice if you’re already starting to get radio airplay etc.

Please note that you should try and get to this stage (i.e having gigs sorted and having sent copies of the single to everyone) at least 10 weeks before the release date. Do not rush it and send the week before, or even a month before – the radio producers/press writers will not see it in time for the release date. Bear in mind how many CDs Zane Lowe, for example, receives a day – it will probably take at least 3 weeks to get on to the right desk. Weekly newspapers will be prepared well in advance too, so don’t miss the boat.

Sixth and final part to follow next week.

Please take some time to check out the following websites:

BBC Kent Introducing Website

BBC Kent Introducing Myspace page

BBC Kent Introducing Facebook event

BBC Kent Introducing Newsletter signup

Kent five-piece Circle of Rage return with the explosive three track EP, 'Curtains Up'.

EP opener 'Societys secret' travels along on a Mastodon-esque riff with bouts of Zakk Wylde and Mike Amott while the chorus is like a hit and run. It screeches up to you, does the damage and is gone before anyone realises what has hit them. 'Ignorance is this' sounds like an ugly meeting between Anti-flag and Mr Bungle. CD closer 'Justified revulsion' begins with some nice classic guitar which wouldn't have been out of place on the last Down release, followed by a menacing bass line before exploding into chaos which finally culminates in a good old group chanting hardcore chorus.

'Curtains Up' is a compulsive mix of hardcore frustrations, chiseled from the wall of talent that has been emerging from Kent over the past 3 years. Vocal styles interchange between orgasms of screaming adrenaline and well spoken English rawness, which retains interest throughout.

Don't be left out of the loop. Get into Circle of Rage now!

8/10

www.myspace.com/circleofrageuk

Review by Alan Hicks

Click CATTLE DECAPITATION VIDEO to watch the new CATTLE DECAPITATION video clip. They chose the song 'Regret and The Grave' off their new album 'The Harvest Floor'.

'The Harvest Floor' was released in January 2009 on Metal Blade Records and gained rave reviews all over the world!

www.cattledecapitation.com

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