Bohemia return this Wednesday!
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I.D needed (passport, driving licence etc) for The Noisegate!
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Conquest vs Complex this Monday!
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Groove is king at The Drayman as Snakebite bite!!

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LATEST BAND QUEST RESULTS BELOW:

SUNDAY 15 MARCH - Band Quest - Heat 4 - Alt

1ST - APOLLO WITHSTANDS

2ND - SOUTH SIDE HEROES

3RD - BLACKBIRD

MONDAY 16 MARCH - Band Quest - Heat 5 - Metal

1ST - SNAKEBITE

2ND - SANITY BURNS

3RD - WINDHALE

TUESDAY 17 MARCH - Band Quest - Heat 5 - Alt

1ST - THE DEPTHS

2ND - THE CONSPIRACY THEORY

3RD - ARCHIE WAH WAHS

FRIDAY 20 MARCH - Band Quest - Heat 5 - Metal

1ST - ODESSA STEP SEQUENCE

2ND - O.M.T

3RD - SEVEN7

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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

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

Mature rockers THE RECKONING take on the lego loving indie types THE BIMMYS. THEIR STRANGE GATHERING hope their thoughtful alternative tuneage can get them through.

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 R.S.V.P 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!

Heaver hitters VIOLATION COMPLEX bring their progressive death metal up against the classic metal sound of CONQUEST. VENXIA also play. DJ LACUSTA will spin heaviness into the pits of Hell itself!!!

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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.

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

It's indie versus hardcore punk this week thanks to INVISIBLE ALEX and BEARTRAP. CASINO will be trying to cash in on that battle!

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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.

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This rescheduled heat happens tonight in Dartford!

Quality rockers BOHEMIA take on AFTER THE ORDEAL and PHIL LETLEY.

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Band Quest 2009 at the Darenth Suite, Acacia Hall.

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

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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) – Indie, indie disco etc.

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.

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The journey from Gravesend to Bloodstock continues!

It's battle of the heavyweights tonight as BLOODLOSS go to war against the almighty SUBVERSION. NEON HALO also play.

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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.

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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
• AMON AMARTH
• SATYRICON
• SAXON
• GWAR
• KATATONIA
• TURISAS
• MUNICIPAL WASTE
• ENSLAVED
• KREATOR
• THE HAUNTED
• CANDLEMASS
• MOONSPELL
• BATTLELORE
• SABATON
• DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER
• EQUILIBRIUM
• MILLION DOLLAR RELOAD
• BEHOLDER
• PYTHIA

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

For more information on the festival visit the Bloodstock website.

Metal and Hardcore influenced U.S bassist based in Gravesend available for collaboration / Bands in central London or South East:

Experienced touring and recording, transport and equipment. Influences sludge, southern metal, nu metal, hardcore. Contact Jamison Nesbitt here: jtn70@btinternet.com or www.myspace.com/jamoid70.

NEONFLY needs:

- Drummer

UK tour! Looking for a London based drummer between the ages of 18 - 29 with a solid groove who can play really tight and in time to a click and with an eclectic music taste. Preferably someone who has his own drum kit and transport. Contact the band here: neonfly@hotmail.co.uk or www.myspace.com/neonflyband.

BAND WITH NO NAME YET needs:

- Singer

Influenced by Vasoline-STP, Day that Never Comes-Metallica, Own Worst Enemy-Lit, In Bloom-Nirvana. 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

Influenced by Tool, Killswitch Engage etc. 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 admin@roystone.com or ring Les Clayden on 07832 235715.

BAND WITH NO NAME YET needs:

- Song writing guitarist

Influenced by Clutch, Monster Magnet, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, QOTSA etc. 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 Two – Get Gigs

Once you have a confirmed release date, the next thing to do is get gigs arranged for the week of release. It’s best to try and not play until the release date itself, and then play as much as possible after that date. It is better to play a month after the release date than a week before it because punters will be able to go and buy something. Remember, if they see you and like you before they can actually buy something, they’ll probably just end up not buying it and forgetting all about it. It sounds easy to get people to log on to iTunes and buy your songs – sadly it is not. So you need to maximise your chances. The more people that see you after the single has been put up for sale, the better.

It’s obviously best to try and play in as many varying places as possible. If you think you can get enough people into London to see you, it’s well worth getting a gig there – but you should concentrate on places where you know you’ll get people to see you, and where you’re more likely to win new fans over. Most people enjoy seeing local bands over touring bands, so the Kent towns of Maidstone, Canterbury, Ashford and Chatham are perfect – 4 gigs in a week (or over the course of a month) in those places and you’ll be much better off than 3 gigs in Camden.

Third 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

1st) Snakebite
2nd) Sanity Burns
3rd) Windhale

Another week and another heat in the Bexleyheath metal category of Band Quest, with 3 bands battling for a spot at Bloodstock!

When watching bands in this competition week in week out it is always a pleasure to hear one hit form. Tonight Snakebite (8/10) achieve a level you can imagine in a packed and sweaty tent at Bloodstock. The Bromley based four piece not only have their hearts nailed to the Pantera school of southern inspired thrash metal but have a collection of songs which tonight bludgeon the opposition. Vocalist Jason Smith owns the stage and barks at the crowd with all the confidence under the southern sun, with his powerful vocals excellently backed by the guitar of Andrew Matthews. The mosh pit hardly slowed throughout the set, and if anything sped up as the band hit top gear halfway through. Impressive stuff.

Any band would struggle to follow such a display and Windhale (6.5) end up sounding a little flat. Their keyboard driven classic power metal lacks the sheen that is so important with this style of music. The songs themselves are interesting and owe much to the likes of Helloween and Edguy, with some spendid guitar solos. Tonight though they lack the power and melody to muscle their way through.

Several months back Sanity Burns (7.5) played the Drayman and impressed anyone with an ear for good music. Tonight they didn't quite match those lofty heights but still managed to conjure up a musical feast. Their thrash onslaught sometimes treads into death metal territory with growling, rasping vocals which add an another exciting element to the music. Considering the band have not really played that many gigs their overall display is most impressive. Frazer Bowdery ensures each song contains neck snapping rhythmic guitar riffs, leaving James Phoenix to shower us with solos aplenty. Get ready people as Sanity Burns are one year away from kicking serious arse!

Overall, a good night of music where groove was king!

Review by Alan Hicks

Irish Pagan Metal leaders PRIMORDIAL have uploaded a song of their recently re-issued debut album ‘Imrama’. For all those who have never heard PRIMORDIAL in their early days, here's your chance of getting a song for free. Click MP3 to check out ‘Infernal Summer’!

The Deluxe re-issue of 'Imrama' is out now, featuring the remastered version of 'Imrama' plus the four songs of the 'Dark Romanticism' demo of 1993 and a bonus-DVD featuring the gig PRIMORDIAL played in Cork, Ireland in February of 1994!

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