Band Quest Alt Final this Sunday!
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Tier 2 Metal Final Bank Holiday Monday!
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Who will play Bloodstock from the Tier 1 Metal Final?
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Alternative music at Bull and Vic!

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, THE 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 Loyalty Card Holders, £4.00 for those with flyers, £5.00 for everyone else.

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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.

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

£3.00 for Loyalty Card Holders, £4.00 for those with flyers, £5.00 for everyone else.

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

Tonight CASINOS! bring us some post punk-indie sounds along with the always superb guitar performance from GARY STAR GUTTER. BEN ATTWOOD and one as yet confirmed act also play.

Dartford Live at the Bull and Vic every Tuesday.

£1.00 for Loyalty Card Holders, £2.00 for those with flyers, £2.50 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, SISTER KETAMINE 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 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.

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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

WAIT FOR TOMORROW needs:

- Guitar player X 2

Need two good local guitarists that can write, have at least 2-3 years worth band/gigging experience. Touring asap lots of opportunities. Driving would be a bonus.

Contact Ricky Lane here: picketfencecartel@hotmail.co.uk or www.myspace.com/waitfortomorrowuk.

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.

From the moment album opener 'Carved in stone' grinds to a halt you just know that this could possibly be one of the best albums you have heard in a while. The Robb Flynn like vocals rip through the song on a wave of monumental rhythmic riffs before being replaced with Nick Holmes style melody for the chorus. There is no let up as the main riff that runs the length of 'Sorrows of man' would have The Haunted moshing. The hardcore like shouts that accompany 'Against us all' add another influence to an already overflowing pot of metal brilliance. These influences range from classic metal, metalcore, thrash, right up to a slightly more commercial metal feel, but never once does the album get bogged down. These genres are taken and given a Sanctorum-enough twist to make the songs their own.

The solos throughout the album by lead guitarist Ash Lewis are some of the best around. Each solo not only shows off the sheer musical ability of their player, but also have a uniqueness which ties them to the song. One such example is two thirds of the way through 'These killing hands' where a basic guitar workout turns into the best Iron Maiden solo that the Eastenders haven't penned yet! Aaron Sly's voice is on top form from start to finish, handling the grating Dark Tranquillity/Machine head style vocals with ease while the backing vocals lend a more melodic edge when needed on several tracks.

Album fillers are not on the menu as the likes of the slow to mid-paced 'Hope of salvation' and the pity the sadness-esque versed 'Call to arms' continue to strip paint from the blackened walls well into the albums later stages where as 'Tales of a horror' must have one of the catchiest choruses of the decade without ever straying into Trivium territory.

Sanctorum have delivered a set of crushingly sculptured songs which will make the metal world sit up and take notice.

By the way, no matter how good you think this album is, Sanctorum are even better live....

(8.5/10)

Review by Alan Hicks

Boston, Massachusetts Death Metal/Grindcore sickos THE RED CHORD are still busy recording their new album in the Jonny Fay Backyard Studios for a fall release.

The second in a series of clips documenting the recording process has been posted on Metal Injection and can be viewed below:

THE RED CHORD video clips

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