MASSIVE semi final this Monday - 3 local giants!
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Welcome to Dartford!
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Carpathia see off local challenge!
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Thursday night = The Noisegate

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LATEST BAND QUEST RESULTS

Results for all the heats and semi finals can be found at www.unifiedsounds.co.uk/results.html.

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

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

One of the best hard rock bands in last years competition were APOLLO WITHSTANDS and they are on course to reach the final again. They will have to get past the screamo overtures of CARTEL and horror punks SKULLS 158 if they are to do so this time. DJ DELIRIUM spins 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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OVER 21 - I.D REQUIRED

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!

There is only one word that describes this weeks semi final - MASSIVE! Any one of the three bands are fit to be in the final but there can be only one. Cowboys from Bromley SNAKEBITE used their southern inspired metal to crash their way into this semi final where as metalcore mob FALLING EMPIRE knocked last years finalists Zocalo for six in the opening heat. To add to this complex metal merchants VIOLATION COMPLEX are also on the bill! DJ LACUSTA will ensure there is no let up in 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 classic rock influenced IN THE RED come up against MARCHING POWDER where as MDMA will welcome you to Dartford....

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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, Alt, Punk on the main floor at The Noisegate.

ROOM 2 (upstairs) – Revolving nights depending on night:
- 1st Thursday of month - TBC
- 2nd Thursday of month - Indie (Name TBA)
- 3rd Thursday of month - Goth (Dark Desires)
- 4th Thursday of month - Indie (Name TBA)

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 ID NO ENTRY!

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!

After tearing up venues around the country as well as the stage at Bloodstock local heroes DENOUNCE take on the impressive ODESSA STEP SEQUENCE and O.M.T tonight in a deathly contest.

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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!

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 Six – And finally

Whilst your good press release work is busy working for you behind the scenes, you need to start letting other people know about the release – and the best way to do this is on the Internet. Use the social networking sites to spread the word. It’s a really good idea to film something for You Tube (anything!!!) to promote the single and combine it with a small ad that you can post on people’s pages. Again, do your best to make it stand out and make it unique.

Don’t pester press and radio producers whilst you’re waiting for the date to come around – this will probably only annoy them. There’s no harm in sending a reminder e-mail the week before, but don’t do it every day.

It’s also a really good idea to make it really easy for people to buy your single. Instead of telling people it’s on HMV’s website, put a link that people can click on that will take them to the exact page. The easier it is, the more chance you’ll get a sale.

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) Carpathia
2nd) Colt 44
3rd) Shattered Alliance

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

Having disposed of local favourites Silas in their first heat Shattered Alliance (7/10) may have been fancying their chances in the first Band Quest semi final of 2009. The sledgehammer riffs, metalcore song structures and enormous sound were all present and once again they sounded like the biggest band of the night. Some of the soloing was impressive and the penultimate song had the entire venue by the neck. On the downside the tracks seemed to become slightly predictable and the melodic vocals failed to carry the songs into the clean sounding choruses that were there waiting for them.

The dusty suited Carpathia (7.5) may come from Coventry but their support here was admirable. With the crowd on their side right from the moment the intro tape kicked in they had seemingly won one battle already. In truth it was a poor start to the set as the clean vocals failed to hit home, making the song struggle for stability. Fortunately the second half of the song concentrated on some trademark deathly growls, time changes aplenty and blackened outpourings of metallic might. In fact it turned out to be a mini epic in the end, which could also be said for the remainder of the set. Various influences surge through the veins of Carpathia, ranging from black, death, thrash and prog metal, all of which collide in a sort of a painstakingly constructed car crash. Most interesting were the song structures which helped showcase the technical skill of all the band members. They will be welcomed back with open arms when the final finally arrives.

Final band Colt 44 (7) were always destined to struggle up against such heavy opposition. Their brand of alt-metal always sounded better during its heavier moments, but most of the songs were punchy and self confident. Ultimately though Colt 44 were the alternative on a night ruled by the heavier side of metal.

Review by Alan Hicks

With the release of 'Bible Of The Beast' drawing near, there's lot of news out of the POWERWOLF camp.

First of all: There's a 2nd song from 'Bible Of The Beast' online on their Myspace Page www.myspace.com/powerwolfmetal to shorten the wait until you can grab the whole bible at your trusted record dealer on April 24th. So turn off the lights and listen to 'Werewolves Of Armenia'.

Furthermore there's a completely relaunched website online at www.powerwolf.net! Take a pilgrimage everybody!

And, last but not least, to complete the holy trinity of news: There's a new show confirmed. The wolves will join Swedish metal kings Hammerfall on their show in Antwerp (Belgium) on April 22nd.

'Bible Of The Beast' will be released in Europe on April 24th / 27th! The limited first edition will be released as a Digipak including the bonus-DVD ‚The Wacken Worship - Live At Wacken Open Air 2008'!

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