Silence Descends on the Drayman this Monday!
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Win the excellent new album from The Answer!
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Come and create some noise at The Noisegate!
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Southern metal / Goth metal / Thrash metal - this Friday!

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LATEST BAND QUEST RESULTS BELOW:

SUNDAY 22 MARCH - Band Quest - Heat 5 - Alt

1ST - THEIR STRANGE GATHERING

2ND - THE BIMMYS

3RD - THE RECKONING

MONDAY 23 MARCH - Band Quest - Heat 6 - Metal

1ST - VIOLATION COMPLEX

2ND - CONQUEST

3RD - VENXIA

TUESDAY 24 MARCH - Band Quest - Heat 6 - Alt

1ST - BEARTRAP

2ND - INVISIBLE ALEX

3RD - CASINO

WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH - Band Quest - Heat 6 - Alt

1ST - PHIL LETLEY

2ND - AFTER THE ORDEAL

3RD - BOHEMIA

FRIDAY 27 MARCH - Band Quest - Heat 6 - Metal

1ST - O.M.T

2ND - BLOODLOSS

3RD - NEON HALO

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

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

More indie rock this week as FUSED take on grime rockers CYPHAR. THE DRONE REBELS 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 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!

Last years Band Quest (then Darbex) winners SILENT DESCENT may be one of the top bands in our area but they are up against some quality in this heat. HAVOC SYSTEM will bring their metal attack while the hard working thrash merchants STORM THE GATES stop off in Bexleyheath as part of what looks like a tour of every corner of London. DJ 69 spins the metallic tunes!

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.

It's a mix up of alt sounds tonight as 90s influenced rap rockers MDMA take on on the ska indie rock of VIAGRAVATION. The harder hitting and punky SUNRISE FALLING round things off.

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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!

This rescheduled heat happens tonight in Dartford!

Hard rockers SILENCE BROKEN take their mature hard rock sound up against the twisting alternative THE COLORADO. REYKJAVIK also play.

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Win a Reading Ticket as guests of this events in a Super Draw! Ask at the event for details.

Band Quest 2009 - Alternative Wednesday at R.S.V.P.

£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!

Female fronted goth metal comes to Gravesend tonight in the form of CRIMSON TEARS. They find themselves up against thrashers AVENGE THEE and mighty southern metal lords SHADOW ASPECT.

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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
• 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.

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.

Irish rockers The Answer have released the excellent follow up to their 2006 debut 'Rise'. 'Everyday Demons' is packed full of quality tracks!

"This Irish four-piece have risen through the ranks with this release and produced one of the most satisfying listens of the year in the process." - Rock Matrix

Read full review here: EVERYDAY DEMONS ALBUM REVIEW.

Here is your chance to WIN the album. Just answer the following question:

Which legendary Austrailian rock band are The Answer supporting on their UK tour in 2009. As part of the tour they will be playing the O2 Arena and Wembley Stadium!

Email your answer to alan@rockmatrix.co.uk stating a) the answer to the question, b) your name, c) a mobile or home phone number. Do this before the deadline of 11.59pm on Friday 3rd April 2009. The winner will be contacted.

More information on The Answer can be found here:

www.theanswer.ie/

www.myspace.com/theanswerrock

RELEASING A SINGLE

Step Three – The Press Release

Once you’ve got gigs and a release date, you can write a press release. Keep it as simple as possible – it only needs to be one page of A4, and should ideally include the artwork image and a photo of the band if possible. The key thing about the press release is that it needs to hook people – it will be the first thing the press and radio producers look at, so it needs to be eye catching and ideally stand out and look different somehow. Be creative with it – if you’re an innovative songwriter, use those skills to create an innovative press release. The people you send it to will see hundreds of press releases a day, so this is really key and potentially the make or break moment. Remember, you’re trying to entice someone into listening to your single – it needn’t be wordy, so probably best to keep it brief. In fact, all you need is:

A couple of sentences that introduce the band (avoid hyperbole like “the best band in Kent” and avoid injokes that only your band will find funny – but try and make you sound interesting and different) A couple of sentences about the song – perhaps compare it to a band that they will know as a reference point for the reader A list of the gigs you are playing. The release date should be very clear and include where it will be available to buy from Contact details for further information. Remember, the key is making it your own – the best press releases are unique to that band and entice someone in.

Fourth 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) Violation Complex
2nd) Conquest
3rd) Venxia

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

With tonights favourites Violation Complex (8/10) on first the venue was nicely packed for their death metal onslaught. The four-piece are aptly named as the music draws you into a complex web of musical ideas, industrialised riffs and dark forboding promise. With tracks like 'The three faces of pigboy' with its odd progressive moments and the stomping 'The complex' they have the weaponry to threaten the other big hitters in this competition. Tonight they start off slightly below par by their standards, but like Snakebite last week they seem to move up a few gears halfway through the set. The last 15 minutes alone is enough to take them through to the semi-finals.

It was always going to be hard for Venxia (6.5) in front of a crowd primarily at the Drayman for a slice of death or classic metal. Their Bullet For My Gallows style attack is entertaining enough with singer Aidan bursting with enough energy to run a small factory for the night. The music is solid and while some of the riffs struggle to shine from beneath the punky vocal style there is enough here to suggest they have an interesting future.

It was a surprise to some that final band Conquest (7.5) put on their venue best performance tonight. Especially since they have had their fare share of trouble the last six months, losing their rhythem section and more recently machine gun guitarist Roy Stone. Fortunately Mr Stone was back within 24 hours for this gig and with ex-Schizophrenia man Glenn Bater behind the drums they were already putting the bad times behind them. Their NWOBHM meets 80s hard rock sound hit the right places from the off with excellent set opener 'Conquest'. The big meaty riffs, courtesy of Les Clayden, seemingly crushing those who ventured too close while frontman Kev Eardley's vocals hit a Lemmy-like peak during the chorus. 'Too cruel' and set staple 'Crescent moon setting sun' also crackled with a new found anger, with the guitar sound of Roy Stone sounding its best since last years impressive camden gig. They may have finished second but tonight Conquest played what could turn out to be the beginning of an upward journey, or alternatively a triumphant swansong.

Review by Alan Hicks

DARKNESS DYNAMITE welcomes Julien Granger as their new drummer. Julien is one of the best drummers in France and will lift the sound of the band to a new level!

Comments the band in a press release: “His reputation gained over the years led us quite easily to this choice. Four Question Marks, Today Is The Day... Julien is the perfect guy to fill the duty and to make sure the drums will be beaten the hard way! Check him out on tour soon!”

For photonews please download new BAND PHOTOS. DARKNESS DYNAMITE will post a new song, the album title and tracklist for their Metal Blade debut next week! Stay tuned...

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