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Boltdown |
Leigh Final -
Vocals, Guitars
Dan Wilson - Guitars
Richard Ryder - Bass
Ant Smith - Drums
Boltdown were formed in Newcastle upon Tyne 2006. The four
members – Leigh, Dan, Ryder and Ant have all been a part of the
UK metal touring circuit for many years and between them have
played with bands such as Suffocation, Pro-Pain, The Gathering,
Dry Kill Logic and Earthtone9 to name but a few.
Boltdown never discussed the musical direction they wanted to
take, but they did know that they all wanted to make some really
heavy metal in the vein of bands such as Metallica, Iron Maiden,
Pantera, Megadeth, Machine Head, Fear Factory, Pissing Razors
and alike whilst always trying to be as cutting edge as
possible.
After getting together, the band were instantly surprised at how
musically tight they had become in such a short space of time
and so set about writing some new material. The songs started to
write themselves and with the distinctly aggressive vocals,
ferocious riffing and relentlessly thundering drums, the band
began to forge their own sound. The result is quite possibly the
perfect blend between heaviness and melody.
At this point, Boltdown felt it was time to get out on the road
and see what the rest of the UK metal scene thought about this
brutal sound. After playing a string of shows the band was
proving that they are indeed a force to be reckoned with and
went from town to town
putting on brutal show after brutal show, building a very loyal
and fast growing fan-base along the way. After a few months of
writing new material and playing shows throughout the UK, the
band decided it was time to get their music recorded and turned
to Scott 'Axegrinder' Atkins (Stampin Ground guitarist) to get
the job done. In May 2006, the band went to Scott's Grindstone
Studio in Suffolk and had 10 songs to lay down, these 10 songs
became the album now known as 'Omnicide'. After distributing the
recording to several labels, the band decided to turn to Dark
Balance Records of Holland to release the album and signed a
deal with the label to help them spread the word and release 'Omnicide'
into the masses. Releaed March 3rd 2008.
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