A Chelsea Grin in soccer hooligan terminology is the act of cutting a rivals mouth with either a credit card or blade and then kicking them in the crotch so their mouth muscles split into a bloody grimace. Chelsea Grin, the band from Utah armed with THREE guitarists use a foundation of hardcore grit combined with death metal technicality and grind speed to produce as much aural harm as the back alley jaw split.
In what could be described as nothing short of 'adventurous,' THE BROWNING's music takes influences from all across the metal spectrum and heavily fuses them with hardstyle, trance and other areas of electronic music in a way that most metal acts would not dare attempt. The band pushes boundaries and pushes buttons. In short, when it comes to The Browning, TheNewReview.net put it best when they said "the soundtrack to the apocalypse has arrived."
More Than A Thousand was born in Setúbal, Portugal, lives in London, records in Sweden, sings in English and plays universal, driving, contagious rock hard music. The core of this hardworking band has been together since 2001, honing an explosive live show and masterminding a DIY promotional campaign that has built a huge and exuberant following in their native Portugal. They moved to London in 2005 to expand their realities and take their engaging message to a wider audience: The world is a stage and it’s yours to take.
More Than A Thousand’s debut album “The Hollow, Vol. II” is a follow up to the EP “Trailers Are Always More Exciting Than Movies”. “The Hollow, Vol. II”, billed as ‘13 songs about loss, separation and human decay’, is based on the band’s experiences in the last two tumultuous years. Vasco Ramos sings, with occasional help from guitarist Filipe Oliveira. The lineup is rounded out by Sergio Sousa on guitar, bass player Rui Grenhas and drummer Pedro Pais. Filipe, Vasco and Sergio write and produce.
The Hollow, Vol. II was recorded and produced in 2006 at Tonteknik studios in Umea, Sweden, under the supervision of Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lovström, the team that has produced Refused, Poison the Well, Cult of Luna and Hell Is For Heroes.
In 2007, the band decided it was time to release an EP for the fans. Something heavier, direct and with the same ambience present on “Vol.II”. After playing with Metallica and Mastodon in June, they started recording “Vol.III: MAR”. The production was supervised by Miguel Marques throughout summer, in Portugal.
Having racked up some seriously impressive credentials during their short time together, SILENT SCREAMS have completed extensive tours of Australia, Europe and the UK, supporting the likes of Bring Me The Horizon, Your Demise, For The Fallen Dreams, Emmure and Parkway Drive returning with an array of tour experiences including haunted houses, wolf chases, chemical plant disasters and plane crashes. After honing their skills on the international live circuit, the band quickly hooked up with world-renowned producer/engineer Joey Sturgis (The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, Miss May I) at Foundation Studios, Indiana, USA to record their debut album ‘When It Rains’ which was released through Ghost Music in October 2011!
Having released the album, the band began a heavy touring schedule which took them all across Europe, Around the UK and back to Australia. After completing this busy touring schedule The band suffered a heavy blow when front man James Ryan was forced to leave the band due to personal commitments. The band quickly found a replacement in the way of Joel Heywood to finish the 2012 tour scheudle before sitting down to write their latest single 'The Way We Were' (Mixed by Joey Sturgis), which was release in February 2013!
Now, Voyager is an up and coming metal band from Brussels, Belgium.
Having originated in 2006 with the name Nebra, the band suffered a lot of set-backs as they were unable to find a steady vocalist. Never the less, the band never gave up and kept writing. It wasn’t until 2010, when Nabil Sanaullah separated from his former band (Blood Redemption) that they finally found a suitable vocalist.