Swindon Music

Are there any metal musicians in Swindon?? especially singers???!!!! Although I used to live in smaller town, Swindon is the only town where metal music does not exist. As far as I know tribute bands are common also indie and pop style but what about metal. Can anyone explain me this issue??

maybe the council had them all deported?

There is very much a "core" scene. But not much for extreme metal. In a town the size and demographic of Swindon putting on a metal band is a gamble at best if money/punters are to be made and attracted.

I only moved from Bristol recently which has a much more vibrant metal scene, and even that has been struggling for years.

I would be happy to form a band in metal genre stylings, but you never got back to my E-mails with your many adverts on various sites!

you might want to check out some of the bands and people on this page

southwesthardcore

they promote Hardcore and metal bands in Swindon, worth saying hello to them

The Furnace has a dedicated metal club night every Friday night that's been running for over 3 years plus they've got a huge Malefice gig coming up on February 4th..

Thanx!!

Mike - hello by the way, and welcome to the board / Swindon!

There is LOADS of metal in Swindon! How long have you been here?

On Feb 4th Reading's MALEFICE are headlining The Furnace, a venue typically known for it's Metal heritage. Why only 18 months ago did Gallows play there, and if you root through it's history it's choc full of awesome bands!

As for local bands, there is loads! In The Absence Of Light, Burials, I Defy and The Dead Lay Waiting (who have played Download for the past 2 years running!) to name but a few, and on the more hardcore side you got, the Europe trotting "The Cold Harbour" and At The Helm among others, and going a little more leftfield bands like Let The Games Begin add in a whole bucket load of Electronica to the mix.

I'm not into Metal, you need to speak to TOM HIMSELF on this board, who presents a dedicated METAL radio show via The Nightshift Session on Brunel FM (can some one confirm, as I haven't actually tuned in...) - He will tell you all about the local bands and scene - is it there, and you don't have to look hard!

If you're specifically looking for band members, have you tried joinmyband.co.uk, and stuck up an ad? Or even used this here forum in the Classified's section?

Come to the show on Feb 4th, check the local crowd and get the vibe, if there is a scene you would imagine a lot of it would be at that show!

Good luck in your quest to find a singer

Seriously?? How is it possible then?...really have no clue. Are you willing to try playing guitar then??

I've sent PM mate, I really do not know what was the reason

"Swindon: The town where metal music does not exist"

finally - a marketing campaign the council can use to help the town take off

Just kidding

Tom's recently given up the radio show but has new things in the pipeline for 2012 including a sequel to this CD that we worked on together a couple of years ago. Happy to send you a copy if you PM me your address...

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