Endeavour
Formed: 2010
From:
Bristol,
United Kingdom
Last Known Status: Active
Endeavour Interviews and Features
Below are our features and interviews with Endeavour.
Interview
Endeavour On The Struggles Of Young Prog Bands
Progressive metal is something of an enigma. While some of the best in the genre have seen some of the most commercial success over the last twenty years such as Dream Theater and Anathema, others have been granted the status of favourites or cult legends like Opeth, Queensryche and Fates Warning. It's a sub genre which can reach areas of the soul other metal styles can't and provides a more uplifting stance than the likes of death or black metal.
But surely it must be very difficult to get such long songs and ambitious musicianship off the ground when most of us in rock and metal clubs are craving a bit of aggression and a chance to go mental? This past Saturday in London, I sat down with Endeavour vocalist Chris Hawkins and guitarist Iain "GT" Davies to discuss facing such an obstacle, as well as their own material and growing popularity. You can watch it in full below. More...
Interview
A Conversation With Endeavour
This day and age is perhaps the most difficult for a young band to "make it," but with a well received EP out for over a year and their reputation and skill earning them a slot at Britain's fastest growing metal festival, Bloodstock Open Air, Bristol based progressive metal band Endeavour appear to be well on their way to becoming one of the bigger names in the British metal scene. I sat down for a chat with the band last night to discuss their Bloodstock appearance, plans for the future and how the hell grunge and prog can be fused so well.
Diamond Oz: I guess the first thing to bring up would be your recent performance at Bloodstock. How were you able to secure a slot at one of Britain's most popular festival?
Iain Davies (Guitar/Vocals): We entered the Metal 2 The Masses competition in Bristol. We had previously tried this in 2013 but we didn't have much of a fan base in Bristol then. 2 years on we've managed to gain a few fans who supported us through the competition.
Chris Hawkins (Vocals): Thanks to our awesome fans, we found ourself in the final. Our buds in Mortishead got the New Blood stage slot but we were very kindly offered the slot at the Jagermeister stage.
Diamond Oz: So was that kind of a runner up prize?
Chris: I don't know if it was an official 'runner up' slot but judge Rob Bannister is obviously a cool dude because he put us forward for the slot.More...