Formed: 1995
From:
Cheltenham,
United Kingdom
Last Known Status: Disbanded
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Stampin' Ground Calls It Quits
After months of speculation, UK metal band Stampin' Ground (Century Media Records, Thorp Records) has confirmed their imminent demise. The band has issued the following statement:
"We slogged our hearts out for 11 years; harder than any band we've ever met, and we loved every minute of it. It's been the greatest ride and were proud to have been part of it, but all good things come to an end and so has SG. This has nothing to do with musical differences, personal stuff or any other lame ass excuse you've heard a million times, truth is we just feel the time is right to hang it up. We never set out to win the world title, we just wanted to go the distance for 15 rounds and get some good punches in."
Prior to disbanding, the group will embark upon one final UK tour. Here's the info:
10/15 Manchester @ Damnation Festival
10/26 Newcastle @ Trillians
10/27 Sheffield @ Corporation
10/28 Merthyr, Wales @ Merthyr Studio Bar
10/29 London @ Islington Carling Academy
More Bands Confirmed For Damnation Festival
UK HARDCORE legends STAMPIN' GROUND, no-frills bastards MURDER ONE and black metallers THE AXIS OF PERDITION will bolster the British contingent ripping up DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2006 this October 15, in Manchester.
They will be joined by three of the UK’s finest rising acts; muscle-bound groove metallers HEAD-ON, extreme metalcore from London in the shape of KINGSIZE BLUES and exciting thrash upstarts EVILE.
"Damnation has the reputation of being THE alternative UK metal festival," says Head-On frontman Mark Logan, "so when we were asked to play it was an absolute no-brainer.
"We are pretty damn stoked about playing and you can be sure we will be bringing the meat, the beer, the suplexes, the beards and the fucking RIFFS. Roll on October!"
The Kingsize Blues boys are full of promise too: "Damnation festival, HELL YEAH! - Thats the shit we're talking about.
"A homegrown festival for pure homegrown talent ... and Kingsize Blues like it homegrown!
"Grab a fuckin beer, roll yourself a joint and get your jubblies out, we're gonna eat the fucking place alive!"
Having persisted for over a decade, Stampin' Ground's aggressive, no-nonsense metal has earned them a loyal following and a reputation for packing one of the most explosive live shows around.
They'll join a Jagermeister sponsored stage already boasting metal warriors BIOMECHANICAL and zombie crew SEND MORE PARAMEDICS; as will Murder One, a dirty, raucous blast of satisfyingly unpleasant noise featuring the vocal talents of Raging Speedhorn’s returning Damnation veteran John Loughlin.
Catering for those with a more extreme palette, The Axis of Perdition are the first band announced for the Terrorizer stage.
The confirmation of the self-proclaimed "British cinematic industrial black metal" horde is a huge coup for the festival and an exciting opportunity for fans and newcomers alike to catch a rare experience.
Last year's sell out Damnation, marked by stunning performances from Raging Speedhorn, Entombed, Sikth and Gorerotted, was a shot in the arm for homegrown metal.
A remarkable top four finish in Terrorizer magazine's worldwide "Biggest Musical Event" poll followed, and in the aftermath Virtual Festivals declared: "The true face of underground UK metal has finally clawed its way onto the festival scene, leaving a wound that no amount of imported US and Euro talent can plaster over."
The second instalment of UK-focussed metal will again take place across two stages in Manchester's Jilly's Rockworld and Music Box.
The main stage will be sponsored by our new partners JAGERMEISTER, surely the most rock n roll drink on the planet; while TERRORIZER magazine will once again support the extreme stage.
Festival spokesman Gavin McInally added: “The bands on board so far are a pick of the best the UK has to offer and we are confident of adding more prestigious names.
“By the time tickets go on sale we expect to have announced an extreme and diverse bill of talent which won’t be matched in the UK scene.”
Tickets for Damnation Festival 2006 are priced £15 and will be on sale in April. For further information about the event, visit damnationfestival.co.uk or e-mail: enquiries@damnationfestival.co.uk
Shadows Fall Music To Be Featured In Video Game
Shadows Fall's "Destroyer of Senses" and Stampin' Ground's "Don't Need A Reason to Hate" will be used in the new Eidos video game, entitled "Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood". The game will launch on October 12. In addition, music videos from both bands will appear on two promotional/collectors' items for the game put out by Eidos. The details are as follows:
01. Collectors' DVD: Stampin' Ground's "Bear the Scars" and Shadows Fall's "Destroyer of Senses" appear on the exclusive Collector's DVD sold exclusively at EB Games or GameStop. The Collector's DVD is a gift-with-purchase to customers who pre-purchase the game before launch. The Collector's DVD packs in full circle entertainment with amazing wrestling matches, behind-the-scenes interviews, Tera Patrick bonus footage, and, of course, Stampin' Ground and Shadows Fall.
02. Best Buy Bonus Disc: Secondly, a second disc featuring brand new Shadows Fall video, "The Power of I And I", will contain completely different wrestling footage and interviews. This Best Buy Bonus Disc is exclusively available through Best Buy and will be packed into both the PS2 and XBOX versions purchased at that store. The Bonus Disc highlights the stars of Backyard Wrestling — Shadows Fall, Andrew W.K. and Insane Clown Posse — not to mention the mastermind behind the game, Kevin Gill, and the real deal behind the Backyard Wrestling phenomenon.
New 4Q Radio Show, Seek Opening European Act
4Q Radio have thrown up a brand new show. The station, which will be on tour following Out for Blood later this Summer, is working with Coventry's Devilgrind Promotions in the hunt for a European act to open up for Century Media's Stampin' Ground at the Jailhouse on July 27th.
The show that is available for listening at www.4qradio.com is as follows:
Organ
Stampin' Ground
Soilent Green
Down
Fume
My War
Soilwork
Black Label Society
Murder One
Out for Blood
Hatebreed
Crowbar
Sworn Enemy
Cathedral
Johny Truant
Neurosis
Zyklon To Support Arch Enemy On Euro Tour
Candlelight Records confirms Zyklon as support for Arch Enemy on their upcoming European tour. The dates, scheduled to begin February 17 in Cologne, Germany marks the band's first European tour in support of their current album, Aeon, and will follow their first trip to Japan as headliners for the nineth Extreme the Dojo festival.
Zyklon guitarist Samoth says, "Needless to say we are very excited about Japan. We never even got to go there with Emperor so this is definitely a big highlight for us. And after several attempts we have finally finally confirmed a full European tour, and it's a good one too. Stampin' Ground will also be on the bill with us and Arch Enemy, so it should make a strong package, covering several aspects of metal.
Confirmed dates with Arch Enemy as of press time include: More...