Raging Speedhorn
Raging Speed Horn was an English extreme metal band from Corby, Northamptonshire, which was founded in 1998 and disbanded again in 2008.
History
The band was formed in August 1998 after the collapse of the two bands Soulcellar and box of guitarist Gareth Smith, singer Frank Regan ( at Soulcellar worked as a drummer ) and bassist Darren Smith from Soulcellar and the Box Gitarrsten Tony and his brother Jon Loughlin (vocals ) and drummer Gordon Morison founded. Following the release of several demos and playing from various concerts, the band performed as the opening band for Ministry in the London Astoria, thereby increased the popularity of the band. It was followed by other performances, among others, along with Slipknot. The group was able to sign a record deal with SPV. There was a funded by the UK Metal Hammer tour with Tribute to Nothing and Charger. The self-titled debut album was released end of January 2001, which joined in the following year We Will Be Dead Tomorrow. In the same year, the band played as the opening act for Rammstein on their UK tour, followed by a European tour with Ill Niño and Pitch Shifter.
In January 2004, guitarist Loughlin left the band and was replaced by Jaye Thompson (Ex - defenestration ). After some members had devoted himself to the other side projects, appeared in 2004, the compilation and live demos. End of May 2005 was followed the next album How the Great Have Fallen. Even before the album was released, Regan left the band and was replaced by Bloody Kev. It was followed by a tour with Hypocrisy, Nile and Decapitated by the United States. Then bassist Smith left the band and was replaced by Jay Brother Dave Thompson. After that, the band recorded the album Before the Sea Was Built. This was followed by a tour of Europe with Twelve Tribes and Bridge to Solace on. In 2008, the band broke up.
In 2014 the band has an exclusive concert with ex- singer Frank Regan on the Damnation Festival in the UK
Style
The band's music can not be accurately attributed to a genre. The Rock Hard described the works as hard " cocktail of hardware, Hate and Doomcore, Noise and Heavy Metal". Metal.de described the guitar riffs as " doomy " where the songs a " brutal metalcore sound " would have. Metalnews.de described the music as " wild Sludgecore ".
Discography
- Raging Speed Horn ( album, 2001, SPV)
- The Gush (EP, 2001, SPV)
- We Will Be Dead Tomorrow (Album, 2002, SPV)
- Live and Demos ( Compilation, 2004, SPV)
- Before the Sea Was Built (Album, 2007, SPV)