- Hospital of Death (band)
Infobox musical artist | | Name = Hospital Of Death
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Img_capt = Band Photo from Manchester summer 2008.
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Alias = H.O.D.
Origin =Warrington, England
Genre =Thrash metal NWOBHM
Heavy metal
Years_active = 1994 – Present
Label =DIY
URL = [http://myspace.com/hospitalofdeath Official site]
Current_members = Dave Livett
Ste Bratt
Shak Attack
Kev Fleming
Stu PendergastHospital Of Death are an English
heavy metal band based inWarrington andManchester inEngland History
"The founding 3" (1994)
The band Hospital Of Death formed in 1994 as a year 11 high school music project compiled by a
music teacher to perform at agraduation disco . Consisting of the founding 3 members (Ste Bratt ,Stu Pendergast andKev Fleming ) and session musicians from other classes, the band name was devised from a schoolyard love of the seminalStormtroopers Of Death fromNew York . The band formed solely to play a 3 songgig of the following songs:* "
From here To Eternity " byIron Maiden
* "Refuse Resist bySepultura
* "Enter Sandman " byMetallica After the gig, the band split up to go on to
college /YTS schemes and tour the localunderground scene in variousDeath metal ,Stoner rock , andThrash metal guises."Re-union" (2006)
After the dissolvement of previous bands, being jaded by the
scene , and some in cases giving up playing of an instrument altogether, aHospital Of Death re-union was loosely planned at achristmas party in Jillys Rock World (Manchester) as a bedroom studio project to keep in touch with each other and create the music from 1993 that started the friendship. Tracks wereE-mail ed to each other, recorded on theApple Macintosh and theGarageBand software, using adrum machine and without vocals.Potential was seen in the recordings, and the band set out to make a 4 track
demo CD . A fourth member (Dave Livett ) was recruited while the band overheard him singingAC/DC 'sYou Shook Me All Night Long on akaraoke machine in abiker bar whiledrunk , yet he had no recollection of singing the song when confronted with the situation.Fact|date=August 2008"HOD Demo 1" (2007)
After having Dave on board, a 4 track demo was made and sent out for free to whoever had a fellow love of Thrash metal or
New Wave of British Heavy Metal viainternet forum s and social networking sitemyspace , where it gained a niche following. An experimental first gig was played atzavvi music store in Manchester with session drumming from Mike Pilat who went on to audition (and then play) inthe Ocean Collective onMetal Blade records."Beer, Bitches, Blood" (2008)
Enjoying having the ethos of free music distribution, gaining a replacement drummer and developing on the feedback generated from the demo, a full length recording was done in the Autumn of 2007 with the mindset of “do it cheap, make it free”, "Beer Bitches Blood" was released on January 7th, 2008. The Album is available as
BitTorrent from e.g. thetorrent directory sitemininova [ [http://www.mininova.org/tor/1748417 mininova BitTorrent entry for the album Beer, Bitches, Blood] ] . Since the initial release, a home-made CD bootleg has been available for people wanting a physical release.HOD Groundrules
The ten commandments of HOD were laid down as the band formed a solid lineup. [ [http://www.myspace.com/hospitalofdeath Myspace official site] ]
# No song shall go beyond 4 minutes – unless it is aballad
# All instruments will be tuned to E – If is not heavy enough, ditch the song
# Personal issues are just that –Lyrics are for good times
# Noacoustic parts shall be in the mix – unless it is a ballad
# No album should go beyond 45 minutes – True to thetape trading scene
# Never again shall HOD pay to play a gig
# Demos will be listened to for 3 months to test for longevity before deemed 'album worthy'
# Albums will have a production sound that is parallel to 1980'svinyl
# Localartists / production will be sourced and promoted
# The 'album ticklist' will be fully completed before it is ready for 'outsiders' (undisclosed)Musical Influences
The band draws influences from the 1980s
Big Four of Thrash Metal (Anthrax,Megadeth ,Metallica andSlayer ) as well as the era ofNew Wave of British Heavy Metal Fact|date=August 2008 with a key element of stayingtraditional Heavy Metal to stay away from current market trends. Childhood influences stem from the overblown guitar solos of Queen'sBrian May , to the catchy vocal melody hooks ofABBA . Lyrics are in part, based from having the 1990smoniker and having amedical science related bandname, combined with an homage to television shows andconsole games .Band Members (2008)
Members
*Dave Livett "Reverand D" - vocals
*Stu Pendergast "Metal Lord" - guitar
*Ste Bratt "HRK" - guitar
*Kev Fleming "Feemo" - bass
*Shak Raza "Shak Attack" - drumsDiscography
Demos & EPs
* Demo Sampler (2007)
* Artist Sampler (promo) (2007)Albums
* Beer Bitches Blood (2008)
A second album is expected to be released in spring of 2009.
External links
* [http://www.ukthrash.co.uk/forum/index.php UK Thrash forums]
References
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