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Dead!
Dead!, sometimes stylised as DEAD!, were an English hard rock band. Comprising Alex Mountford, Sam Chappell, and brothers Louis Matlock and Sam Matlock, the band formed in Southampton in 2012 but moved to London by June 2016. They released the 2018 album '' The Golden Age of Not Even Trying'', which charted at No. 11 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart and received generally positive reception, before splitting up shortly afterwards. History Dead! comprised Alex Mountford, Sam Chappell, Sam Matlock, and Louis Matlock. The Matlocks are the sons of Glen Matlock, the bassist for the Sex Pistols. Sam told CM Kavanagh of ''The Edge'' that the band's name came from a folder of songs labelled "Dead", which he had compiled in case he was hit by a bus. The exclamation mark was added because the band were fans of the punk band Dangerous!. Its members are from the Isle of Wight but formed a band in 2012 while at Southampton Solent University, playing their first live performance that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Age Of Not Even Trying
''The Golden Age of Not Even Trying'' is the first and only studio album by English punk rock band Dead!, released on 26 January 2018 under Infectious Music Ltd. and BMG. It was produced by Charlie Russell and mixed by Thomas Mitchener. The group announced their split on 5 June 2018, cancelling their summer tour dates and announcing that their final show would be their sold-out show on 5 October at The Underworld in London. Two singles were released to promote the album prior to release, with accompanying music videos: "Enough Enough Enough" and "Up for Ran$om". The band also released a music video for the title track on 6 October 2017. The promotional single "You're so Cheap", a song from the album originally released in 2016, was released on 16 April 2018 along with two B-sides. Background After releasing several singles and an EP since 2013, the album was recorded live at Dean St. Studios in London, England. Release The album was released on 26 January 2018 and peaked at 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Matlock
Sam James Matlock (born 16 March 1993) is an English guitarist and singer. He formed the rock band Dead! in 2012 and entered the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart with that band's ''The Golden Age of Not Even Trying'' in 2018; after they split up, he recruited musician Milkie Way for his own band named Wargasm, which launched in August 2019 and entered the UK Albums Chart in 2023 with ''Venom (Wargasm album), Venom''. He has also co-written the Bambie Thug song "Doomsday Blue" and played live with Jamie Lenman. In November 2021, he attracted press attention after being assaulted at Scala (club), Scala by security guards, who were subsequently fired. Life and career Sam James Matlock was born on 16 March 1993 and is the son of a music publicist and Glen Matlock, the bassist for the Sex Pistols, who in May 2022 were described by Matt Mills of ''Metal Hammer'' as "one of rock's most infamous bands". He and his brother Louis both attended Ryde School and Southampton Solent University. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milkie Way
Rachel Alexandra Hastings (born 9 December 1997), known professionally as Milkie Way, is a musician from Northern Ireland. Born in County Antrim, she moved to London to study at the London College of Fashion and spent time as a model and a concert photographer. She and Sam Matlock formed Wargasm in August 2019, and their mixtape and album ''Explicit: The Mixxxtape'' (2022) and ''Venom'' (2023) peaked at number 19 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart and number 88 on the UK Albums Chart respectively. Hastings also played bass guitar as a session musician for Barns Courtney and Yungblud and featured on Trash Boat's 2021 single "Bad Entertainment" and Gunship's 2023 single "Monster in Paradise". Her performance of "Bad Entertainment" at the 2021 Heavy Music Awards caused its Twitch account to be banned for three days, prompting defiant social media posts from the ceremony, Hastings, and Trash Boat's Tobi Duncan. Life and career Early life and modelling Milkie Way was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Music Awards
The Heavy Music Awards (HMAs) are awards presented by The Heavy Group to recognize outstanding achievements in heavy music. It operates as both an annual awards ceremony and a live event. The first ceremony was held on 24 August 2017. Whilst its nominees are selected from a panel of people involved in the heavy metal scene, its winners are selected by an online vote. The Heavy Music Awards (HMAs) is an annual event celebrating the best in rock, metal, and alternative music. Founded in 2017, the HMAs recognize artists, bands, producers, and other industry professionals through various award categories. The event is organized by the Heavy Group, a media company focusing on heavy music. History The Heavy Music Awards were conceived in late 2016 by Dave Bradley and Andy Pritchard, and announced on 1 March 2017 by their joint venture The Heavy Group. Pritchard has stated that they set up the awards with the intention of " reating heavy music as a legitimate art form", with the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wargasm
Wargasm (stylised in all caps and sometimes known as Wargasm (UK)) are a British electronic rock duo from London. The band was formed in 2018 by Sam Matlock, who had previously performed as part of Dead!, and Milkie Way, who had previously photographed their concerts. The band released several standalone singles before making headlines in 2021 over an incident after a performance at Scala. Their 2022 mixtape ''Explicit: The Mixxxtape'' charted at No. 19 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart and appeared on Loudwire's "Best Rock + Metal Debut Albums of 2022", while their 2023 album ''Venom'' charted at No. 88 in the UK Albums Chart. Critics commonly categorise the band's music as electro-punk, nu metal, and riot grrrl. The band, their 2022 Enter Shikari collaboration "The Void Stares Back", ''Explicit: The Mixxxtape'', and ''Venom'' have all been nominated for various awards at the Heavy Music Awards. ''Alternative Press'' listed them as a defining part of the 2020s wave of nu me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Matlock
Glen Matlock (born 27 August 1956) is an English musician, best known for being the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is credited as a songwriter on 10 of the 12 songs on the Sex Pistols' only officially released studio album, '' Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols'', although he had left the band early in the recording process, credited as bassist and backing vocalist on only one song on the album, " Anarchy in the U.K." However, on the bootleg album '' Spunk'', Matlock played bass on all the songs, which included earlier studio recordings of 10 of the 12 songs that later appeared on the ''Bollocks'' album. Since leaving the Sex Pistols in 1977, he has performed with several other bands, including Rich Kids, who scored a UK No. 24 hit with the single "Rich Kids" in 1978, as well as presenting his own work. After the death of his replacement in the Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious, Matlock has resumed bass guitar duties for sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
