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History

Formed in 2009, Kris Platt united with Danny Ball on guitar, Danny Morton on bass, and Jamie Neish on drums to form the band "More Than Conquerors". Signing to Northern Irish independent record label Smalltown America (

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, Jetplane Landing) in early 2010, the band released their debut EP ''More Than Conquerors''. Gaining recognition within the BBC Introducing platform and on

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’s "Across The Line" radio show lead to a main-stage appearance at Northern Irish festival Glasgowbury in the summer of 2011. More Than Conquerors' latest EP ''Boots & Bones'' was released by

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on 7 November 2011. According to their MySpace page, they are currently signed to Smalltown America. In mid 2015 the group split up, and have since stopped activity

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Everything I've Learnt'' (Smalltown America 2013) * ''They'll Make Art From The Things That I've Seen'' (Oiltape Records 2015)

EPs

* ''More Than Conquerors EP'' (Smalltown America 2010) * ''Boots & Bones'' (Smalltown America 2011)

Singles

* ''A Lion, A Man'' (Smalltown America 2011) * "When The Well Runs Dry" (Smalltown America 2013) * "Pits Of Old" ( Smalltown America 2013) * "NETYME" (Oiltape Records 2019)

Various artist compilations

* ''Oh Yeah Contenders 2010'' (Oh Yeah Music Centre,

)

Videography

* "Go On, Go On Get Out" (from ''More Than Conquerors'' EP) * "A Lion, A Man" (from ''Boots & Bones'' EP) * "Bear Knuckle Fight" (from "Boots & Bones" EP) * "Oh My Son" (from "Boots & Bones" EP) * "When The Well Runs Dry" (from "Everything I've Learnt") * "Pits of Old" (from ''Everything I've Learnt'')

Former members

* Kris Platt -

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* Danny Ball -

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* Danny Morton -

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* Jamie Neish -

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References

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