This Is Menace was a British
metalcore
Metalcore is a broadly defined fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk, originating in the 1990s United States and becoming popular in the 2000s. Metalcore typically has aggressive verses and melodic choruses, combined ...
supergroup formed in 2004. ''
Metal Hammer'' has called the band "the most underrated metal supergroup of the 2000s".
History
The band was formed by bassist Mark Clayden and drummer
Jason Bowld during the hiatus of their previous band,
Pitchshifter. The group released their limited EP, ''Collusion'' in 2005. Shortly after that the band released their debut album ''
No End in Sight'' in April 2005 through
J.S. Clayden's PSI Records, receiving generally positive reviews. In December 2005, the band performed with 12 vocalists at the
Mean Fiddler in
London
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. In 2006, the band performed at the
Download Festival at
Donington Park.
The band released their second album, ''
The Scene Is Dead'', in 2007, along with the ''Emotion Sickness'' DVD, featuring live shows and a "making of" segment. In October 2007, the band embarked on an eight-date tour of the United Kingdom. In 2008, the project was terminated.
In 2020, Pitchshifter's social media accounts announced a final This Is Menace album entitled ''isM''; the album is a compilation of songs from the two previous albums, with one additional unreleased song called "Redisposed".
Members
Last line-up
*
Jason Bowld – drums, lead guitar, rhythm guitar vocals
* Mark Clayden – bass, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
* Lee Erinmez – bass
* Paul Fletcher – guitar
* Gerald Walton – guitar
* Owen Packard – guitar
Guest vocalists
*
Jaz Coleman of
Killing Joke
* B'Hellmouth of
Send More Paramedics
*
Charlie Simpson of
Fightstar
*
J.S. Clayden of
Pitchshifter
* Ben Woosnam of
Hondo Maclean
* Colin Doran of
Hundred Reasons
* Matt Davies of
Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band from Bridgend, Wales, Bridgend, formed in 2001. The band's members are Kris Roberts (guitar, backing vocals), Gavin Burrough (guitar, vocals), Darran Smith (guitar), Richard Boucher (bass), an ...
* Justin Hill of
SikTh
*
Mikee Goodman of
SikTh
*
Casey Chaos of
Amen
* Paul McCallion of
Hiding Place
*
Jeffrey Walker of
Carcass
*
Andy Cairns of
Therapy?
* Tom Lacey of
The Ghost of a Thousand
* Karl Middleton of
earthtone9
* Paul Catten of Murder One
*
Mark Greenway of
Napalm Death
*
Justin Sullivan of
New Model Army
* Anthony Giles of Here There Be Monsters
Discography
Studio albums
* ''No End in Sight'' (2005)
* ''
The Scene Is Dead'' (2007)
Compilations
* ''isM'' (2020)
EP
* ''Collusion'' (2005)
DVD
* ''Emotion Sickness'' (2007)
Artwork
''This Is Menace'' album and DVD artwork by DOSE-productions.
References
External links
Official website(Defunct)
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English metalcore musical groups
Musical groups established in 2004
Heavy metal supergroups
British industrial metal musical groups