Dragnerve
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Dragnerve are a London based heavy metal
band formed in 2007. Founded by guitarist Lee and drummer Paul and original guitarist Scott when they decided to get serious after disbanding a covers band.
Andy joined the band in November 2007 after a very long search and very mediocre auditions, Dragnerve finally found 'THE' voice. He has been singing in various bands in and around the South East of England for over a decade. From playing the London club circuit in Undertow and Dash-K, he hooked up with now defunct Southend noise merchants Stoopi in 2000, and recorded their debut album Unspoken Word in 2001 to a fair amount of critical acclaim for an underground UK band. However, the band eventually split due to label issues.
In February 2009, Rolly became a full time member of Dragnerve. Rolly was from the critically acclaimed band Flict
.
Founding member Lee has been in bands all his life and is the main song writer. He currently divides his time between Dragnerve and being an effects artist on major motion pictures.
starring Pete Postlethwaite
.
"The film was "crowd-funded", with the £450k budget being raised by selling “shares” to 223 individuals and
groups. These groups range from a hockey team and a women’s health centre. This is mostly to give
it the best chance of reaching a mainstream multiplex
audience, but also to retain complete
editorial control. These investors all own a percentage of the film - as do the crew,
who are working for heavily reduced rates."
The film had a major release on the 20 March 2009 in 35 cinemas across the UK.
The Soundtrack will be released in conjunction with the release of the film. The soundtrack includes songs from Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Dragnerve and The Band of Holy Joy, as well as an original orchestral score written by Chris Brierley.
video game for Microsoft Windows
based in urban sprawls and featuring two sides, Enforcers and the Criminals. Players may join either the Enforcers or the Criminals, and form sub-groups in these. The game design is led by David Jones, creator of the original Grand Theft Auto
and Crackdown
, and is being developed by Realtime Worlds
. It is due to be released on June 29 2010 in North America
, followed by a July 1 release in Europe
and July 2 in the United Kingdom
.
"Formed in London as recently as December 2007, Dragnerve are out to fly their flag against the forces of metal-gone-pop they see much of the present day metal scene to be devolving into. So when we say they play a metal rooted in the sounds of Metallica and Pantera, it'd be easy to think 'here's another nostalgia act'. Thankfully, what we have here is a band who use their influences as just that. Which is why the likes of 'A Life In Ashes', could have existed a decade ago, but still sounds remarkable fresh today. Vocalist Andy Hutton's vocals are used mostly in a soulful Scott Weiland croon to a thuggish, Anselmo growl to a full on monsters scream. For a demo, and for a band less than a year old, this is impressive work." - Phill May - Rock Midgets.com
"London based metallers Dragnerve have only been together since the ass-end of 2007 and already they've released this, their debut demo...I do detect a hint of something special here. First up, the music is as vibrant as hell, with the guitars in particular, sounding extremely fresh, with hints of old school Metallica, early Machine Head and the obligatory Pantera influence...The Thrashy undertones have huge potential and Dragnerve sound genuinely exciting when the intensity kicks in". -Live4Metal
"This is a band who are surely destined to be a British institution, 'cos they give it plenty & there's plenty of it!! Well worth checking out, I tell ya!! Destined for big things I’m sure!!! - Big Jim - The RockShow
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band formed in 2007. Founded by guitarist Lee and drummer Paul and original guitarist Scott when they decided to get serious after disbanding a covers band.
Band history
Prior to Dragnerve Paul and Lee have made music together since 1996 whether in bands or music projects such as 'Fluid and the Weird Guys', 'Futureproof', a drum and bass band; but it was their love for heavy metal that pushed them into forming the covers band that led them to form 'Dragnerve. Paul has also trained as a studio engineer which is put into practice on Dragnerve tracks.Andy joined the band in November 2007 after a very long search and very mediocre auditions, Dragnerve finally found 'THE' voice. He has been singing in various bands in and around the South East of England for over a decade. From playing the London club circuit in Undertow and Dash-K, he hooked up with now defunct Southend noise merchants Stoopi in 2000, and recorded their debut album Unspoken Word in 2001 to a fair amount of critical acclaim for an underground UK band. However, the band eventually split due to label issues.
In February 2009, Rolly became a full time member of Dragnerve. Rolly was from the critically acclaimed band Flict
.
Founding member Lee has been in bands all his life and is the main song writer. He currently divides his time between Dragnerve and being an effects artist on major motion pictures.
Film soundtracks
Dragnerve have contributed a track to the motion picture The Age of StupidThe Age of Stupid
The Age of Stupid is a 2009 British film by Franny Armstrong, director of McLibel and Drowned Out, and founder of 10:10, and first-time producer Lizzie Gillett...
starring Pete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite
Peter William "Pete" Postlethwaite, OBE, was an English stage, film and television actor.After minor television appearances including in The Professionals, Postlethwaite's first success came with the film Distant Voices, Still Lives in 1988. He played a mysterious lawyer, Mr...
.
"The film was "crowd-funded", with the £450k budget being raised by selling “shares” to 223 individuals and
groups. These groups range from a hockey team and a women’s health centre. This is mostly to give
it the best chance of reaching a mainstream multiplex
Multiplex (movie theater)
A multiplex is a movie theater complex with multiple screens, typically three or more. They are usually housed in a specially designed building. Sometimes, an existing venue undergoes a renovation where the existing auditoriums are split into smaller ones, or more auditoriums are added in an...
audience, but also to retain complete
editorial control. These investors all own a percentage of the film - as do the crew,
who are working for heavily reduced rates."
The film had a major release on the 20 March 2009 in 35 cinemas across the UK.
The Soundtrack will be released in conjunction with the release of the film. The soundtrack includes songs from Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Dragnerve and The Band of Holy Joy, as well as an original orchestral score written by Chris Brierley.
Games Soundtracks
Dragnerve have contributed a new recording of the track "A Life in Ashes" to the game All Points Bulletin (video game) an upcoming massively multiplayer onlineMassively multiplayer online game
A massively multiplayer online game is a multiplayer video game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. By necessity, they are played on the Internet, and usually feature at least one persistent world. They are, however, not necessarily games played on...
video game for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
based in urban sprawls and featuring two sides, Enforcers and the Criminals. Players may join either the Enforcers or the Criminals, and form sub-groups in these. The game design is led by David Jones, creator of the original Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto (series)
Grand Theft Auto is a multi-award-winning British video game series created in the United Kingdom by Dave Jones, then later by brothers Dan Houser and Sam Houser, and game designer Zachary Clarke. It is primarily developed by Edinburgh based Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games...
and Crackdown
Crackdown
Crackdown is an open world, third-person shooter video game for the Xbox 360. It was released in North America on February 20, 2007, and worldwide by February 23, 2007. Crackdown was developed by Realtime Worlds, and distributed by Microsoft Game Studios. It was conceived by Realtime Worlds...
, and is being developed by Realtime Worlds
Realtime Worlds
Realtime Worlds Ltd was a video game developer based in Dundee, Scotland from 2002 until its closure in September 2010. Realtime Worlds was the largest independent game developer in Scotland with over 200 employees as well as a small Boulder, Colorado office....
. It is due to be released on June 29 2010 in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, followed by a July 1 release in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and July 2 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Reviews
"Dragnerve, they're not about blasting you with blast beats and kind of froggy vocals you know, they've got a bit of melody and have an old school kind of groove to them as well. Think Pantera mixed with Machine Head with a bit of Metallica as well!" - Johnny Doom - Kerrang Radio"Formed in London as recently as December 2007, Dragnerve are out to fly their flag against the forces of metal-gone-pop they see much of the present day metal scene to be devolving into. So when we say they play a metal rooted in the sounds of Metallica and Pantera, it'd be easy to think 'here's another nostalgia act'. Thankfully, what we have here is a band who use their influences as just that. Which is why the likes of 'A Life In Ashes', could have existed a decade ago, but still sounds remarkable fresh today. Vocalist Andy Hutton's vocals are used mostly in a soulful Scott Weiland croon to a thuggish, Anselmo growl to a full on monsters scream. For a demo, and for a band less than a year old, this is impressive work." - Phill May - Rock Midgets.com
"London based metallers Dragnerve have only been together since the ass-end of 2007 and already they've released this, their debut demo...I do detect a hint of something special here. First up, the music is as vibrant as hell, with the guitars in particular, sounding extremely fresh, with hints of old school Metallica, early Machine Head and the obligatory Pantera influence...The Thrashy undertones have huge potential and Dragnerve sound genuinely exciting when the intensity kicks in". -Live4Metal
"This is a band who are surely destined to be a British institution, 'cos they give it plenty & there's plenty of it!! Well worth checking out, I tell ya!! Destined for big things I’m sure!!! - Big Jim - The RockShow
Discography
- A life in Ashes Age of Stupid Soundtrack (2009)
- A life in Ashes All Points Bulletin Soundtrack (2010)