Glamour of the Kill
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Glamour of the Kill are an English pop-rock band from York
, United Kingdom
. Also styled as 'GOTK' they have also had Kerrang!
video of the week with the track 'Feeling Alive'.
review for their debut demo ep Through the Dark They March. This led to tours with Bullet for My Valentine
, Darkest Hour and Avenged Sevenfold
.
.
and Linkin Park
. This later lead to the band touring with DragonForce in the UK in the winter of 2009. The track A Hope In Hell was also featured on the game Dirt 2.
titled "In For The Kill". The band have also appeared at Powerfest, Amsterdam, they also played the Red Bull stage at Download Festival 2010.
On 28 October 2010 The band announced their first studio album "The Summoning". A statement from the band via email to the G.O.L.D Members read "We are very happy to announce the that our debut album "The Summoning" will be hitting all stores across Europe on the 24th January 2011.
Special Pre-order packages will be available with exclusive bonus content as well as additional exclusive songs! More info on that coming soon."
On November 13, 2010 the band released the video for the first single off the upcoming album: "Feeling Alive". The video then went on to become an exclusive on Kerrang!
- becoming Video of the Week.
. This album will be supported by a 29-date tour of the UK, starting on 17 February at The Lamp in Hull, with the final date on the 2nd of April, when the band will play The Cockpit in Leeds. They continued their presence in the Dirt video game series, with "Feeling Alive" being on the soundtrack of Dirt 3
.
From October 5th, 2011 Glamour of the Kill will be one of the support acts for Forever The Sickest Kids UK tour along with Decade and Action Item. They will be playing in Norwich, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Cardiff, Portsmouth and London. The tour will come to an end on October 13th in London.
EPs
Compilations
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, 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...
. Also styled as 'GOTK' they have also had Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
video of the week with the track 'Feeling Alive'.
History
"Glamour of the Kill" were formed in January 2007. They take their name from a line in a He Is Legend track - I Am Hollywood The band's mainstream popularity was assisted by a 10/10 Metal HammerMetal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
review for their debut demo ep Through the Dark They March. This led to tours with Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck , Michael Paget , Jason James , and Michael Thomas . They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana...
, Darkest Hour and Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of vocalist M. Shadows, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ....
.
2008
In 2008, the band licensed their debut release with independent label Siege of Amida Records. The self-titled Glamour of the Kill contained a re-recorded version of the previous EP's popular track 'Rise From Your Grave'. This EP was also given high ratings from critics throughout the UK. They were also a part of the Main Stage at the years Download FestivalDownload Festival
The Download Festival is a three day rock music festival held annually at Donington Park, England . It usually takes place in June...
.
2009
2009 saw the band support the likes of Escape The Fate and Wednesday 13 as well as making as this, GOTK played at the UK leg of Sonisphere, a European festival Headlined by MetallicaMetallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
and Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
. This later lead to the band touring with DragonForce in the UK in the winter of 2009. The track A Hope In Hell was also featured on the game Dirt 2.
2010
2010 has already seen the band playing Eurosonic Festival, Holland, a massive 38 date headline UK tour with support from YashinYashin (band)
Yashin are Scottish post-hardcore band formed in Glasgow in 2006.-Early Years :The band was founded by school friends guitarist Paul Travers and bassist Andrew McShane, they recruited vocalist Michael Rice and drummer David Beaton who introduced them to guitarist Lewis Millen.Yashin quickly built...
titled "In For The Kill". The band have also appeared at Powerfest, Amsterdam, they also played the Red Bull stage at Download Festival 2010.
On 28 October 2010 The band announced their first studio album "The Summoning". A statement from the band via email to the G.O.L.D Members read "We are very happy to announce the that our debut album "The Summoning" will be hitting all stores across Europe on the 24th January 2011.
Special Pre-order packages will be available with exclusive bonus content as well as additional exclusive songs! More info on that coming soon."
On November 13, 2010 the band released the video for the first single off the upcoming album: "Feeling Alive". The video then went on to become an exclusive on Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
- becoming Video of the Week.
2011
On January 24, 2011, Glamour of the Kill released their first full studio album - The SummoningThe Summoning (album)
The Summoning is the debut album by the rock band Glamour of the Kill, released on January 24, 2011. The album was released via Afflicted Music....
. This album will be supported by a 29-date tour of the UK, starting on 17 February at The Lamp in Hull, with the final date on the 2nd of April, when the band will play The Cockpit in Leeds. They continued their presence in the Dirt video game series, with "Feeling Alive" being on the soundtrack of Dirt 3
Dirt 3
Dirt 3 is a rallying video game and the third in the Dirt series of the Colin McRae Rally series, developed and published by Codemasters. However, the "Colin McRae" tag has been completely removed from this iteration...
.
From October 5th, 2011 Glamour of the Kill will be one of the support acts for Forever The Sickest Kids UK tour along with Decade and Action Item. They will be playing in Norwich, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Cardiff, Portsmouth and London. The tour will come to an end on October 13th in London.
Band members
- Chris Gomerson - guitars, backing vocals (2007–present)
- Mike Kingswood - guitars, backing vocals (2007–present)
- Davey Richmond - lead vocals, bass guitar (2007–present)
- Ben Thomson - drums, backing vocals (2007–present)
Discography
Studio albums- The SummoningThe Summoning (album)The Summoning is the debut album by the rock band Glamour of the Kill, released on January 24, 2011. The album was released via Afflicted Music....
(2011)
EPs
- Through the Dark They March (2007)
- Glamour of the KillGlamour of the Kill (album)Glamour of the Kill is the first EP released by Siege of Amida Records. It was released in the UK in June 2008.The first single to be released of the album was "A Hope in Hell", which was released not too long after the album was released...
(2008)
Compilations
- Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden, 2 Minutes to Midnight2 Minutes to Midnight"2 Minutes to Midnight" is the second track from British heavy metal band Iron Maiden's fifth album Powerslave. It was released as the band's tenth single on 6 August 1984 and rose to number 11 in the UK Singles Chart and number 25 on Billboard Top Album Tracks.The song was written by Adrian Smith...
. (16 July 2008)