Breed 77

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“Nottingham’s illuminatus are one Spaniard, one German, one Italian and one English gent. their debut album, The Wrath Of The Lambs, is packed with powerful soundscapes, emotive melodies and soaring dynamics, all set strongly against the current trend of ever more brutality and ignorance in underground music. for illuminatus there is no scene; no bandwagon; no fashion war. illuminatus sing about social and political issues and play with pure passion and honesty.”

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I first met these guys while on tour supporting My Ruin. It was very cold and winter filled Birmingham as Miss B brought her Band into the Academy Bar, but as always they had great support. Illuminatus were no exception to the rule. After Illuminatus came off stage we had a post gig photoshoot and kept intouch. I was delighted when i got asked to do a full shoot for them for some new promo work. Please Please Please, have a listen to these guys. They are out on a Killer tour with BREED 77, so catch them at the BARFLY on the 23rd of MAY 2009.

“Melodic, atmospheric, powerful, the foursome have been on the edge of something special for ages. Now debut album “The Wrath of the Lambs” threatens to make them heroes for 2008. Get excited now”
RockSound, February 2008

‘more power than the national grid’
5/5 Logo Magazine

‘…some of the most beautiful music since anathema…’
9/10 Powerplay Magazine

‘…why aren’t this band signed?!’
Malcolm Dome, Total Rock Radio

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illuminatus are:

julio taylor – guitar/vocals
jon martin – guitar
felix rullhusen – drums
leo giovazzini – bass

following their previous collaborations with producers Harvey Birrell (Therapy?, Ministry) and Pete ‘Pee-Wee’ Coleman (AC/DC, Black Sabbath), the music of illuminatus has already drawn comparisons to bands such as Anathema and Paradise Lost, earning the band significant acclaim and respect from all sections of the national and international rock/metal press – “some of the most beautiful, moving music since Anathema” (Powerplay), “combining brawn with surprising depth” (Kerrang) – as well as frequent air time on shows such as Malcolm Dome’s New World Order on Total Rock Radio and ScuzzTV’s New Skids on the Block.

the band’s high impact live performances have resulted in a mass of loyal fans. and despite their unsigned status, it was this energy that resulted in the band supporting acts such as Children of Bodom, Dragon Force, Nightwish, Paradise Lost, Saxon and Skindred, as well as several high profile appearances at the UK’s Bloodstock and Bulldog Bash festivals. and with their appearance as the only non-US band at the Famecast Finals in Austin, Texas, illuminatus have already achieved unprecedented worldwide exposure.

with debut LP The Wrath of the Lambs schedule for nationwide release on Monday 12th May (2009) through Anthill/Pinnacle Records, illuminatus continue to roll out their War Machine.

be ready to join the revolution at a venue near you soon…

check us out on MySpace for news, music and tour dates.

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Breed 77 | Panic Cell @ the Barfly.

Birmingham – the Barfly

Breed 77 come from the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Old Gibraltarian school friends, Paul Isola, Danny Felice, and Stuart Cavilla met up in London and became informally known as the Gibraltarian Mafia. When, in late April 1996, this circle of friends formed a band, they wanted a name to reflect their joint origins and called themselves simply Breed. The band were forced to change their name because it was previously registered by Steve Hewitt (formerly of Placebo) on his vanity record label. Stuart Cavilla, the band’s bass player, had previously worked as a motorcycle courier under the call sign of Kilo 77 or K77, and the band became Breed 77

Breed 77’s self-titled debut album was first released in November 2001 and due to a high demand was re-released in April 2005. Their second album Cultura was released on 3 May 2004 and went to number 61 in the UK album charts and number 3 in the Rock Album Chart. Cultura produced the singles “La Última Hora”, “The River”, and “World’s on Fire”. “The River” managed to secure their first UK Top 40 position, getting to number 39 in the UK Singles Chart. “World’s On Fire” just missed out scraping in at number 43, but was number 1 in the Rock Singles Chart. Neither song received any mainstream radio air-time and the videos were featured only on the Scuzz and Kerrang! TV music television channels.

Breed 77 released their third album In My Blood (En Mi Sangre) internationally on 11 September 2006. In My Blood (En Mi Sangre) was produced by Ron Saint-Germain (The Saint) noted for his work with Soundgarden, Tool, Creed and Bad Brains. Two bonus tracks were produced by Greg Haver (Manic Street Preachers). The first single from this album, “Alive”) was out on 12 June 2006, also known as Download Monday, and reached number 6 on the Rock Singles Chart. The second single was “Blind”, released on 4 September 2006. Their last single to date is “Look at Me Now”, released on 23 April 2007. The single includes a special cover of the song ‘Zombie’, by The Cranberries.

In early 2007, the band released the iTunes exclusive album Un Encuentro (to coincide with the launch of “iTunes Latino“. The album featured 11 songs from previous albums but all sung in Spanish. This album was re-released in physical CD format on 7 May 2007.

The band is currently finalising their fifth studio album, Insects.The first two tracks have been announced as “The Horns of Hattin” (April 2008) and “Wake Up” (July 2008). The album is set to be released early-mid 2009.

Panic Cell

Harj Virdee (Guitar)
Rob Hicks (Drums)
Luke Bell (Vocals)
Kelly Downes (Guitar)
Bobby Town (Bass)

Taking their cue from the new album title, Panic Cell have striven forward defiantly through their first album (’Bitter Part of Me’) and their intense live shows have won them acclaim, admiration and new fans all over the world, their reputation as a world class live act is unquestionable. “We’re a live band first and foremost, we’re entertainers and we do a damn fine job, we play every show with hunger and voraciously whether we’re first or last on the bill ” says vocalist Luke Bell. Three years of touring the UK, Ireland, Europe & the U.S.A has oiled the machine that is Panic Cell; the band have taken new found maturity and poured it into ‘What Doesn’t Kill Us’. “Having had the luxury of coming off tour and spending time in pre-production for these new songs, something we couldn’t do with the first album and Panic Cell sound all the better for doing it” says bassist Bobby Town.

Panic Cells evolution comes as no surprise when looking at the top international class of bands they have toured with on their first release: U.S Billboard No.1 artists Disturbed and Staind, Mudvayne, Devildriver, SOiL, Drowning Pool, ILL Nino, Testament, American Head Charge, In This Moment and many more. “We’ve had the privilege of playing with many a great band, literally world class acts that has ensured every night we go out on stage we’ve had to raise our game, giving the crowd one hell of a show.” says drummer Rob Hicks. One hell of a show is very apt for the bands set at the UK’s top rock/metal festival ‘Download 2007′ with many people believing this one of the main highlights of the festival. A packed out tent with outside standing room only is testimony to Panic Cells pulling power and longevity. Most astonishing of all, everything Panic Cell had achieved to this point was as an unsigned band. (words taken from the bands website)