ATTICA RAGE are preparing to release their eagerly-awaited debut album this summer through their own independent label Vanduara Records. ‘RUIN NATION’ features eleven tracks of solid rock grooves, powerful metal anthems and dark, epic soundtracks. The LP has been self-produced by the band with bassist Big C at the helm, recording & mixing in his own home studio. The album has been mastered in London by multi-platinum selling artist, songwriter, DJ, author and record producer ACE, guitarist, songwriter & founding member of SKUNK ANANSIE (production credits include SAL, KING PRAWN, GIRLSCHOOL, PLANET OF WOMEN, MULTI PURPOSE CHEMICAL). Legendary MOTORHEAD artist JOE PETAGNO has designed the album cover art and new band logos. ATTICA RAGE will support the album’s release with a string of tour dates in the UK and Europe throughout the summer months and a full PR campaign throughout the year. The band will also perform at European open-air festival METAL CAMP 2008 in July in Tolmin, Slovenia (alongside IN FLAMES, ICED EARTH, MINISTRY, APOCALYPTICA, HELLOWEEN, ARCH ENEMY, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, CARCASS, MESHUGGAH, WINTERSUN, MORBID ANGEL, SOILWORK, SIX FEET UNDER, BEHEMOTH, FINNTROLL, KORPIKLAANI, ALESTORM, BIOMECHANICAL, ONSLAUGHT, ELUVEITIE, IN EXTREMO, and many more). ATTICA RAGE had been shortlisted on METAL CAMP 08 festival’s fan voting poll amongst 1200 unsigned/independent bands from 60 countries worldwide and the overwhelming demand for ATTICA RAGE to appear led to the promoter’s decision to book them for this year’s festival.
Formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2003 by Ayrshire brothers Richie Rage (drums) and Jonny Parr (vocals, guitar) with school friend Big C (bass, vocals) and Stephen Bell (guitar) joining in April 2007, a strong reputation has been established throughout Scotland and the UK through their energetic, commanding and consistent live performances and musicianship. ATTICA RAGE have supported a host of major touring bands from legendary metal icons SAXON, ARMORED SAINT (with JOHN BUSH of ANTHRAX), DIAMOND HEAD and BLITZKRIEG to Israel metallers BETZEFER and post-punk indie godfathers MARK E SMITH & THE FALL.
Since the release of self-produced EP 'In Concert with the Mirror' in 2005, ATTICA RAGE continue to find new fans across the globe. They receive regular radio airplay on terrestrial FM and internet stations across UK, Europe and USA including BRUCE DICKINSON’s (IRON MAIDEN) BBC6 Music Rock Show, legendary rock DJ TOM RUSSELL’s Friday Night Rock Show on 96.3 Rock Radio FM and New York’s The Darkide on Breakthru Radio. Numerous features, interviews and reviews have been published in regional, national and international press, magazines and webzines, all increasing the band’s profile. KERRANG! magazine heralded the EP as "a blended mesh of bad-ass riffs and pure metal revelry" and TERRORIZER magazine named the band in a feature special on the rise of UK metal bands.
Comparisons have been drawn to the likes of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and METALLICA but each member of ATTICA RAGE brings their own influences to the mix. Their musical roots are firmly planted in the classic power-groove riffs of BLACK SABBATH, AC/DC, PANTERA, OZZY, MOTORHEAD and fellow Scots THE ALMIGHTY with nods to the thrash metal of ANTHRAX and SLAYER and occasional flirtations with the darker sounds of TYPE O NEGATIVE and ALICE IN CHAINS. Staying true to their musical heritage, delivering powerful songs and performances with an unbridled and enthusiastic punk DIY attitude and belief - while standing aside from the latest passing trends & fashions – have found ATTICA RAGE an ever-increasing, loyal and passionate worldwide fan base. With the forthcoming release of debut album ‘RUIN NATION’, the future looks very busy and very promising for ATTICA RAGE.
It’s all about the riffs, the songs, the attitude and above all…pure unadulterated, hard n’ heavy rock n roll!
For bookings or business matters, contact ATTICA RAGE management at info@atticarage.com
Weblinks:
Official Site: atticarage.com - currently being revamped
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/atticarage
Electronic Press Kit: www.sonicbids.com/AtticaRage
ATTICA RAGE
Richie Rage: Drums
Jonny Parr: Vocals, guitar
Big C: Bass, vocals
Stephen Bell: Guitar, vocals
PRESS QUOTES
"a perfectly blended mesh of bad-ass riffs and pure metal revelry"
Kerrang! magazine (KKK)
"One of the best epic metal bands in the UK at the moment"
BritishMetal.co.uk
"An intense barrier of groove-laden metal fused with an undertow of blues-laced groove and melodious raw rock"
Up-Load.co.uk
"Just might be the four horsemen that end up pulling a cart we'll be labelling SWOBHM - Second Wave of British Heavy Metal!"
Are U On Something.com (USA)
“Attica Rage are a credit to the great rock names that have hailed and emerged from Glasgow over the years and are really deserving of the accolades already voiced by the Scottish media.” Scot Campus
“They cut a path through modern-day metal counterparts to an era of good ol’ no-bullshit rock music yet still retain a modern edge………worthy of being up there with the cream of UK metal acts past and present” Glasswerk Glasgow
“Attica Rage have a sense of authority and a freshness to their sound that should not be underestimated nor pushed aside…..a welcome change from the norms of the British music industry.”
Room 13 (EP rated 11/13)
“In a time when the UK needs stand out bands, many are coming to the forefront and Attica Rage are right up there ready to make a noise.Scotland and the UK’s brightest metal hope? Oh hell yes!” Metalism UK
RELEASES
Jan 2004 In My Dreams EP (demo)
Mar 2005 In Concert with the Mirror EP
tbc Ruin Nation (debut album, Vanduara Records)
COMPILATIONS
May 2005 Titanium Metalfest 2005
July 2005 Romania Benefit
Feb 2006 Devolution Magazine 2nd Year Birthday
Mar 2006 Metalism UK - Ragnarok Festival sampler
Oct 2006 Mercury MCC - 60th Anniversary CD
tbc 2007 Rock Against Cancer (Sikotick Records)
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