About this Event

DZ DEATHRAYS

plus PROM // BYPOLAR



http://www.theboileroom.net/listings/events/13-aug-14-dz-deathrays--the-boileroom/



http://www.seetickets.com/Event/dz-deathrays/the-boileroom/795126



http://www.wegottickets.com/event/277094



Tickets: £5adv.

Ages: 16+

Doors: 7pm



DZ DEATHRAYS

Without a doubt, Australian two-piece, DZ Deathrays are one of the most hotly talked about bands of the past year. After signing to Melbourne-based record label I OH YOU in early 2011, they’ve been releasing and touring relentlessly, introducing themselves to the world as one of the most brutal new bands on the scene.



After such an exciting year, one is left wondering – what is this band’s story? Where did they come from?

Formed in 2008 by Shane Parsons (vocals/guitars) and Simon Ridley (drums), the band which was then called simply ‘DZ’, was originally intended for house parties – a unique rule that was quickly broken due to their sheer popularity and demand. Not to mention the epic live shows which if continued to this day at house parties alone, would result in mass police raids. Their live show is one of their strongest assets, with most people leaving the venue dragging their dropped jaws behind them.



Consisting of only two parts, it may be hard for some to comprehend a mere two-piece with the ability to create such a massive wall of sound. But this is a feat which DZ Deathrays has been able to conquer with results fashioned from a statically charged mix of influences like Death From Above 1979, The Bronx, Justice, Sunn 0)) and Lightning Bolt. With this combination of musical mentors as ammunition, they create a blend of driving monster beats firing over an avalanche of guitar similar to the sound of a squadron of attacking Panzer tanks.



It was clear from the onset that DZ was going to be big. By mid 2010 they had released their first EP in Australia, Ruined My Life (Inertia / Uselesss Art) and toured the country over. They’d toured with Crystal Castles (who personally invited them), Dananananaykroyd, Ratatat and The View; played live with Biffy Clyro and The Temper Trap; and joined festival lineups such as Big Day Out, Parklife, Field Day, Sunset Sounds, Playground Weekender and more. They had been Unearthed by triple j and received personal kudos from Mark Ronson, saying he ‘loved’ the band.



It was obvious, at this juncture, to step it up a notch and introduce the band to the world stage. A move which would prove to be momentous, and a move that required a new band name. ‘DZ’ already existed in the form of a US based dubstep DJ. To avoid being confused for a dubstep band, they quickly changed their name to DZ Deathrays, thus a new phase was born.



https://www.facebook.com/dzdeathrays



PROM

Desperate, isolated obsessives of the alternative/sleaze canon strike out on new musical endeavour after falling off last years bandwagons. Expect barely-contained aggression and pent up Freudian urges from this rejection-grade scattering from all corners of the punk/alt/goth axis.



'...guttural urgency...sleazy, sludgy riffs...a dark and foreboding power'

NME Radar



'...vicious guitars and relentless percussion'

The Line of Best Fit



'PROM joined Girl Band at their Cambridge gig. Debut ‘Cry Baby Cry’ gives off the same kind of intensity as the Irish bill-toppers, although it’s compressed, shunning nine-minute noise fests in favour of refined ferocity'

DIY Magazine



'...a new noisy punk band from London, with female vocals, torturous bass and a possessed guitarist'

Loud and Quiet



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