Brigade (UK Band)
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Brigade are a British rock
band from London
, England
, formed in 2003. The four-piece consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Will Simpson, lead guitarist and backing vocalist James Plant, and drummer Andrew Kearton.
To date they have released two extended plays and three studio albums. The band has toured with such UK bands including Fightstar
, InMe
, and Hell Is For Heroes
, and U.S bands including Aiden
and Kill Hannah
.
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at the Emergenza festival at the West One Four venue in West Kensington during May 2004. Their 'Safe Hands' demo gained the quartet significant interest in rock circles and in support, the quartet have been constantly touring the UK to build up a strong fanbase.
Brigade released their debut EP
, "Made to Wreck", on 12 September 2005. To support the release of this EP, they toured with many bands; one of which was Fightstar
, whose frontman (Charlie Simpson
) is Will's younger brother.
Brigade went back into the studio during early November 2005 to put the finishing touches on their debut album. It was subsequently produced and mixed by Joe Gibb and co-produced by Gethin Woolcock. The band finished their debut album by November 2005.
. Following this, the band embarked on a UK Tour throughout April and May 2006, the April dates co-headlining with Northern Irish band Fighting With Wire
. Brigade released their debut album "Lights
" on May 29, 2006 in the UK. "Lights" received impressive reviews from the press receiving 8/10 from NME
, 4/5 from Kerrang!
and 8/10 from Rock Sound
.
The band's first single, "Magneto
" was released on May 5, 2006 in the UK. It charted at number 134 in the UK top 200, number 9 in the Indie Chart and reached No.3 in the Rock Chart. It was released in support of and 2 weeks before "Lights". The band embarked on a tour of Ireland
in July 2006. Their second single, "Meet Me At My Funeral
" was released on August 21, 2006, achieving No. 4 in the UK rock chart. The music video for which had been shot in Canvey Island. Following the release of their second single, Brigade went on a co-headlining tour with Disco Ensemble
as well as supporting Hawthorne Heights
at their London show.
Kerrang announced in October 2006 that they were to include the Brigade song "Queenie" on their "New Breed" CD for 2006. Brigade embarked on a tour of the UK with InMe
in October 2006. The tour diary was available on Brigade's Blog on their Myspace site. In support of the tour, Brigade released a video for their third single from "Lights
". The video was for the song "Guillotine" and was available to see on the Sky music channel Scuzz
. The video for "Guillotine" was shot at a pub near London Bridge with ex-Hollyoaks star Elise Du Toit, Andrew Howard and Matt Berry (Mighty Boosh, Garth Marenghi). All 3 music videos are still available to stream on Mighty Atom's
website. "Lights
" was also re-released on 30 October 2006. The re-release included a second CD including promo videos for the songs "Magneto
", "Meet Me At My Funeral
" and "Go Slow" as well as having some live videos of the band. During December 2006, Brigade supported Minus The Bear
at the Islington Academy.
In early 2007, "Lights" was voted into the "Top 10 Albums of 2006" in the Rock Sound
Readers' Poll.
on their UK Tour. The band planned to perform new material at the Camden Purple Turtle, in April 2007. On the 21 May 2007 Fim announced he was leaving the band and was replaced by June by Andrew Kearton (ex- Bassknives
).
On 2 December 2007 it was confirmed that Brigade had set up camp and were recording the second album at Monnow Valley Studios in Wales. Chris Sheldon (Reuben
, Oceansize
, Biffy Clyro
) took on the Producing and Mixing duties. The band finished recording two songs in the first full week of recording and hoped to get the album out early 2008. Video diaries and photos from the studio were made available on the band's Myspace
page.
On the 16 January 2008, through their Myspace site Brigade announced the title of their second album to be Come Morning We Fight
. Although an exact release date wasn't given, the band did announce the album would be released in the spring. They also announced that they would be releasing a download only single on the 25 February 2008 called "Shortcuts".
On the 5 February 2008, the band put up in a Myspace blog, pictures from the latest music video they had been shooting. The band announced the video was for the first single off of "Come Morning, We Fight", called "Pilot".
On the 25 February "Shortcuts" was made available to download for free from the bands website. It was also put on the bands Myspace site, along with clips of new songs "Pilot" and "Slow Dives And Alibis".
The video for "Pilot" debuted on MTV2
in the UK Rock Chart during April, with the single release on May 5, and the album "Come Morning We Fight" followed on May 12. The band embarked with Fightstar
and We Are The Ocean
on the Ride The Deathcar tour during May to promote the release of their second album. Brigade also supported Aiden
on their UK tour along side Kill Hannah
and Serpico
.
During early June 2008, it was announced that the band was to embark on a headlining tour of the UK, supported by Slaves to Gravity
. During late June, the band announced the release of a double A-Side single of "Sink Sink Swim/Stunning", to be released on 4 August 2008. The release was limited to 500 CDs. Music Videos for the 2 songs were shot during June 2008. Beforehand the band played several warm up shows with Kill Hannah
in preparation for their appearance at the 2008 Download Festival, of which they performed on the Gibson Stage. In late 2008, the band announced they were to complete a mini tour of Japan. Brigade ended the year by being voted the "Most Underrated Band of 2008" by the readers of Rock Sound
.
In early 2009, the band found that their song "Together Apart", from Come Morning We Fight
had been used in a Portuguese Beer advert. This followed an opportunity the band had to play a gig during the last gigs to be held at the London Astoria on 14 January before the club closed its doors for the last time.
On the 2 March 2009 the band announced that it had signed a record deal with Roadrunner Records in Japan to release their 2nd album, Come Morning We Fight on the 13 May 2009. The band made an appearance at the Hinterland Festival in Glasgow, Scotland through 30 April - 1 May 2009.
In August 2009, the band announced plans for a 6th Year Anniversary
show at The Bull & Gate in London on 29 September 2009. The band is continuing to write for their third album, and currently have 11 songs. They started demoing and pre-production once bass player Naoto Hori had returned from Japan, after having an operation on his back following an injury from doing removal work. Working titles for new songs include "Tiny Pieces", "Eden", "Love is a Duel", "Adieu", "Coat in Bruise", "200 Scratches", "It's a mess, if it ain't it'll do till a mess gets here", "Little Perisher", and "Press The Six".
On 4 October 2010 the band announced they were to record their third album in conjunction with PledgeMusic, and in so doing allowing the fans to help fund the recording of the album, and offering diverse packages from signed T-Shirts and CD's to signed guitars. Providing the target is met, the band looked to record their third album in early 2011. Before this, the band released a new EP, Love Is A Duel, which was released free with Rocksound magazine on 10 November 2010. On 10 November 2010 a music video for first single from the new EP, "Camouflet" was released through the Rocksound website.
The band announced through Pledgemusic on 9 May 2011 that their third album was to be called "Will Be Will Be
". The album itself was subsequently finished and released for download through Pledgemusic on 31 May 2011.
Brigade have confirmed by a posting on their Facebook page that "Will Be Will Be" will receive a wider release in the autumn of 2011.
In Mid October 2011, through a video posting on the band's facebook page, it was announced that Naoto Hori had quit the band at the end of the summer of 2011. For the tour at the end of 2011, a musician called Alex Baker will be covering bass. The band also announced the tour booked for 2011 would be their last nationwide, headlining tour for the forseeable future. The main reason being the difficulty in balancing full time jobs with managing the band and booking the tours themselves. It was stressed that Brigade is not breaking up, will continue to do occassional live shows, and record, but large scale touring was not on the agenda.
Japan
Rock music
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band from London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, formed in 2003. The four-piece consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Will Simpson, lead guitarist and backing vocalist James Plant, and drummer Andrew Kearton.
To date they have released two extended plays and three studio albums. The band has toured with such UK bands including Fightstar
Fightstar
Fightstar are an English alternative rock band from London. They formed in 2003 and their lineup comprises lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and vocalist Alex Westaway, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi...
, InMe
InMe
InMe are an English alternative metal band from Brentwood, Essex, who were formed in 1996. To date they have released four studio albums – Overgrown Eden ; White Butterfly ; Daydream Anonymous and Herald Moth and a greatest hits compilation album, Phoenix: The Very Best of InMe...
, and Hell Is For Heroes
Hell Is For Heroes (band)
Hell Is for Heroes was an English post-hardcore band from London. Founder members Will McGonagle and Joe Birch were joined by James Findlay, Tom O'Donoghue and later Justin Schlosberg...
, and U.S bands including Aiden
Aiden
Aiden is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. The members are WiL Francis , Nick Wiggins , and Angel Ibarra . wiL originally played bass but took over lead vocals when the original singer left...
and Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah is a rock band formed in 1993 in Chicago. The band has released six studio albums, seven EPs, and two compilation albums as well as three DVDs.-History:...
.
Origins
Brigade came together in 2003. Early gigs saw them win a "Battle of The BandsBattle of Bands
Battle of Bauds was a battle fought in 962 in an area known as the Bauds, south of Findochty and West of Cullen, Scotland between Scotland under king Indulf, and Danish pirates. The Danes had been raiding and burning through Scotland, and had won numerous victorious skirmishes against the Scots,...
" competition
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
at the Emergenza festival at the West One Four venue in West Kensington during May 2004. Their 'Safe Hands' demo gained the quartet significant interest in rock circles and in support, the quartet have been constantly touring the UK to build up a strong fanbase.
Brigade released their debut EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, "Made to Wreck", on 12 September 2005. To support the release of this EP, they toured with many bands; one of which was Fightstar
Fightstar
Fightstar are an English alternative rock band from London. They formed in 2003 and their lineup comprises lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and vocalist Alex Westaway, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi...
, whose frontman (Charlie Simpson
Charlie Simpson
Charles Robert Simpson , is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was the youngest member of multi BRIT Award-winning band Busted, and is the lead vocalist, guitarist and co-lyricist in alternative rock band Fightstar...
) is Will's younger brother.
Brigade went back into the studio during early November 2005 to put the finishing touches on their debut album. It was subsequently produced and mixed by Joe Gibb and co-produced by Gethin Woolcock. The band finished their debut album by November 2005.
Lights
Brigade began 2006 with a UK tour supporting FightstarFightstar
Fightstar are an English alternative rock band from London. They formed in 2003 and their lineup comprises lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and vocalist Alex Westaway, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi...
. Following this, the band embarked on a UK Tour throughout April and May 2006, the April dates co-headlining with Northern Irish band Fighting With Wire
Fighting with Wire
Fighting with Wire are an alternative heavy rock and punk band hailing from Derry, Northern Ireland. They have toured with Biffy Clyro, Million Dead, Reuben, Twin Atlantic, yourcodenameis:milo, Kerbdog, Helmet, You Me At Six, Nomeansno, InMe, Brigade, Against Me! and Seafood...
. Brigade released their debut album "Lights
Lights (Brigade album)
Lights is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Brigade, released May 29, 2006 on Mighty Atom Records.-Track listing:All lyrics written by Will Simpson; all music composed by Brigade.#"Magneto" - 4:09#"Meet Me At My Funeral" - 4:20...
" on May 29, 2006 in the UK. "Lights" received impressive reviews from the press receiving 8/10 from NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
, 4/5 from 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...
and 8/10 from Rock Sound
Rock Sound
Rock Sound is a British magazine which champions rock music. The magazine aims at being more "underground" and less commercial, whilst also giving coverage to more well known acts.-History:...
.
The band's first single, "Magneto
Magneto (Song)
"Magneto" is the debut single from the UK rock band, Brigade, off their debut album Lights. It reached #3 on the UK Rock Chart and #134 on the UK Singles Chart....
" was released on May 5, 2006 in the UK. It charted at number 134 in the UK top 200, number 9 in the Indie Chart and reached No.3 in the Rock Chart. It was released in support of and 2 weeks before "Lights". The band embarked on a tour of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in July 2006. Their second single, "Meet Me At My Funeral
Meet Me At My Funeral
"Meet Me at My Funeral" is the second single from the UK rock band Brigade's debut album Lights. It was released 21 August 2006 and reached number four on the UK Rock Chart.-Track listing:#"Meet Me at My Funeral"#"Made to Wreck"#"Null and Void"...
" was released on August 21, 2006, achieving No. 4 in the UK rock chart. The music video for which had been shot in Canvey Island. Following the release of their second single, Brigade went on a co-headlining tour with Disco Ensemble
Disco Ensemble
Disco Ensemble are a Finnish post-hardcore/alternative rock band, originating from the small town of Ulvila. They've been noted for their energetic sound and rhythm, original guitar riffs and electronic synthesizer sounds.-Early years :...
as well as supporting Hawthorne Heights
Hawthorne Heights
Hawthorne Heights is an American rock band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2001. Their line-up currently consists of lead-singer and rhythm guitarist JT Woodruff, lead-guitarist and vocalist Micah Carli, bassist and backing vocalist Matt Ridenour, and drummer Eron Bucciarelli...
at their London show.
Kerrang announced in October 2006 that they were to include the Brigade song "Queenie" on their "New Breed" CD for 2006. Brigade embarked on a tour of the UK with InMe
InMe
InMe are an English alternative metal band from Brentwood, Essex, who were formed in 1996. To date they have released four studio albums – Overgrown Eden ; White Butterfly ; Daydream Anonymous and Herald Moth and a greatest hits compilation album, Phoenix: The Very Best of InMe...
in October 2006. The tour diary was available on Brigade's Blog on their Myspace site. In support of the tour, Brigade released a video for their third single from "Lights
Lights (Brigade album)
Lights is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Brigade, released May 29, 2006 on Mighty Atom Records.-Track listing:All lyrics written by Will Simpson; all music composed by Brigade.#"Magneto" - 4:09#"Meet Me At My Funeral" - 4:20...
". The video was for the song "Guillotine" and was available to see on the Sky music channel Scuzz
Scuzz
Scuzz is a British music television channel owned and operated by CSC Media Group . It launched on 17 April 2003 and has gone on to be the highest-rated rock TV station on UK satellite. The channel plays a broad range of rock and all its subgenres...
. The video for "Guillotine" was shot at a pub near London Bridge with ex-Hollyoaks star Elise Du Toit, Andrew Howard and Matt Berry (Mighty Boosh, Garth Marenghi). All 3 music videos are still available to stream on Mighty Atom's
Mighty Atom Records
Mighty Atom Records is a Welsh based record label. The company was formed in early 2000 by Dave Simpson and Roger Hopkins. It is known for having been one of a few independent record labels at the forefront of the UK emo scene in the early 2000s, due to its early involvement with Funeral for a...
website. "Lights
Lights (Brigade album)
Lights is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Brigade, released May 29, 2006 on Mighty Atom Records.-Track listing:All lyrics written by Will Simpson; all music composed by Brigade.#"Magneto" - 4:09#"Meet Me At My Funeral" - 4:20...
" was also re-released on 30 October 2006. The re-release included a second CD including promo videos for the songs "Magneto
Magneto (Song)
"Magneto" is the debut single from the UK rock band, Brigade, off their debut album Lights. It reached #3 on the UK Rock Chart and #134 on the UK Singles Chart....
", "Meet Me At My Funeral
Meet Me At My Funeral
"Meet Me at My Funeral" is the second single from the UK rock band Brigade's debut album Lights. It was released 21 August 2006 and reached number four on the UK Rock Chart.-Track listing:#"Meet Me at My Funeral"#"Made to Wreck"#"Null and Void"...
" and "Go Slow" as well as having some live videos of the band. During December 2006, Brigade supported Minus The Bear
Minus the Bear
Minus the Bear is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2001, the group features current and former members of Botch, Kill Sadie, and Sharks Keep Moving...
at the Islington Academy.
In early 2007, "Lights" was voted into the "Top 10 Albums of 2006" in the Rock Sound
Rock Sound
Rock Sound is a British magazine which champions rock music. The magazine aims at being more "underground" and less commercial, whilst also giving coverage to more well known acts.-History:...
Readers' Poll.
Come Morning We Fight
The Band prepared to record their second album during early 2007. A new demo of a song called "Yes It Is" was made available to listen to on their website. Throughout early 2007, the band also put up two more demos, "Res Head" (premiered live on one of their previous tours) and "Asinine" (also premiered as Untitled #3). Throughout February 2007, the band toured with Hell is For HeroesHell Is For Heroes (band)
Hell Is for Heroes was an English post-hardcore band from London. Founder members Will McGonagle and Joe Birch were joined by James Findlay, Tom O'Donoghue and later Justin Schlosberg...
on their UK Tour. The band planned to perform new material at the Camden Purple Turtle, in April 2007. On the 21 May 2007 Fim announced he was leaving the band and was replaced by June by Andrew Kearton (ex- Bassknives
Bassknives
Bassknives are a London based punk rock band featuring ex-members of 3 Colours Red and Amen. The band name is taken from the song, " In Hammersmith Palais" by The Clash...
).
On 2 December 2007 it was confirmed that Brigade had set up camp and were recording the second album at Monnow Valley Studios in Wales. Chris Sheldon (Reuben
Reuben (band)
Reuben were an English three-piece musical group from Camberley, Surrey. Their music was a fusion of alternative rock and heavy metal, as their songs cover a variety of styles, ranging from heavy and upbeat, such as their 2005 single "Blamethrower" to slower, more melodic songs such as their 2004...
, Oceansize
Oceansize
Oceansize were a British rock band, formed in Manchester, England on 19th October 1998. The band consisted of Mike Vennart , Steve Durose , Richard "Gambler" Ingram , Mark Heron and Jon Ellis for the majority of its career, with Steve Hodson replacing Ellis on bass in 2006...
, Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band from Kilmarnock, comprising Simon Neil , James Johnston and Ben Johnston...
) took on the Producing and Mixing duties. The band finished recording two songs in the first full week of recording and hoped to get the album out early 2008. Video diaries and photos from the studio were made available on the band's Myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page.
On the 16 January 2008, through their Myspace site Brigade announced the title of their second album to be Come Morning We Fight
Come Morning We Fight
Come Morning We Fight is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Brigade, released on 12 May 2008 on Caned & Able Records....
. Although an exact release date wasn't given, the band did announce the album would be released in the spring. They also announced that they would be releasing a download only single on the 25 February 2008 called "Shortcuts".
On the 5 February 2008, the band put up in a Myspace blog, pictures from the latest music video they had been shooting. The band announced the video was for the first single off of "Come Morning, We Fight", called "Pilot".
On the 25 February "Shortcuts" was made available to download for free from the bands website. It was also put on the bands Myspace site, along with clips of new songs "Pilot" and "Slow Dives And Alibis".
The video for "Pilot" debuted on MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
in the UK Rock Chart during April, with the single release on May 5, and the album "Come Morning We Fight" followed on May 12. The band embarked with Fightstar
Fightstar
Fightstar are an English alternative rock band from London. They formed in 2003 and their lineup comprises lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and vocalist Alex Westaway, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi...
and We Are The Ocean
We Are the Ocean
We Are the Ocean is a 5 piece post-hardcore band from Loughton, Essex, England.The band has played hundreds of shows since their formation, including several festivals during 2008 such as Slam Dunk, Offset Festival, Middlesbrough Music Live, and Taste of Chaos...
on the Ride The Deathcar tour during May to promote the release of their second album. Brigade also supported Aiden
Aiden
Aiden is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. The members are WiL Francis , Nick Wiggins , and Angel Ibarra . wiL originally played bass but took over lead vocals when the original singer left...
on their UK tour along side Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah is a rock band formed in 1993 in Chicago. The band has released six studio albums, seven EPs, and two compilation albums as well as three DVDs.-History:...
and Serpico
Serpico (band)
Serpico are a punk/metal band from Edinburgh, Scotland. They released their debut album, Neon Wasteland, on 25 May 2009 on WeSaySo Records. A music video for the first single "We Own The Night" was shot at Malvern Hills UK on 14 March 2009. The single was then released on 27 April 2009....
.
During early June 2008, it was announced that the band was to embark on a headlining tour of the UK, supported by Slaves to Gravity
Slaves to Gravity
Slaves to Gravity were an alternative hard rock band formed in the summer of 2006 in London, England.On October 9th, 2011, the band announced they would be breaking up and that they would play their last ever show at Relentless Freeze Festival on October 28th....
. During late June, the band announced the release of a double A-Side single of "Sink Sink Swim/Stunning", to be released on 4 August 2008. The release was limited to 500 CDs. Music Videos for the 2 songs were shot during June 2008. Beforehand the band played several warm up shows with Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah is a rock band formed in 1993 in Chicago. The band has released six studio albums, seven EPs, and two compilation albums as well as three DVDs.-History:...
in preparation for their appearance at the 2008 Download Festival, of which they performed on the Gibson Stage. In late 2008, the band announced they were to complete a mini tour of Japan. Brigade ended the year by being voted the "Most Underrated Band of 2008" by the readers of Rock Sound
Rock Sound
Rock Sound is a British magazine which champions rock music. The magazine aims at being more "underground" and less commercial, whilst also giving coverage to more well known acts.-History:...
.
Will Be Will Be & Love Is A Duel EP
During late 2008 the band announced they were gathering together ideas for their third album.In early 2009, the band found that their song "Together Apart", from Come Morning We Fight
Come Morning We Fight
Come Morning We Fight is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Brigade, released on 12 May 2008 on Caned & Able Records....
had been used in a Portuguese Beer advert. This followed an opportunity the band had to play a gig during the last gigs to be held at the London Astoria on 14 January before the club closed its doors for the last time.
On the 2 March 2009 the band announced that it had signed a record deal with Roadrunner Records in Japan to release their 2nd album, Come Morning We Fight on the 13 May 2009. The band made an appearance at the Hinterland Festival in Glasgow, Scotland through 30 April - 1 May 2009.
In August 2009, the band announced plans for a 6th Year Anniversary
Anniversary
An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event...
show at The Bull & Gate in London on 29 September 2009. The band is continuing to write for their third album, and currently have 11 songs. They started demoing and pre-production once bass player Naoto Hori had returned from Japan, after having an operation on his back following an injury from doing removal work. Working titles for new songs include "Tiny Pieces", "Eden", "Love is a Duel", "Adieu", "Coat in Bruise", "200 Scratches", "It's a mess, if it ain't it'll do till a mess gets here", "Little Perisher", and "Press The Six".
On 4 October 2010 the band announced they were to record their third album in conjunction with PledgeMusic, and in so doing allowing the fans to help fund the recording of the album, and offering diverse packages from signed T-Shirts and CD's to signed guitars. Providing the target is met, the band looked to record their third album in early 2011. Before this, the band released a new EP, Love Is A Duel, which was released free with Rocksound magazine on 10 November 2010. On 10 November 2010 a music video for first single from the new EP, "Camouflet" was released through the Rocksound website.
The band announced through Pledgemusic on 9 May 2011 that their third album was to be called "Will Be Will Be
Will Be Will Be
Will Be Will Be is the third studio album by English alternative rock band Brigade, released May 31, 2011 on Homespun Records, and through Pledgemusic.-Track listing:All lyrics written by Will Simpson; all music composed by Brigade....
". The album itself was subsequently finished and released for download through Pledgemusic on 31 May 2011.
Brigade have confirmed by a posting on their Facebook page that "Will Be Will Be" will receive a wider release in the autumn of 2011.
In Mid October 2011, through a video posting on the band's facebook page, it was announced that Naoto Hori had quit the band at the end of the summer of 2011. For the tour at the end of 2011, a musician called Alex Baker will be covering bass. The band also announced the tour booked for 2011 would be their last nationwide, headlining tour for the forseeable future. The main reason being the difficulty in balancing full time jobs with managing the band and booking the tours themselves. It was stressed that Brigade is not breaking up, will continue to do occassional live shows, and record, but large scale touring was not on the agenda.
Members
- Will Simpson - lead vocals, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- James Plant - lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, vocals - Andrew Kearton - drums, percussion
Former members
- Naoto Hori - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2003 - September 2011) - Nathaniel Finbow - drums, percussion (2004 - 21/5/2007)
Record labels
UK- Mighty Atom RecordsMighty Atom RecordsMighty Atom Records is a Welsh based record label. The company was formed in early 2000 by Dave Simpson and Roger Hopkins. It is known for having been one of a few independent record labels at the forefront of the UK emo scene in the early 2000s, due to its early involvement with Funeral for a...
(2005–2007) - Caned & Able (2008–present)
Japan
- Roadrunner RecordsRoadrunner RecordsRoadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
(2009–present)
Demos
| Title |
|---|
| "Early Sessions Demo" |
| Acoustic CD |
| "Safe Hands Demo" |
EPs
| Title | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Made to Wreck | 12 September 2005 | Mighty Atom Mighty Atom Records Mighty Atom Records is a Welsh based record label. The company was formed in early 2000 by Dave Simpson and Roger Hopkins. It is known for having been one of a few independent record labels at the forefront of the UK emo scene in the early 2000s, due to its early involvement with Funeral for a... |
| Love Is A Duel | 10 November 2010 | Home Spun |
Albums
| Title | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Lights Lights (Brigade album) Lights is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Brigade, released May 29, 2006 on Mighty Atom Records.-Track listing:All lyrics written by Will Simpson; all music composed by Brigade.#"Magneto" - 4:09#"Meet Me At My Funeral" - 4:20... |
29 May 2006 | Mighty Atom Mighty Atom Records Mighty Atom Records is a Welsh based record label. The company was formed in early 2000 by Dave Simpson and Roger Hopkins. It is known for having been one of a few independent record labels at the forefront of the UK emo scene in the early 2000s, due to its early involvement with Funeral for a... |
| Come Morning We Fight Come Morning We Fight Come Morning We Fight is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Brigade, released on 12 May 2008 on Caned & Able Records.... |
12 May 2008 | Caned & Able |
| Will Be Will Be Will Be Will Be Will Be Will Be is the third studio album by English alternative rock band Brigade, released May 31, 2011 on Homespun Records, and through Pledgemusic.-Track listing:All lyrics written by Will Simpson; all music composed by Brigade.... |
31 May 2011 | Home Spun |
Singles
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| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
UK Rock Chart UK Rock Chart The UK Rock Chart usually refers to the Top 40 Rock Singles and the Top 40 Rock Albums Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company from physical record sales in British retail outlets with larger than average genrespecific sales.... |
UK Indie Chart UK Indie Chart The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered... |
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| 2006 | "Magneto Magneto (Song) "Magneto" is the debut single from the UK rock band, Brigade, off their debut album Lights. It reached #3 on the UK Rock Chart and #134 on the UK Singles Chart.... " |
134 | 3 | 9 | Lights Lights (Brigade album) Lights is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Brigade, released May 29, 2006 on Mighty Atom Records.-Track listing:All lyrics written by Will Simpson; all music composed by Brigade.#"Magneto" - 4:09#"Meet Me At My Funeral" - 4:20... |
| "Meet Me At My Funeral Meet Me At My Funeral "Meet Me at My Funeral" is the second single from the UK rock band Brigade's debut album Lights. It was released 21 August 2006 and reached number four on the UK Rock Chart.-Track listing:#"Meet Me at My Funeral"#"Made to Wreck"#"Null and Void"... " |
- | 4 | 17 | ||
| "Guillotine" | - | - | 23 | ||
| 2008 | "Pilot" | - | - | - | Come Morning We Fight Come Morning We Fight Come Morning We Fight is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Brigade, released on 12 May 2008 on Caned & Able Records.... |
| "Sink, Sink, Swim"/"Stunning" | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | "Camouflet" | - | - | - | Love Is A Duel |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2006 | "Magneto" | Rod Thomas |
| "Meet Me At My Funeral" | Rod Thomas | |
| "Guillotine" | Adam Mason | |
| 2008 | "Pilot" | Nicolas Bartleet |
| "Sink, Sink, Swim" | ||
| "Stunning" | ||
| 2010 | "Camouflet" | Rod Thomas |
Trivia
- Will Simpson is the oldest brother of FightstarFightstarFightstar are an English alternative rock band from London. They formed in 2003 and their lineup comprises lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and vocalist Alex Westaway, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi...
frontman Charlie SimpsonCharlie SimpsonCharles Robert Simpson , is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was the youngest member of multi BRIT Award-winning band Busted, and is the lead vocalist, guitarist and co-lyricist in alternative rock band Fightstar...
, and Union Sound Set frontman Edd Simpson. - Brigade were nominated for Best British Newcomer at the 2006 Kerrang Awards, but lost to Bring Me the HorizonBring Me the HorizonBring Me the Horizon are a British metalcore band from Sheffield, Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. Bring Me the Horizon constits of Oliver Sykes as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist Lee Malia, rhythm guitarist Jona Weinhofen, bassist Matt Kean and drummer Matt Nicholls...
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