Defenestration (band)
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Defenestration were a UK
heavy metal band from 1999 to 2004, based in the Northamptonshire
town of Kettering
.
In their short career the band managed to play over 300 shows across the UK and Europe
touring with the likes of Raging Speedhorn
, Will Haven
, lostprophets
, Napalm Death
, Earthtone9
, Stampin' Ground
, Biffy Clyro
, Therapy?
and Megadeth
to mention a few. Career highlights included the bands shows at 2001's Reading and Leeds Festivals
as well as opening the Wembley Arena
leg of the 2001 'Tattoo The Planet Tour'. The line-up also boasted such acts as Cradle of Filth
, Biohazard
and Slayer
.
Throughout 2000 and 2001 the band became regulars in the British music media with reviews and features appearing in magazines such as Kerrang, Metal Hammer
, Rock sound
, NME
, Revolver and Q as well as being played on Mary Anne Hobbs
BBC Radio 1
show and the legendary John Peel
show. The band also recorded live sessions for BBC Radio 1
and London based Total Rock Radio.
The band made brief appearances on TV with their 'Stitch' and 'Away or Dead' videos being rotated on MTV2
and Kerrang! (TV channel). They were also the subject of an MTV2
documentary that followed the band around as they embarked on a short tour of schools and Universities - the first Metal band to do so.
After the breakup of the band Jamie Thompson went on to join Raging Speedhorn
until their split in 2008 as well as taking on full time guitar duties in his brothers Dave's band I'm Fashion You're Victim. Scott Warner and Robert Reeves went on to form Gunning For Goliath but they disbanded in 2007. Scott Warner has since joined lux with ex-The Junket singer/bass player Stephen Rees and ex-Defenestration drummer Ben Gordelier. Kieran Brain joined ex-Raging Speedhorn
frontman Frank Reagen in forming an old skool rock band Motorcity Daredevils but left after a couple of years to pursue his love of funk drumming. Gen Tasker is now lead singer of Thracia and also sings in Mispelt.
in the USA) Their split E.p was released on Snapper Music
and Their final release, the mini-album For Us It Ends When We Drown was released on Rising Records
.
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...
heavy metal band from 1999 to 2004, based in the Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
town of Kettering
Kettering
Kettering is a market town in the Borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough...
.
In their short career the band managed to play over 300 shows across the UK and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
touring with the likes of Raging Speedhorn
Raging Speedhorn
Raging Speedhorn were a British metal band, founded in Corby, Northamptonshire.-Career:Raging Speedhorn were formed in 1998 from the merging of the bands Soulcellar and Box...
, Will Haven
Will Haven
Will Haven is a noise metal band from Sacramento, California, USA.-History:In 1995, Will Haven, named after a fictional, self-created character, formed and released a six-track demo. The band was formed from members of Sock, a band that was formed with Shaun Lopez of Far. Will Haven's debut...
, lostprophets
Lostprophets
Lostprophets is a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist Ian Watkins, bassist Mike Lewis, drummer Mike Chiplin and guitarist Lee Gaze, they were originally a side-project to hardcore punk band Public Disturbance. To date, Lostprophets have released four studio...
, Napalm Death
Napalm Death
Napalm Death are a death metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1981. While none of its original members remain in the group, the lineup of vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera has remained consistent for most of the band's ...
, Earthtone9
Earthtone9
earthtone9 is an alternative metal band hailing from Nottingham, UK. Their line-up on most of their major releases was Karl Middleton on vocals, Owen "Oz" Packard, Joe Roberts on guitar, Graeme Watts on bass and Simon Hutchby on drums .-History:Signing to Copro Records in 1998, the band's first...
, Stampin' Ground
Stampin' Ground
Stampin' Ground was a groove metal/Hardcore band from Cheltenham, UK active from 1995 to 2006. The band had toured with the likes of Anthrax, Chimaira, The Haunted, Agnostic Front, Sick of it All, Soulfly, Arch Enemy and played the main stage at Download Festival 2003.-Members:*Adam Frakes-Sime ...
, Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band from Kilmarnock, comprising Simon Neil , James Johnston and Ben Johnston...
, Therapy?
Therapy?
Therapy? is an alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist–vocalist Andy Cairns from Ballyclare and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing from Larne, Northern Ireland. The band initially recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar...
and Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
to mention a few. Career highlights included the bands shows at 2001's Reading and Leeds Festivals
Reading and Leeds Festivals
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...
as well as opening the Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
leg of the 2001 'Tattoo The Planet Tour'. The line-up also boasted such acts as Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
, Biohazard
Biohazard (band)
Biohazard is a band originally based in Brooklyn, New York. They are acknowledged as one of the earliest bands to fuse hardcore punk and heavy metal with elements of hip hop. The original lineup consisted of Vocalist/Guitarist Billy Graziadei, bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld, guitarist Bobby Hambel,...
and Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
.
Throughout 2000 and 2001 the band became regulars in the British music media with reviews and features appearing in magazines such as Kerrang, Metal Hammer
Metal 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...
, 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:...
, 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...
, Revolver and Q as well as being played on Mary Anne Hobbs
Mary Anne Hobbs
Mary Anne Hobbs is an English DJ and music journalist from Garstang, Lancashire. She launched a new Primetime show on Xfm on 9 July 2011-Early career:...
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
show and the legendary John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
show. The band also recorded live sessions for BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
and London based Total Rock Radio.
The band made brief appearances on TV with their 'Stitch' and 'Away or Dead' videos being rotated 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...
and Kerrang! (TV channel). They were also the subject of an 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...
documentary that followed the band around as they embarked on a short tour of schools and Universities - the first Metal band to do so.
Line Up
Defenestration were fronted by female singer Gen Tasker and completed by Jamie Thompson (guitar), Rob Reeves (guitar), Scott Warner (bass) and Kieran Brain (drums).After the breakup of the band Jamie Thompson went on to join Raging Speedhorn
Raging Speedhorn
Raging Speedhorn were a British metal band, founded in Corby, Northamptonshire.-Career:Raging Speedhorn were formed in 1998 from the merging of the bands Soulcellar and Box...
until their split in 2008 as well as taking on full time guitar duties in his brothers Dave's band I'm Fashion You're Victim. Scott Warner and Robert Reeves went on to form Gunning For Goliath but they disbanded in 2007. Scott Warner has since joined lux with ex-The Junket singer/bass player Stephen Rees and ex-Defenestration drummer Ben Gordelier. Kieran Brain joined ex-Raging Speedhorn
Raging Speedhorn
Raging Speedhorn were a British metal band, founded in Corby, Northamptonshire.-Career:Raging Speedhorn were formed in 1998 from the merging of the bands Soulcellar and Box...
frontman Frank Reagen in forming an old skool rock band Motorcity Daredevils but left after a couple of years to pursue his love of funk drumming. Gen Tasker is now lead singer of Thracia and also sings in Mispelt.
Former members
Former members include:- Stuart Bruce (Drums 1999-2000) who has gone on to front indie band Sympathy State .
- Stacey Maher AKA Stacey Chaos (Drums 2000 - 2002) who is now drumming for the punk rock band Black Skull Squadron.
- Ben Gordelier (Drums 2002) who has since drummed for the Mercury PrizeMercury PrizeThe Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established by the British Phonographic Industry and British...
nominated MapsMAPSMaps is the plural of map, a visual representation of an area.As an acronym, MAPS may refer to:* Mail Abuse Prevention System, an organisation that provides anti-spam support...
and is now in lux with Scott Warner as well as indie band The MoonsThe MoonsThe Moons are a British indie rock band who formed in Northampton in 2007 and comprise singer/guitarist/songwriter Andy Crofts, drummer Ben Gordelier, guitarist and backing vocalist James Edward Bagshaw, bassist Adam Leeds and keyboardist Tom Warmsley...
with Paul WellerPaul WellerPaul Weller is an English singer-songwriter. Starting with the band The Jam , Weller then went on to branch out musically to a more soulful style with The Style Council...
keyboard player Andy Crofts.
Releases
The band's first two albums were released on Dreamcatcher Records (Spitfire RecordsSpitfire Records
Spitfire Records was a subdivision of Eagle Rock Entertainment located in New York, United States.In September 1998, Paul Bibeau founded, launched and rapidly developed Spitfire Records Inc. from a two-man operation located in his home bedroom in suburban Long Island, New York, to one of the...
in the USA) Their split E.p was released on Snapper Music
Snapper Music
Snapper Music is an independent record label founded in 1996 by former head of Castle Communications Jon Beecher, Dougie Dudgeon and funded by the late Mark Levinson from Palan Music Publishing. In 1999 Snapper broke away from its parent company in an MBO in association with ACT and CAI venture...
and Their final release, the mini-album For Us It Ends When We Drown was released on Rising Records
Rising records
Rising Records is an independent record label and with subsidiaries in England.- History :Rising records was formed in 2003, it started signing and releasing bands in 2004...
.
- "One Inch God" (2001)
- "Year Of The Slug" (2002) (split EP with Scurge)
- "Ray Zero" (2003)
- "For Us it Ends When We Drown" (2004) (mini-album)