Exit Ten
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Exit Ten is a British
Rock
/Metal
band. Their debut full-length album, Remember The Day, was released in 2008. Their second studio album was released in October 2011.
/progressive rock
band from Reading, Berkshire
(UK). Their influences are as diverse as Killswitch Engage
, In Flames
, Tool
, Deftones
, Muse
, Radiohead
and Jeff Buckley
.
The band was originally conceived as a four-piece composed of twins Stuart and James 'Jza' Steele, their older brother Chris and the family's lifelong friend Joe Ward. After playing as a more traditional metalcore band, the current line up came together in 2003 with the addition of more melodic vocalist Ryan Redman. Redman had until that point been singing for indie-funk band Ant Salon.
2004
was the year the band, while still teenagers, began to pick up international recognition. April saw them record their début self-titled EP with Mark Williams (Sikth
, Oceansize
, yourcodenameis:milo
).
In the summer of 2004
, the band was involved in an American TV show, 'Richard Branson: Rebel Billionaire'. Aired globally, Exit Ten were picked from 15 other acts during the show which eventually led to them playing on the NME
stage at the UK's V Festival
.
This World They'll Drown was released through Deep Burn Records only in the UK on 12 June 2006.
In the first quarter of 2007, Exit Ten spent a week with Justin Hill
and Dan Weller
(Sikth
/WellerHill Productions) demoing new material. In April 2007, two of these demos - Piece by Piece by Piece and Perish in the Flames - appeared on the band's MySpace page to stream in their entirety, to coincide with the band's début headline tour of the UK (dubbed 'The Great Rebellion Tour 2007').
In 2008 the band released début album 'Remember the Day
', recorded with Mark Williams, through Pinnacle imprint Deep Burn Records, spawning two videos - 'Technically Alive' and 'Warriors' (also a single). That year the band appeared at the UK's Download Festival
and toured with 36 Crazyfists
.
On 3 December 2008 Pinnacle Entertainment Ltd announced that it was going in to administration so effectively all activities as a record label and distributor of music ceased. Exit Ten's label Deep Burn was signed to Pinnacle, so the initial disaster for the band was that as stocks of their album ‘Remember The Day’ and EP ‘This World They'll Drown
’ ran out, they would not be replenished whilst the album remained the property of the label's administrators.
Exit Ten finally recorded their soon to be released second studio album in Reading, at Outhouse Studios (Enter Shikari, You Me At Six, Funeral For A Friend) in 2010. The album is scheduled for release in September 2011. On 4 July 2011 a track from the album, 'Curtain Call', was made available to stream from the Jägermeister
UK Facebook
page. On Wednesday 20 July, Exit Ten revealed, via www.rocksound.tv, that their upcoming album would be called 'Give Me Infinity' and is set for release on 26 September 2011. The artwork and track listing for the album were also made known. On 25 August 2011, the band announced, via their Facebook page, that the album release would be delayed until 10 October 2011, in order to coincide with their touring schedule.
'Give Me Infinity' was released on October 10th to a big reception. The second promo video, 'Suggest A Path' also coincided with the release. Kerrang! claimed with 'Give Me Infinity' - "Exit Ten have officially arrived" 4k. While Metal Hammer called it "A beautiful and powerful work" 8/10.
Deny and Better Than You (A Path To Take Demo)
Perish In The Flames, Piece By Piece By Piece and Something To Say
Lay Down, Time Has Been Lost, Universe
Lion, How Will We Tire, Suggest A Path
United Kingdom
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Rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
/Metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band. Their debut full-length album, Remember The Day, was released in 2008. Their second studio album was released in October 2011.
Biography
Exit Ten are a post-hardcorePost-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
/progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band from Reading, Berkshire
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
(UK). Their influences are as diverse as Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer...
, In Flames
In Flames
In Flames is a Swedish heavy metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1990. Since the band's inception in 1993, they have released ten studio albums and one live DVD...
, Tool
Tool (band)
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
, Deftones
Deftones
Deftones are an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California, founded in 1988. The band consists of Chino Moreno , Stephen Carpenter , Chi Cheng , Frank Delgado , and Abe Cunningham . Currently Sergio Vega is standing in on bass while Cheng recovers from a car accident...
, Muse
Muse (band)
Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...
, Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
and Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley , raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician...
.
The band was originally conceived as a four-piece composed of twins Stuart and James 'Jza' Steele, their older brother Chris and the family's lifelong friend Joe Ward. After playing as a more traditional metalcore band, the current line up came together in 2003 with the addition of more melodic vocalist Ryan Redman. Redman had until that point been singing for indie-funk band Ant Salon.
2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
was the year the band, while still teenagers, began to pick up international recognition. April saw them record their début self-titled EP with Mark Williams (Sikth
SikTh
Sikth were a progressive metal band from Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.-Early days:SikTh formed in late 1999, but consolidated their line-up in March 2001...
, 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...
, yourcodenameis:milo
Yourcodenameis:milo
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).
In the summer of 2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
, the band was involved in an American TV show, 'Richard Branson: Rebel Billionaire'. Aired globally, Exit Ten were picked from 15 other acts during the show which eventually led to them playing on the 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...
stage at the UK's V Festival
V Festival
The V Festival is an annual music festival held in England during the penultimate weekend in August. The event is held at two parks simultaneously which share the same bill; artists perform at one location on Saturday and then swap on Sunday. The sites are located at Hylands Park in Chelmsford and...
.
This World They'll Drown was released through Deep Burn Records only in the UK on 12 June 2006.
In the first quarter of 2007, Exit Ten spent a week with Justin Hill
Justin Hill
Justin Hill is an English novelist whose novels have been nominated for the Man Booker Prize three times. Born in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island in 1971, he grew up in Yorkshire. He was educated at the historic St Peter's School, York....
and Dan Weller
Dan Weller
Dan Weller is a Guitarist/Pianist/Song Writer/Producer. Born in Liverpool UK 03.04.80. Dan moved to Hertfordshire at the age of 6. At 15 he began playing guitar and quickly formed a band with his school friends. That band later became SikTh. Weller is now Producing/co-writing with bands and owns...
(Sikth
SikTh
Sikth were a progressive metal band from Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.-Early days:SikTh formed in late 1999, but consolidated their line-up in March 2001...
/WellerHill Productions) demoing new material. In April 2007, two of these demos - Piece by Piece by Piece and Perish in the Flames - appeared on the band's MySpace page to stream in their entirety, to coincide with the band's début headline tour of the UK (dubbed 'The Great Rebellion Tour 2007').
In 2008 the band released début album 'Remember the Day
Remember the Day
Remember the Day is a 1941 film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Henry King, and starring Claudette Colbert and John Payne-Plot:An elderly schoolteacher reflects on her life and teaching career while waiting to see "Dewey Roberts", formerly her student and currently a Presidential nominee...
', recorded with Mark Williams, through Pinnacle imprint Deep Burn Records, spawning two videos - 'Technically Alive' and 'Warriors' (also a single). That year the band appeared at the UK's Download Festival
Download Festival
The Download Festival is a three day rock music festival held annually at Donington Park, England . It usually takes place in June...
and toured with 36 Crazyfists
36 Crazyfists
36 Crazyfists is a four-piece metal band originating from Anchorage, Alaska. They are now based in Portland, Oregon. The band's name comes from a Jackie Chan movie, Jackie Chan And The 36 Crazy Fists...
.
On 3 December 2008 Pinnacle Entertainment Ltd announced that it was going in to administration so effectively all activities as a record label and distributor of music ceased. Exit Ten's label Deep Burn was signed to Pinnacle, so the initial disaster for the band was that as stocks of their album ‘Remember The Day’ and EP ‘This World They'll Drown
This World They'll Drown (mini-album)
This World They'll Drown is a mini-album by Exit Ten, released in 2006.A video was made for Resume Ignore.-Track listing:# "Softwatch" - 4:46# "Fine Night" - 4:18# "Resume Ignore" - 4:46# "A Path To Take" - 4:36...
’ ran out, they would not be replenished whilst the album remained the property of the label's administrators.
Exit Ten finally recorded their soon to be released second studio album in Reading, at Outhouse Studios (Enter Shikari, You Me At Six, Funeral For A Friend) in 2010. The album is scheduled for release in September 2011. On 4 July 2011 a track from the album, 'Curtain Call', was made available to stream from the Jägermeister
Jägermeister
Jägermeister is a German 70-proof digestif made with 56 different herbs and spices. It is the flagship product of Mast-Jägermeister SE, headquartered in Wolfenbüttel, south of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :...
UK Facebook
Facebook
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page. On Wednesday 20 July, Exit Ten revealed, via www.rocksound.tv, that their upcoming album would be called 'Give Me Infinity' and is set for release on 26 September 2011. The artwork and track listing for the album were also made known. On 25 August 2011, the band announced, via their Facebook page, that the album release would be delayed until 10 October 2011, in order to coincide with their touring schedule.
'Give Me Infinity' was released on October 10th to a big reception. The second promo video, 'Suggest A Path' also coincided with the release. Kerrang! claimed with 'Give Me Infinity' - "Exit Ten have officially arrived" 4k. While Metal Hammer called it "A beautiful and powerful work" 8/10.
Current members
- Ryan Redman – vocals
- Stuart Steele – guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, backing vocals - Joe Ward – guitar
- James Steele – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Chris Steele – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
EPs
- Exit TenExit Ten (Exit Ten)Exit Ten is the first EP by the British progressive metal band Exit Ten.-Track listing:# "Absence Of Forgiveness" – 5:25# "Paralisé" – 3:25# "Sold Out" – 4:07# "Sound Of BC" – 3:38-Credits:* Ryan Redman - Vocals* Stuart Steele - Guitar...
(2004) - This World They'll DrownThis World They'll Drown (mini-album)This World They'll Drown is a mini-album by Exit Ten, released in 2006.A video was made for Resume Ignore.-Track listing:# "Softwatch" - 4:46# "Fine Night" - 4:18# "Resume Ignore" - 4:46# "A Path To Take" - 4:36...
(2006)
Demos
- RunningFrog Demo (2005)
Deny and Better Than You (A Path To Take Demo)
- Wellerhill Demo (2007)
Perish In The Flames, Piece By Piece By Piece and Something To Say
- JM Demo (2009)
Lay Down, Time Has Been Lost, Universe
- EMI Studios Demo (2010)
Lion, How Will We Tire, Suggest A Path
External links
- Exit Ten official website
- Exit Ten at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace 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....
- Exit Ten at FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- Exit Ten at iLikeILikeiLike is an online service that allows users to download and share music. The website makes use of a sidebar that is used with Apple's iTunes or Microsoft's Windows Media Player. The program and sidebar are not required in order to use the site but allow for ease in discovering new artists....