Haddonfield formed in late 2004 and recorded 3 tracks in 3 days at a friends in-house studio for their first demo 'And Deliver Us From Evil' in 2005 which the band would go on to make hundreds of copies of to give out to people at shows.
Their first show was at a Animal Rights Benefit show at TJ's, Newport- August 14th-2005. Slowly the band began to build momentum and started to make a name for themselves by taking the attitude of not sticking within a scene and opting instead to play with whomever they could. Haddonfields constant gigging landed them shows with the likes of: The Misfits UK Subs Drongo’s For Europe Osaka Pop Star (Ft Markey Ramone) Against All Authority 4ft Fingers The Drips Adequate 7 Zico Chain Midasuno and many local bands across South Wales & England.
Late 2006 saw the recording of the bands first EP, “Bar Brawls and Downfalls”, which was part produced by both Greg Haver (Manic Street Preachers) and Nick Lloyd (Midasuno).
The CD was released in early 2007 on indie label Thousand-Yard Stereo and went on to receive some great reviews from the International Punk/rock press and was even given a thumbs up from Trever Keith of the late Californian punk rock band, Face to Face.
April of 2007 saw the bands EP getting chosen as Record of the Week on Steve Lamacqs Online Radio show 6-music and the LA based radio station Complete Control Radio aired tracks from the CD.
More recently, their next single 'Panic' has been played on Radio 1 and Radio Wales, plus alongside the track 'Romero', has been used on 2 seperate Subbacultcha podcasts. 'Panic' was also recently used in Channel 4's 'Freesports On 4' extreme sports programme.
Haddonfield recorded brand new tracks for their debut 7" vinyl release on Seven Records in Cardiff with Chris Affixion in Dec '07.
Artwork for the single was supplied by their longtime friend Steve @13 Dead.
The boys have just completed their latest tour across the country showcasing a brand new set of tunes and are set to re-enter the studio to record their debut album which is due at the end of the year.
REVIEWS:
"This is one for those who want to hear some compelling, singalong, clever, moshable punk rock" Punkscene.co.uk
"Terrace styled harmonies and bleeding hooks as though they're fast going out of fashion" Losingtoday.com
"Gives more than just a passing nod to the likes of Avail and Face to
Face... it's a relief to hear a band come out of South-Wales that isn't
afraid to ignore the current musical fashion " Punktastic.com
"A nice change of pace from the pseudo-metal influenced crap so popular at the moment... a recommended listen!" Trever Keith of Face to Face
"Its simple punk rock with the attitude of Agnostic Front and the group vocals you'd expect to hear from the band and crowd at a Dropkick Murphys show."
Metal Hammer Magazine
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