Hamerex was formed in August 2004 by Steve Blower and at the time consisted of Steve Blower, Tom Parkin and Shane Cartwright with Elliot Fleet joining shortly after on bass. Come 2005 the band played their first gig at Pontefract New College without Tom and with Steve on vocals. Chris Moules joined the band after seeing the gig. Hamerex began playing gigs as a 5 piece in Wakefield with their 3rd gig headlining at Bradford Rios. The Hamerex Demo was recorded in August 2005 and released in September at a gig at the Snooty Fox. The end of 2005 saw Elliot leave the band giving Hamerex a fresh start to the New Year.
In 2006 Hamerex released The Best Of Live 2005 as a free gift for the support from the previous year. The band also followed up in April by recording 'The Gates Of Hades Demo' with Elliot back on bass. Rob Butcher joined in June in time to prepare for the 2 week 'Tour Of Insanity' which also featured Hallowed Point and Icarus. Come September Rob left the band which saw Andy Firth step in to help out until a replacement was found. Shane left in November after a Halloween gig in Pontefract and Claire Williams quickly joined with Andy joining in December.
Tom after his long dedication to the band left in January 2007 and filled in for a few gigs when possible. Hamerex started the year gigging heavily with a return to Bradford Rio and a stunning set as a 4 piece at the Snooty Fox. The search for a new guitarist began and Phil White replied and straight away was given a tryout gig to which Phil was announced as the new guitarist. The band continued playing gigs around Yorkshire and from May onwards Claire started to lose interest and announced she was leaving. After a few cancellations Hamerex played the remaining gigs left of the year and played their last gig with Claire in August. Hamerex began recording their 3rd CD in October without a drummer. Darren Kelsall replied to an ad and began rehearsing with the band until eventually joining in November.
Hamerex began 2008 rehearsing until April where they played at the Snooty Fox with Obzidian and Dark Entity. Hamerex continued the year playing gigs in Wakefield, York and even played their first gig in Leeds at The Packhorse while getting a couple of decent reviews along the way. Phil left the band in July leaving Hamerex to continue as a 4 piece again, with the band playing at Leeds Rios and The Jockey in Wakefield. Through August the band began the search for another guitarist. Joe Wilson tried out and after a number of practices the band asked him to join. The last few months saw the band return to the Snooty Fox to play a terrific set with Narcotic Death, supporting Power Quest at the Strafford Arms and another Snooty Fox supporting Obzidian again.
In 2009 the band was eager to release thier new CD the “Into War E.P.” which was finally released on Saturday 4th April. The band played in York and for the very first time Leicester and Doncaster with both gigs going down extremely well.
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Hey! How are you!? Thought you might like this video from Reverend H Chronicles... they have a new CD out called "Deformation" Check it out when you have time... the guitarist is also the singer for our band State of Affliction. Hope you enjoy!! You can check it out on worldsings.com and 101d.com for the full album!
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After moving out of Wakefield I kind of felt as though I was "letting the side down" as it were. Consequently I have now created the "Wakefield Music Scene" forum in the hope that it will bring all Wakefield's live music lovers together in one happy place! for years I have thought it would be handy to have one gig guide for easy reference, along with resources for musicians, as well as being a nice place to chat to one another.
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