Black Sabbath, Slayer, Lamb of God, The Haunted, Dearly Beheaded
Sounds Like
Metal Hammer, November Issue 2004
Demo of the Month
Run away! The most frightening sounding unsigned band on the face of the planet are coming! Air raid sirens wail, hammers clash on anvils, huge riffs molest the air and someone plays a turntable solo. I Remain sound lke a fuck-off great fight between Slayer, Slipknot and Public Enemy and that's only the first track. There is also a promo vid which seems to show some one cutting himself to shreds. This band may be in demos now but we fully predict that they'll be in the main part of Hammer in less than a year. [9] (out of 10)
i-Remain were formed in Stockport at the end of 2003 by former Dearly Beheaded vocalist Alex Creamer.Originally formed as a jamming session between friends, things got more serious when i Remain started to grow a strong fan base from local Manchester gigs, mainly due to their original thrash sound and blistering live performance.Described as a cross between Slayer and Slipknot in magazines such as Metal Hammer and Terrorizer.
At the beginning of 2004, i Remain entered the studio to record a 3-track demo which immediately grabbed the attention of a number of record labels also receiving excellent press, including 9/10 “demo of the month” in Metal Hammer magazine. i Remain re-entered the studio again to record their debut album ‘Brutality of Terror’ with fantastic New Young Producer Rick Powell at Amplisound Studios Stockport.
i Remain have shared the stage with FaceDown, Byzantine, Gutworm, RSJ, Jonny Truant, i-def-i, Profane, Interlock, KingSize Blues, Malefice, Zero Cipher,Residual Effect,Skud.
Album Reviews:
Review from EMP Magazine Germany:
With their debut album, "Brutality of terror", the British sextet, I-Remain present a breathtaking, modern Thrash Metal-killer. They call Bands, like Lamb Of God, The Haunted and Chimaira as their ideals, the new generation of extreme sounds. The eleven songs are based on heavy, brute riffs, mighty double-bass attacks and low, hateful growls of frontman Zander screaming. The songs are very catchy, straight and extremely grooving. The band began as a fun-project but the fan base was growing rapidly and after their first 3-track demo was voted demo of the month in the British Metal Hammer, the only way was up. Together with Rick Powell, they produced their debut album in the Amplisound Studios (Pitchshifter et al) and present a great statement of how Thrash Metal anno 2007 has to sound. (Markus Wosgien / 01.10.2007)
Review from Metal Hammer June 2008:
Unscene ! Rising Stars waiting to Explode....
Imagine Caval-era Sepultura with Razor sharp death metalcore riffs.
Singer Zander(ace name) has a deathly set of pipes,holding gravel scarred notes for bar after bar.Behind him, the riff section pummel that fretboard like Scissorfight playing Testament riffs.The sound has elements of the newer thrash outfits such as Municipal Waste (but a less derivative take) and the songs are littered with Lamb of God style breakdowns and technically precise, chirruping guitar licks.
The density of the bands sound doubtless comes from their having six members, with turntablist Mr H adding scratches and samples into the mix.
The only criticism would be that the phrase "Brutality of Terror" doesnt mean anything.At least, nothing we can fathom!
GILL.
Order 'Brutality of Terror' now!
1. Brutality of Terror
2. Filter out the Weak
3. Ripped Apart
4. 2nd Method of Death
5. Empires Burning
6. Fear
7. Incinerator
8. Taking Pictures
9. Beast
10. War Cry
11. Bloodust
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The ROBOTS FROM MARS have a new song, “Spaceship Earth”
“Better plug your ears so that your brains don’t leak out…” Johnny Air Guitar.
Visit their My Space page to experience the #1 song from the Red Planet. The reviews have begun to come in:
“Spaceship Earth is destined to become the worst song of all time!” The Psychic News Network
“Spaceship Earth sounds like it was played by a bunch of drunken robots…” The Snob Blog & Party Hearty Militia
“Can’t wait to jam with the Robots From Mars!” Bill Clinton
“Yuck Yuck…The Robots From Mars sound like Devo on uppers…” George W.
“The Robots From Mars are incredibly boring in a heavy handed low brow sort of way.” Dick Cheney
“Spaceship Earth will take you to a place that you don’t want to go!” Barak Obama
“Just like some Democrats we know,” John McCain
“If you are really really BUZZED and you squint really really hard, the Robots From Mars don’t SOUND half bad,” Bender, “And it shouldn’t matter that they paid me to say that… I still get to keep the money, right?”
Hey there, I'm sorry if you've already checked out, but I've just uploaded a song with guest vocal from Mikee Goodman (ex-SikTh) and another new song, please check them out if you are into tech-metal...
i Remain: Never fear! Your granny's here!! Just checking out your tunes, again! Very heavy, as always! Keep on rocking! Your "OLD", fan! "Jackie Generic" [ThE hEaVy mEtAl gRaNnY!] ~A Rocker with a Walker!~
Please stay on your own planet! We are sorry to say that we watched the Phoenix’s successful landing on Mars. Why are you here? We would like to know if this Peeping Tom behavior will ever end? Do we spy on you? Well…that’s another story.
PS You’ll never locate your first Polar Lander. It was just yummy. It is hard to describe the succulent taste of rare Earth metals. Please send more wreckage!
PPS A kindly reminder from the Robots From Mars… The First Law of Robotics only applies to synthetic beings of Earthly origin.
