METALLICA
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
CHIMAIRA
TOOL
PANTERA
FAITH NO MORE
CARCASS
FEAR FACTORY
IRON MAIDEN
LIFE OF AGONY
ATREYU
ALICE IN CHAINS
SEPULTURA
AC/DC
SLIPKNOT
Sounds Like
"NDE is a much more metal prospect with the band finally coming to a proud sound of their own. Influenced by various aspect of metal, they're groovy, pounding, fast, nasty and soaring, sometimes within the confines of one song...If Faith No More stuck to the sound they had on the track "Digging The Grave", this is what it'd sound like."
"You get a lot of bang for your buck from the 3 guitars, bass, drums & vocals. with influences such as Metallica, Killswitch Engage & Sepultura, you couldn't ever mistake NDE for the rest. They've got their own riffs, rhythms and style and it's as clear as a brick to the face."
Current Setlist
END OF ME
FOR NO ONE
BLUE HARVEST
MY LAST SERENADE
DESCENDING
THIRTEEN
BROKEN
BRIGHT LIGHTS CASTING DARK SHADOWS
NEAR DEATH EXPERIMENT - THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS
New E.P. available now at gigs for £4! Featuring the tracks "End Of Me", "Bright Lights Casting Darker Shadows", "Descending" & "Thirteen (Live at the Purple Turtle). Comes with a free Sticker & Badge!
NEAR DEATH EXPERIMENT are metal band from the U.K, specifically Dagenham in Essex. They play a fast, aggressive & melodic take on modern metal.
They formed in early 2005 and spent the next few years solidifying their sound and live performances locally, armed with nothing but determination, a strong DIY ethic and a clutch of good tunes. The current line-up came together in September 2008 and has already proven to be devestating, releasing the fantastic EP “The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things” and winning their heat in the Flux Battle of the bands competition, as well as putting in a few excellent sets around London.
Gavin Bourne sings & screams his heart out as Lewis sings backup vocals & plays guitar like a metal god. Meanwhile Dean attacks his guitar with punk rock ferocity as Erik Peachey holds down the low end. Jamie Gunn keeps it all together, playing drums like a machine. Their different influences distilled into something unique in the UK scene.
Check out footage of us playing live at the Flux Battle of the bands heat 1 in March 2009 -
LIVE REVIEWS OF NEAR DEATH EXPERIMENT:
"A more focused metal act followed in NDE...the grooves were technical, heavy and very metal, everything from metalcore to grind to a KsE cover, and are getting better each time they play"
"Near Death Experiment had to follow and managed to play the gig of their lives and have finally found their sound, their groove-core bass heavy rhythms tighened up making their wicked intelligent take on metalcore and riffy arrangements as vicious as vocalist Gavin's bile and spit."
SELF TITLED EP REVIEWS:
"NDE is a much more metal prospect with vocalist Gavin really expanding his range and the band finally coming to a proud sound of their own. Influences by various aspect of metal, they're groovy, pounding, fast, nasty and soar, sometimes within the confines of one song, especially on opener "Thirteen", while follower "Broken" is the groovecore of NDE yore. If Faith No More stuck to the sound they had on the track "Digging The Grave", this is what it'd sound like. "For No One", however, is their masterpiece"
"You get a lot of bang for your buck from the 2 guitars, bass, drums & vocals. with influences such as Metallica, Killswitch Engage & Sepultura, you couldn't ever mistake NDE for the rest. They've got their own riffs, rhythms and style and it's as clear as a brick to the face.
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JANUARY 2005 - Lewis Gale (Keratose) puts the band together after switching from guitar to drums due to the lack of interest from local drummers. Dean Wardell (of many terrible bands) shows up with his guitar. The 2 of them continue to meet up weekly.
FEBRUARY 2005 - Lewis brings in friend Steven Metcalfe on guitar and his brother in law Luke Scowen on Bass. Something clicks and they begin writing songs based on Lewis' ideas. "BLUE HARVEST", "GRINDOR" & "SHOT DOWN" are written.
JUNE 2005 - They start looking for a vocalist, finding Gavin Bourne (Faultline) - his Carcass style rasp was a perfect fit to the music they were creating. "CRIMSON" & "PHOENIX" are written.
AUGUST 2005 - They christened themselves 'BLUE HARVEST' and performed their first gig just 4 weeks after Gavin joins. "REVERSE REVOLUTION" & "WATTO" are written.
Gig 1) Late Aug 05 - Private party in Basildon.
Gig 2) 08 Sep 05 - Standard, Walthamstow.
Gig 3) 26 Oct 05 - Shiznitz @ Pacific Edge, Romford.
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2006 - NDE take part in Waffleon.co.uk’s Alternative stars in their eyes competition, where local bands emulate their world famous counterparts. The band chose to perform as Slipknot. Although tipped to win they had to settle for 2nd place to the awesome Bungle Jr.
Gig 4) 10 Jan 06 - Upstairs @ the Garage, London.
Gig 5) 18 Jan 06 - Stars in their eyes @ Pacific Edge, Romford (as Slipknot).
Gig 6) 27 Jan 06 - Standard, Walthamstow.
Gig 7) 01 Feb 06 - Stars in their eyes Final @ Pacific Edge, Romford (as Slipknot).
Gig 8) 26 Feb 06 - Shiznitz Alldayer @ Pacific Edge, Romford.
Gig 9) Sometime in Mar 06 - Shiznitz @ Pacific Edge, Romford.
APRIL 2006 - "FOR NO ONE" & "BROKEN" are written.
Gig 10) 22 Apr 06 - Stars in their eyes reunion @ Musictek, Dagenham (as Slipknot).
MAY 2006 - They change their name to NEAR DEATH EXPERIMENT.
JUNE 2006 - On 06/06/06, they performed a set at Waffleon.co.uk’s 666 metal night, knocking out covers of Alice in Chains (Dam that River), Life of Agony (River runs red), Fear Factory (Replica) Sepultura (Roots Bloody Roots) & Slipknot (Duality).
Gig 11) 06 Jun 06 - 666 Shiznitz @ Pacific Edge, Romford.
Gig 12) 23 Jun 06 - Musictek, Dagenham.
Gig 13) 01 Jul 06 - Alldayer @ The White Swan, Aylesbury.
Gig 14) 17 Sep 06 - Bar Monsta, Camden.
Gig 15) 30 Sep 06 - Bar Monsta, Camden.
Gig 16) 15 Dec 06 - The Hermit, Brentwood (under 19's show).
JANUARY 2007 - A Long period of upheaval begins. Luke Leaves to go back to school and Neil Salmon replaces him. "DESCENDING" is written.
Gig 17) 27 Mar 07 - Tuesday Night Live @ Pacific Edge, Romford.
APRIL 2007 - Steve leaves the fold and Kris Twyman (Faultline) steps in on guitar duties. "THIRTEEN" is written.
MAY 2007 - They finally release their first 4 track self titled demo. It features "THIRTEEN", "BROKEN", "FOR NO ONE" & "BLUE HARVEST (LIVE)". Reviews and feedback we’re positive, and fans are found as far away as Canada & the Netherlands. They also again take part in Waffleon.co.uk’s Alternative stars in their eyes competition, this time taking to the stage as Killswitch Engage.
Gig 21) 07 May 07 - Musictek Music Festival, Central Park Dagenham.
Gig 22) 27 May 07 - Schpunk in their eyes @ Pacific Edge, Romford (as Killswitch Engage).
Gig 23) 29 May 07 - Hope & Anchor, Islington.
Gig 24) 14 Jul 07 - Bitter End, Romford.
SEPTEMBER 2007 - Neil leaves the band to start his own project. Mudd (another Faultliner) steps in to temporarily replace him. "BURN YOUR BRIDGES" is written.
Gig 25) 17 Nov 07 - Bitter End, Romford (Bitter to the Core Alldayer).
Gig 26) 24 Nov 07 - 4 DJs of the apocalypse @ Musictek.
Gig 27) 11 Dec 07 - Hope & Anchor, Islington.
JANUARY - MARCH 2008 - Kris moves away to Ipswich and Practices became scarce. Lewis decides to come out from behind the drum kit and onto guitar. Another new boy, Jamie Gunn, takes his seat behind the kit.
APRIL - MAY 2008 - "BRIGHT LIGHTS CASTING DARK SHADOWS" and "THE END OF ME" are written. Kris comes back, making it a 3 guitar line up.
Gig 28) 26 Jun 08 - Cauliflower, Ilford.
AUGUST 2008 - Mudd hangs up his Bass guitar and is replaced by Eric Peachey.
OCTOBER 2008 - Kris leaves the band again. They decide not to replace him.
Gig 31) 16 Oct 08 - Purple Turtle, Camden.
NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER 2008 - "BURN YOUR BRIDGES" is rewritten, improved and them scrapped. A producer & studio is found in which to record a new EP.
Gig 32) 05 Dec 08 - The Hermit, Brentwood (under 19's show).
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2009 - Recording for the new EP "THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS" begins on 25th January at Orpheus Studios (http://www.orpheusstudio.co.uk) with Mr Richard Campbell. Continues on the 31st January & 1st February. The band record "END OF ME", "BRIGHT LIGHTS CASTING DARK SHADOWS" and "DESCENDING".
Gig 33) 20 Feb 09 - The Hobgoblin, Camden.
Gig 34) 01 Mar 09 - Flux @ Brannigans, Romford - Heat 1 of Battle of the bands 2009
MARCH 2009 - The band comes first in their battle of the bands heat and progresses to the semi finals.
Gig 35) 19 Apr 09 - Flux @ Brannigans, Romford - Semi Final of Battle of the bands 2009.
JUNE 2009 - The EP "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things" goes on sale.
JULY 2009 - The band get back to gigging! They come first in their heat at the Rockstar 2009 Battle of the bands.
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hi, Thanks for the add! We are Yakuza fall from Doncaster UK. Please check us out and tell us what you think, drop us a comment or message :) . A new EP, profile, Tours and merch coming soon. YKF :)
cheers fo being friends. hope you like our tunes. would be great if you could let us know what ya think, good to have some feedback and all :) anyways, hows it goin? Tydus Falls
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