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Taint - August Tour Announced!
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"Secrets And Lies - 15.10.07"

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   Taint - August Tour Announced!: General Info
Member Since12/9/2004
Band Websitetaint.co.uk
Band MembersJimbob - Guitar/Vocals Al - Drums Chris West - Bass
InfluencesLed Zeppelin

Black Sabbath

Pink Floyd

Metallica

Public Enemy

Run DMC

Fudge Tunnel

Helmet

Quicksand

Clutch

Eyehategod

Crowbar

Neurosis

Minor Threat

Black Flag

Yes
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Taint Discography (..early cassettography coming soon..)



Taint - The Ruin Of Nová Roma CD (Rise Above 2005)
Uk and Europe out now : Buy direct from HMV

Also on limited gatefold double vinyl on SuperFi records.
Order from SuperFi Records www.superfirecords.co.uk

USA from March 7th '06 : Buy direct from www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

see artwork at: www.drunken-marksman.com

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Army Of Flying Robots / Taint 'Champion Boar Service' split 7" (limited gatefold colour vinyl, SuperFi 2005)
SuperFi Records www.superfirecords.co.uk

see artwork at: www.drunken-marksman.com
Taint song - I'm Going To Kill Henry Ford

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Taint / Black Eye Riot - 'Split' CD (Black Pheonix Records 2003)
Taint tracklisting: Days of the Basilisk, i Fulfill i, Chevy Chase.

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Taint - 'Die Die Thruthspeaker' MCD (Household Name Records 2000)

Order direct from : www.householdnamrecords.co.uk

tracklisting: Blackspot, Fatman Sedates Us Again, Only A Few, No-One's Saviour, Doom Control, Release (feat. cover of Impetus by Clutch).


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Record LabelRise Above records, SuperFi Records..
Type of LabelIndie





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   About Taint - August Tour Announced!

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Taint Biography 2007

Taint Of South Wales are something of an enigma. Many have striven to place their sound within a handy genre definition, only to find themselves wondering whether a band so dynamic and full of surprises can really be called 'sludge', or whether music so antithetical to boredom can justifiably be termed 'post-hardcore'. Taint's 2005 full-length debut for Rise Above, 'The Ruin Of Nova Roma' was a crafty beast that revelled in contructing such riddles for the listener and, of course, the critic. Pigeonholes are for pigeons, after all. It's the purpose of great rock groups to not quite fit in.

Formed as teenagers in 1994 amid the South Wales DIY punk/metal scene, Taint released a few demo cassettes of epic Helmet-influenced riffology which landed them with a stoner/doom tag that would, eventually, become superfluous. In 2000 the 'Die Die Truthspeaker' mini-album was released on London's Household Name Records and national shows were played with the likes of Acrimony, Canvas, Capdown, Cathedral, Consumed, Converge, Clutch, Earth Crisis, Hard To Swallow, Iron Monkey, Stampin' Ground, Spirit Caravan and Will Haven. Where many of those bands have disbanded or changed beyond all recognition, Taint are still here, following their own path with determination and purpose, their recent UK tour with Clutch leaving many jaws dangling open at the sheer intensity and fervour the band are able to generate live. Which brings us to their second full-length album release, 'Secrets And Lies'.

As with '...Nova Roma', 'Secrets And Lies' was produced by the band and mixed by ex-Fudge Tunnel/Nailbomb guitarist turned successful studio hound Alex Newport (Melvins/At The Drive In/The Locust et al). In Newport the band have found an ideal collaborator, a figure who instinctively understands how good, angry, heartfelt rock music should sound. As such, 'Secrets And Lies' is neither undercooked or overheated, it simmers with rage yet never boils over.

The album is an object lesson in sustained tension, reinforced with the toughest of hooks and complex dynamics which suggest a certain familiarity with the murky world of prog while remaining firmly grounded in aggressive, energetic punk-informed rock. And the riffs! Every track is blessed with the kind of infectious gut-level riffage lesser bands would give not only their eye teeth but a mouthful of precious pearly whites to procure.

There are, as previously mentioned, some stylistic surprises in store. The grim medievalism of 'What The Crow Saw' soon accelerates into a speedy, windswept dash complete with flute and somewhat reminiscent of 'Presence'-era Led Zeppelin in its breathless momentum, albeit invested with a vital streak of hardcore pugnacity. But most of all, 'Secrets And Lies' witnesses Taint exploring the limits of what they do and pushing beyond, perfecting themselves without forfeiting the abrasive edge that characterised their previous releases and provided their initial promise. They have delivered one of this year's most powerful albums, and a wake up call to British rock.




Taint 'Secrets And Lies' Uk Tour, April '07.
All photos by Steward Ravel.



Taint @ La Place, Caen, France, 4/4/08



Taint @ Sonic, Lyon, France, 1/4/08






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Jul 24 2008 11:59 AM

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Jul 24 2008 9:56 AM

come play on the raw nerve forums :-)
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Jul 24 2008 11:15 AM

Brutality at it's finest.. Bravo!!!
RHINO-Dead Throne Monarch is close!!!!





Jul 21 2008 3:40 AM

Hey Chris how..re you doing man?
Conmungos





Jul 22 2008 3:16 PM

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Jul 22 2008 10:00 AM

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greetings from France

and to see you in Köln with Neurosis or London with Clutch........
OVERMARS





Jul 22 2008 8:08 AM

You'll play with Neurosis ! I'm jealous ;)
have fun on tour
xavier
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Jul 22 2008 1:03 AM



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Jul 21 2008 4:18 AM

Gig in Bristol tomorrow!


LOSER LIFE
THE SHITTY LIMITS
FACEL VEGA
WARPRAYER


Tuesday July 22nd
The Junction, Bristol, BS13QP
4 quid, 8pm


LL = raging hardcore punk from the sunshine state in a born against / husker du style!
TSL = 60's garage, 70's punk, 80's hardcore - to the max!
FV = awesome heartfelt rites of spring-esque hardcore from south wales!
WP = local crust stalwarts, ex-gurkha / ripcord / cruelty / dumbstruck and so on and so on...
TOMSOYA





Jul 20 2008 11:03 AM

Yeah, I know you're playing closer... but I'm off up to Leeds to see some old friends, including Dale n' Bri from Goatspeed (formerly in John Holmes & Manfat) and they're opening the gig on Saturday... also Gords said he'd probably meet us there too. Apart from all that... I'm well into Taint too.
scam





Jul 18 2008 10:56 AM

hello chris!!! i m fine and living betwen paris and besancon!!
hope to see you soon
TOMSOYA





Jul 19 2008 8:02 AM

Strangely, I will be going all the way up to Leeds to see you play for the first time next week...

Rich in Llanelli
AnotherScumBag





Jul 17 2008 4:07 AM

Come to Australia one day fellows!
Black Cesar





Jul 16 2008 12:09 PM

HAILS TAINT

FRI THE 25TH @ THE CROFT, BRISTOL


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Jul 16 2008 10:30 AM

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Jul 14 2008 6:25 AM

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Jul 15 2008 2:51 PM

you guys rock!!! can't wait to see you at Damnation
scam





Jul 15 2008 4:23 PM

come back to france my friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
please!!!
Southern Dirge





Jul 11 2008 2:03 PM

Thanks For the add guys

Look forward to seein ye in Ireland
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Jul 9 2008 2:47 PM

Hey guys,
Be sure to check out the brand new website at www. electric-earth. com

We're proud to have 'secret & lies' vinyl edition in our mailorder!

See you in Belgium soon!
Goatspeed





Jul 9 2008 9:32 AM

thanks chaps. haha! "Deadguy Lives" I can feel some kind of schlocky zombie b-movie coming on....
BRIDGE AND TUNNEL





Jul 8 2008 7:25 AM

Thanks for that Sean Ryder Comment! HAHAHAA... A classic!
jo





Jul 7 2008 1:30 AM

hey

thanks alot for the add guys

some really cool tunes you have
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