Relentless and uncompromising yet soaring and intricate, Waking Theo weld the brutal to the beautiful to create music that is both stunning and epic, in the truest senses of the words. Drawing influence from a mighty cross-section of metal, from pummelling, classic thrash, through to modern-day melodic death metal, Waking Theo carve out a sound that is both evocative yet ground breaking, displaying the perfect balance between extremity and accessibility.
In a metal scene currently dominated by trends and fashions, Waking Theo stick resolutely to their guns, creating heavy metal in the classic sense; heavy, melodic and powerful. Today, when conformity seems to be the norm, Waking Theo stands out with a thrillingly unique sound all of its own and a desire to create what seems to be lacking in modern British metal, truly memorable songs.
Formed in mid-2004 in Yorkshire through a chance meeting of like-minded musicians, Waking Theo took their first steps onto the local scene with a gig at Leeds’ famed Joseph’s Well in December of that year. Now, two and half years and well over 100 gigs later, Waking Theo have honed their live performance with devastating effect. This has lead to their selection for support slots with big names such as Mendeed, Biomechanical, Camorra, Co-Exist, Anemic, Losing Sun and Everette, and many others, as well as an offer to act as local support to Napalm Death in July 2007.
Waking Theo entered the studio to record a four-track demo in August 2006 with Scott “Axegrinder” Atkins (ex-Stampin’ Ground). The tracks resulted in a signing with Hangman’s Joke Recordings in February 2007. The band once more retreated to Grindstone studios in April 2007 to record another two tracks and remaster the original four to form their debut mini-album, “Six Reflections On The Present”. Unfortunately, just as the record was in preparation for release, Hangman’s Joke went into sudden liquidation due to unforeseen circumstances.
The band is now left with a fully releasable six-track mini-album, which they feel perfectly captures the essence of Waking Theo. However, the band is now left with no current means of distribution and is seeking supportive label/management.
Where Waking Theo will go from here is anybody’s guess. However, with a record this strong, a live show this explosive and youth on their side (three members are still in their teens, with the remaining two only just in their early 20’s), it’s a safe bet that the direction will be skyward.
The metal world needs Waking Theo; they must be experienced to be believed.
Bands We've played with:
Biomechanical
Mendeed
Malefice
Trigger The Bloodshed
Romeo Must Die
Bleed From Within
Everette
Eternal Lord
Camorra
Glamour Of The Kill
Heresy of Thieves
Godplayer
Clone the Fragile
Anemic
Losing Sun
Your Fatal Error
Co-exist
Revenance
Narcosis
Test Switch Isolator
C4 (RIP)
Bubonic Zygote (RIP)
Soulfracture
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Just thought we'd leave a comment to let you know that Ashes To Ashes will be celebrating our first birthday in Febuary of 2010. We're also going to be having a Christmas sale at the end of this year which means 25% off everything! We've also got two shows lined up for the end of year "Summer Rage Fest" two days of free metal! We've also got another show lined up for January with an awesome line up! Check out the flyers for more details!
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Hey there ! How are you doing ? The Final demo version of our song "Rising of the Aeon" is now online, so feel free to pass by and tell us your mind about it ! We wish you the greatest week end ever ! Please enjoy ! See you !
You guys were awesome last night ;D sucks i'll probably never see you lot again like but you should come down sometime like i said lol! Tanya xxx (from the gig and jays after :))
HEY GUYS HOPE ALL YA GIGS ARE GOING WELL. YOU GUYS WERE AMAZING AT SNOOTY FOX. LET ME KNOW WHEN YA GIGGING AGAIN AFTER ADYS LEFT :-(. THEN IL SORT SOME MORE SHOWS OUT FOR YA.
awrite dudes. cheers for letting me know. it turned out i wouldnt have been able to make the show but ill defo keep checkin the page for dates that ull be up in scotland.
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PB
