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
hey you gona come to one of our gigs in york soon? 4th august - Speakeasy w/ Waking Theo haha (see you there) 22nd August - The Junction - [ HEADLINE SHOW] w/ Team Zu = TBC 25th september - The Junction - w/ tbc KeV AVBU x
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hey guys this week your one of my featured artists get everyone to head over to www.fcp.me.uk to vote for you guys if you wanna be band of the week. good luck and stay in touch (: -Bekka. p.s i have twitter so if you wanna hit me up im at http://twitter.com/bekkaa
Safe, no worries bruv, glad y'like 'em. Gig ont' 12th July aint on now, the venue double booked us n avin trouble findin somewhere. Gonna try n sort summet around the same time, I'll keep y'posted on it.
hey lads sorry about this the imp date in scunthorpe is the 28th august not the 24th im sorry about the mix up still want to play wb asap thanks will x
hey guys, great tunes, hope youre enjoying the summer, how're you? if you could take the time to listen to 'awaken' and let us know what you think of it, that'd be great. cheers archaean
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