This segment of the fanzine will be dedicated to two different bands that ive had the pleasure of working with.
As part of my college course last year i organised a gig in dumbarton at Dead Beats Studios. One of the bands that played were called "The Rare Breed" and it was there first time playing as a band together and this will basically be a progress review to see how far they have came since then.
The Rare Breed (or Hand Me My Funeral as they were known at first) are a four piece metal band from Dumbarton and are influenced by Lamb Of God, Trivium, Whitechapel, Cancer Bats and Machine Head to name a few. They formed together at the beginning of may last year (Just two weeks before there first gig!) they have just recently lost there second guitarist sadly but main members consist of
Jason Harris- Vocals
Rory Whitley- Lead Guitar
Adam Ronald- Bass Guitar
Sean McKay- Drums
When i first met them as a group, they were very similar to E is for Exile in that they wanted to start giging and loved music whole heartily. They had been informed that they had a gig in less then two weeks of hearing it (my fault btw XD). With very little time to practice or even write a song, the band pulled together and got a twenty minute set filled with covers and their own material. For twenty minutes they played out of time, messed up almost every song and played all round badly, but their energy and determination gave them a great reception and that night, The Rare Breed was born.
SOOOOOOOOO..........Hows things been in camp Rare Breed one year on?
They have steadily been playing gigs by themselves and have started recording material themselves as well. Despite losing there second guitarist they continue to keep going (good on you!) so that's defiantly an improvement from 2 weeks rushed work......(again sorry lol). They two have left thethe cradle of Dumbarton and played gigs at Ivory Blacks, Classic Grand and even played the Surface festival, even though they lost the chance to advance to the second round of the competition they still contended which is certainly something. Hell these guys even have there own merchandise!
Again Like E is For Exile they don't lack spirit either and they two have learned to take decision making seriously and get gigs by themselves and apparently a relative of Rorey is there acting manager. However there needs to be some changes if they wish to be a success full metal band. To make it in metal you need to be good..REALLY GOOD! which means tighten the nuts and bolts, most of the time when i hear you guys play its white noise, and i cant understand a word of what Jason says (fair enough your screaming but you need to work on your diction), working as a team and really grafting in rehearsals will pay off big time. The volume levels also have to be equal, no point having a singer if the guitar is turned up to max and drowns out the lyrics (this might not be the case but that's my opinion. I'm not bashing but if these are all tightened up, more fans will come your way, more tickets, more exposure, MORE MONEY!. Oh and its not all bad, Drumming is tight, bass is well paced Great guitar skill from Rory! and Jason has some great stage presence when he makes the effort. You've got your own fucking t shirts be proud of yourselves for that!
Expanding on merchandise, working on look and maybe revamp image as well, these are all things that could be done to help you get to the next level.
Overall one year on from the first graded unit project they have certainly improved, and the will continue to as long as they don't give up and think outside the box a little. Dumbarton Rocks! proudly supports them and if you are a metal enthusiast i would recommend seeing them.
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