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Black Skies Burn

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About Me

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Formed in 2005 and born from the ashes of oxford grindcore terrorists 'Faith in Hate' and industrial noise merchants 'Set in Stone', Black Skies Burn deliver an uncompromising mix of modern thrash and metalcore, blending moments of heavy groove, furious thrash riffing and driving blastbeats.
The Black Skies Burn Live Show is one that is not to be missed!! From the get go Black Skies Burn kick off straight into a relentless intense rage of furious guitars, penetrating bass, thundering drums and menacing vocals. With every song just as chaotic and aggressive as the rest, you will find it hard to contain yourself. Black Skies Burn has one goal in mind, to takes no prisoners!
Black Skies Burn is ready and willing to unleash a terror upon its victims which has not been seen, nor heard in a long time. Leaving a trail of mass destruction and chaos in its path! It's time to embrace the darkness and let the Black Skies Burn.. We're here to give you a fucking migraine!! =)
We have shared the stage with a number of well-known UK, US and European bands that include:
- Gijora
- Hatesphere
- Burning Skies
- Shaped By Fate
- Boltdown
- The Set Up
- Born From Pain
- Mark My Words
- From The Carnival Of Horrors
- First Blood
- Bossk
- Santa Karla
- Buried Beneath
- Ventflow
- Hand Of The Deadra
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Music:

Member Since: 2/24/2005
Band Website: blackskiesburn.co.uk
Band Members:
Vocals - Simon Manion

Drums - Lee Hambridge

Bass/Vocals - Will Michlyk

Guitar/Vocals - Chris Marks

Guitar - Ryan Wilkinson

Influences: Far too many to list!
Sounds Like: Live Reviews:

:::: TURKS BAR LIVE REVIEW ::::"The hardcore influences that Scares of Correction brought to us earlier are ebbing steadily away by this point, with Black Skies Burn subsuming that element of their sound in a barrage of death/thrash metal goodness.A band of absolute and total professionalism and a distinct knack for the art of stage craft.They switch from writhing deathly aggression to blazing, thrashing drive with smooth skill, and heads are banging in sweaty appreciation within minutes."- BBC Radio Berkshire (24//06/08)----------------------------------------:::: OXFORD PUNT LIVE REVIEW ::::"Black Skies Burn are a hardcore metal band with all the trimmings. Overpowering and LOUD, they scream their way through a set of unashamed thrash which must make the singer’s voice sore.The musicianship is second to none, with an amazing drummer, but that is it. Once the sheer fear of confronting this lot subsides, the songs become a blur of dull manic riffage, grumpy looking smirks and aggressive head nodding."- Oxfordbands.com (22/05/08)----------------------------------------:::: OXFORD PUNT LIVE REVIEW ::::"At the Thirst Lodge nervous audience members are weighing up the risk involved trying to walk across the dance floor to get to the loo’s, since Black Skies Burn’s heavily-tattooed front man is prowling the open space like a guard dog with toothache.And a ferocious roar as his band do a fair approximation of Slayer locked in combat with Meshugga, and we feel it wiser to hold on to our bladders and simple enjoy the undeniable pleasure of an extreme metal band in full flight."- Nightshift Magazine (22/05/08)----------------------------------------:::: THE FURNACE LIVE REVIEW ::::"Next to take the stage were Black Skies Burn, although they often play in Swindon, they are actually from Oxford (as British football fans will be able to tell you, Swindon and Oxford despise each other). However there was no negativity directed towards them from the Swindon boys tonight and with good reason, they know their stuff!They were there to make a statement which they clearly did with their t- shirts alone (a picture of The Pope with bleeding eyes and hands with the slogan "God is dead, he gave up on mankind") but their music overshadowed the image strongly.Ripping into their set with standout songs like "Born Of Hate" and "Cast Darkness Aside", they got the floor into a frenzy of pure hatred and aggression like no other.Expect Black Skies Burn to be headlining their own gigs soon.. They deserve to!"- MetalUnderground.com (30/06/07)----------------------------------------:::: HOPE & ANCHOR LIVE REVIEW ::::"More extreme metal follows as Black Skies Burn deliver their set. This time it's a five piece, featuring real drums, two guitars, bass and another roaring vocal.Songs lean towards a speed thrash/hardcore vibe, with fast drumming and lots of tight stops. Solid riffs haul things along, while frantic kick drum adds chaos to the manic vocal.This is tight, intense stuff that flies along - top stuff."- Neon-Promotions.co.uk (12/06/07)----------------------------------------

Magazine Appearences:

:::: NIGHTSHIFT MAGAZNIE ::::Live review from the Oxford Punt Festival.- Issue 155 - June 2008----------------------------------------:::: NIGHTSHIFT MAGAZNIE ::::Part of the Oxford Punt Festival pull-out feature.- Issue 154 - May 2008----------------------------------------:::: SATANSFISHTANK MAGAZNIE ::::Two page Article/Interview with Simon (page 70-71).- Issue 22 - January 2007----------------------------------------:::: DEVOLUTION MAGAZINE ::::"The latest demo offering from Black Skies Burn is a 2 track demo and this is fairly accomplished death metal. The 5 piece hail from Oxford and if you like your extreme music upbeat and thrashy, then you'll enjoy this offering."Born of Hate" and "Cast Darkness Aside" are the 2 tracks, but there's a decent amount of variation between the two.This isn't a blastathon. The music is well structured and will make you want to bang your head. Like a lot of demo's the productions not that great, but it's also not that bad.You can hear everything going pretty clearly. Check them out!"- Issue 11----------------------------------------:::: OXFORD ARTS FESTIVAL ::::Magazine featuring Band Bio of Bands Performing at the Oxford Arts Festival.- Arts Festival Programme (2006)----------------------------------------:::: DEVOLUTION MAGAZINE ::::"Oxfordshire's Best Deathcore Band"- Issue 9----------------------------------------

Other Comments:

:::: DIDCOT VIBE SHOW 2008 ::::"My comment is Black Skies Burn cannot be explained. Only experienced!"- Mr G (Fan)----------------------------------------:::: DIDCOT VIBE SHOW 2007 ::::"Black Skies Burn fucking ROCK! Saw them at The Vibe in Didcot last night... Fucking fantastic!"- A Fan----------------------------------------:::: THE WHITE HORSE 2007 ::::"Intensely Pounding, Hardcore-influenced Metal from Oxford... Think Burning Skies... The immense and intense Black Skies Burn!"- Alternator Promotions----------------------------------------:::: BLOODCLOT TERRORISM TOUR ::::"A brutal performance that will scar your minds permanently!!"- Mutant Miscarriage Records----------------------------------------
Type of Label: None

My Blog

DEMO UPDATE - PART 2

Hiya Folks, Just a quick little update on the new demo. All the tracks were recorded last week with Chuck Creese over in Bristol, and next to come is the final mastering which will be done very short...
Posted by Black Skies Burn on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:20:00 PST

BBC RADIO BERKSHIRE REVIEW

"The hardcore influences that Scares of Correction brought to us earlier are ebbing steadily away by this point, with Black Skies Burn subsuming that element of their sound in a barrage of death/thras...
Posted by Black Skies Burn on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:05:00 PST

DEMO UPDATE - PART 1

Hi all,   Right!! After satan know's how many months, if not years of talking about it. We have pulled our fingers out and there are some plans coming into action to do with this demo that we kee...
Posted by Black Skies Burn on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:37:00 PST

Ed Stone sponsorship

Black Skies Burn are honoured to have blagged ourselves a sponsorship deal with Ed Stone clothing!! They are a clothing company with a killer range of t-shirt designs as well as hoodies, hats, beanies...
Posted by Black Skies Burn on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:56:00 PST

Furnace Gig Review

"Next to take the stage were Black Skies Burn, although they often play in Swindon, they are actually from Oxford (as British football fans will be able to tell you, Swindon and Oxford despise each ot...
Posted by Black Skies Burn on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:15:00 PST

Merchandise!!

hey, well we have the new t-shirts and they look killer. (big thanks to Decay Designs for that, be sure to check out their work) also, as of today both shirts are now available to buy online from our ...
Posted by Black Skies Burn on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 05:45:00 PST

Logo/ t-shirt designs

hey, well as you can see we have a load of gigs coming up around the uk and we're gonna get some new t-shirts sorted for them. so we are looking for you to tell us what you want. whether it be a compl...
Posted by Black Skies Burn on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:11:00 PST

Furnace Fest 2007

Black Skies Burn have just been confirmed to play next years Furnace Fest in swindon. The line-up is gonna make it a beast of an all-dayer, still some bands to be confirmed but should be 14 bands in t...
Posted by Black Skies Burn on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:37:00 PST

Bloodclot Tour 2007

Hey guys, some exciting news in the Black Skies Burn camp! We've been given a slot on next years Bloodclot Terrorism Tour (Mutant Miscarriage Records). Bands for selected dates on the tour include: ...
Posted by Black Skies Burn on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:11:00 PST

Lamb of Sacrifice

just got the artwork for the first Black Skies Burn cd, "Lamb of Sacrifice", and its looking killer. we have got a show this saturday (22nd july) at the turks in reading, which will be a sort of unoff...
Posted by Black Skies Burn on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:01:00 PST