It's been a while since the last official Soundshok Update and alot has been happening. First off i'd like to anounce that a new album is currently in the making and is set to have 10 tracks. The new album is entitled "The Bringer of Bloodshed". The new album is set to be recorded between the 1st - 15th of October. Shortly after the recording of the album, Soundshok will be shooting a video promo for an as of yet undecided track from there forthcoming album. On completion of the new album Soundshok are set for a full UK tour for Rising Records.Formed on December 2001, Since then Soundshok have played well over 300 shows playing all over scotland venturing even as far as england and europe. The band have recorded 3 demo eps including a live album and have built up quite an impressive fanbase due to the intensity of live performances, After finally finding there true sound and abilties during the making of their latest EP release "Devoured", their 1st release of 2006 the band are now currently working on their debut Album entitled "The Bringers Of Bloodshed" featuring such tracks as "Respect Is To Kill", " Genocide" and "Choke Back The Blood". Watch this space!!! "The Bringer Of Bloodshed will be released through Rising Records in the winter of 2007 followed by a full uk tour towards the end of 2007/start of 2008 in the midst of the albums release.Our sound developed from all different influences. Feeling that the music we were producing was giving us compliments from everywhere, We stuck with what we do best. Mixing anything from thrash into chunky breakdowns. Im sure if you come along to one of our shows, you will return. We work off raw energy! You mosh and pit for us and in return we will do our best to convince you're natural way off thinking! Just rip some fuckers face off!!Thank's for taking the time to read this, it's much appreicated!
Look out for us in the future! We are a hard working determined metal band from Scotland that's got something to prove!!! ------------------------------------------------------------
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REVIEWS -Soundshok - Devoured EP
By Gord
Bands that purport to be 'thrash metal' and/or 'hardcore' are hardly a rarity, but ones with actual talent are. So often we see the image without any quality backing it up. Drummers who can't keep their double-kicks in time, guitarists who only know 'Drop D' tuning, and vocalists more concerned about whether their hair has reached their arse yet. We've seen it all before, but luckily, on the strength of this EP, Arbroath's Soundshok do not belong in that category.
Opener 'Choke Back The Blood' is typical of its genre, beginning with a snippet of dialogue from slasher flick 'Saw II', and launching into a high-octane riff reminiscent of early Sepultura, circa Chaos AD. Vocalist Andy Thain has the perfect voice for this kind of stuff, throaty enough to sound menacing but never sounding forced or faked in any way. This guy obviously only needs one puff to blow out his birthday candles. There is a similarity with Sepultura's former vocalist Max Cavalera, but the vocals are more obscured and incomprehensible. Whether that's deliberate or not it's hard to tell, the Myspace music player tends to scuzz up the cleanest of recordings.
'Genocide' is the best song on offer here, offering an inventiveness and variation that the other tracks lack. But behind Thain is a powerful band, confident sounding with real energy and enthusiasm. The only downside is that apart from 'Genocide', the songs don't offer anything that hasn't gone before, the riffs come thick and fast but they are all familiar, and offer no surprises. The opening track even fades out, which on a track like this just screams "Yeah we didn't know how to end it". 'Isolation is Power' is solid but repetitive, although 'As It Burns' ensures the record doesn't go down in flames. In fact, it is a solid effort overall, made a success by the solid musicianship, and in 'Genocide', definite hints that Soundshok are more than just your average sweaty thrash metallers playing to overweight Venom devotees in the basement of a pub in Blairgowrie. Maybe it's all those smokies, but there's a touch of bite to go with Soundshok's bark. The thrash metal world is a crowded one however, and only those more knowledgeable about the genre than I could tell you where Soundshok sit amongst it. For me though, they get pass marks.
Gord UGS Contributor, 08.08.06
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------------------------------Pure Volume 9/10SoundShok here we go!!!!
Severed Circle great quality by the way, your riff isss soooo bitchin love it, your singer has got a bit of jamie jasta in him but thats not a bad thing, the song moves and i like that the chorus its such a sick riff cant get over it, very cool breakdown and than AHHHHH great scream overall it is a great song with intriguing guitar part and heavy bass and ohh tell your drummer i love him 9/10 (solo!?)
BREAK IT DOWN, metal at its finest soundshok's name is all a description of the band heavy lix and sound soundshok hits you and hits you good and hard MUAH!!!BANDS :
SOUNDSHOK HAVE HAD THE HONOUR OF SHARING THE STAGE WITH THE FOLLOWING AMAZING BANDS BOTH LOCAL AND NOT, SIGNED & UNSIGNED:
UK UNLESS STATED:MENDEED,
NEX,
SCURGE,
FLOOD OF RED,
THE PYSKE PROJECT (DENMARK),
DESALVO,
NO COMPLY,
ABUSE,
ALLERGO (RIP),
THE FALL OF BOSS KOALA,
OPEN TOMB,
HOT MANGU,
VERACITY,
TILC (RIP),
SEGABOY,
CRASHDOWN,
DAEDALIAN,
AORTA,
FROZEN FEAR
TODAY IT ENDS,
HELLBOUND,
THIS TIME TOMMOROW,
SCUD (RIP),
SELF MADE MAN,
QUESTIONED BY THEORY NOW CATHERIST,
EQUILIBRIUM,
RE-ENACT THE MASSACRE,
RAGE AGAINST TIMMY MALLET,
PHONEIX FOR THE FLAME,
THIRD FLOOR INCIDENT,
OMAR,
DISRUPTIVE INFLUENCE,
MORPETH,
BOOMHAUER,
CHANNEL 9,
ALL WINGS DOWN,
MAFAFI,
CARTEL,
VERBAL ABUSE,
CHANNEL 9,
NOT YOUR SAVIOUR,
TODAYS LESSON,
LITTLE TIMMY FROM THE COMPANY,
AWAITING EXILE
IMMODIUM,
BRAINDEAD,
THE MANY OTHERS,
DROP TO ZERO
DIRTBOX,
SLAPHAPPY,
TEARJERK,
PEN15,
PARADOX,
HOTROX
CUPID STUNT,
STITCHBOY,
LEGOPORN,
INDICA,
ALTERNATIVE TO SILENCE,
FOUR STAR,
FUN AND GAMES,
WATERSHED,
SOMA,
DFTP,
ARM THE HOMELESS,
EGOSLAVE,
VELVET TROUSERS,
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING,
STATE OF AFFAIRS
MILO,
TEENAGE RELIGION,
SORREAL
UNDERWATER GEORGE,
SPACEMAN LANCE,
BEYOND A JOKE
FREE BEER,
SONIC DEATH MONKEY,
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