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"A DARK PSYCHEDELIC SKELETON LAYERED WITH DIRTY SWAMP BLACK BLUES AND LIBERALLYSTUDDED WITH GOTH ROCK HOOKS" - Gavin Baddeley Metal Hammer

"...MASSIVE DEPTH, THE CAUSTIC APPEAL OF LA PUNK AND THE EARTHQUAKE SHAKE OF BLACKSABBATH" Matt Blythe Mono

The October Country formed 2003, in South Wales, UK. To date they have played over100 Gigs, including support slots with The Stranglers,The Ordinary Boys, Slaves ToGravity (ex Ga Ga's), Gene Loves Jezebel and French Toast (featuring members of theMake Up & Fugazi). The band has recorded a radio session , for cult BBC Wales DJAdam Walton.Their debut album "Clean Kills & Other Trophies" was released October 11th 2004.

New material is due for release in 2007 under the working title of "Nothing IsForever".

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Member Since: 4/26/2005
Band Website: theoctobercountry.com
Band Members: Dave Merrick - Vocals/guitar/keys
Bob Goo - Bass/b.vocals
Aaron Evans - Drums
Buddy Strange - Guitar
Influences: Alice in Chains, Jane's Addiction, Faith No More, White Zombie, Danzig, The Gun Club, Howlin' Wolf, The Stooges, Tom Waits, Bad Seeds, Screaming Trees, Dead Kennedys, Pere Ubu, Bauhaus, Butthole Surfers, Fear Factory, CAN, Shellac, The Birthday Party, Misfits, The Cramps, Punk, Pyschobilly, rockabilly, gothabilly, the blues, gene vincent, Voodoo blues , Books - (Maldoror, torture garden, the consumer), all our imminent deaths, sleaze, poverty and construction of small headaches
Sounds Like: Alice in Chains, A Perfect Circle, Bauhaus, Danzig, The Birthday Party, The Cramps, Gun Club, Nick Cave, Crime And The City Solution, Shellac, Scratchacid , Misfits, Pere Ubu , deathrock, psychedelia, screaming trees, jane's addiction and of course not really any of the above
Record Label: TBC
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

mick mercer review of the album

THE OCTOBER COUNTRYCLEAN KILLS & OTHER TROPHIESRobot ArchitectMake an entrance, why don't you? Like the ghost of the Inca Babies, all dressed up for a posher occasion, October Country come in on j...
Posted by The October Country on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:34:00 PST

Gigs wanted

We are currently looking for promoters - if you can help in anyway then get in touch here or at www.theoctobercountry.com
Posted by The October Country on Wed, 17 Aug 2005 07:20:00 PST

The October Country soundtracking new Zombie film

A number of our songs are going to be used on an upcoming zombie movie!! "Invasion Of The Not Quite Dead" - for more info please see www.indywood.co.uk...
Posted by The October Country on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:02:00 PST

Mick Mercer review of the album

journalist Mick Mercer reviews Clean Kills here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/mickmercer/383760.html?view =1018896#t1018896 comments please!...
Posted by The October Country on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST