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FOOTPRINTS IN THE CUSTARD
Present...
'OH GOD, IT'S WARM'
THE ALBUM!
OUT NOW!
Tracklist:
1: God Dammit Whitty (intro)
2: The Pickleweasel
3: Wank
4: Swallow (Or It's Going In Your Eye)
5: Rik's Dick (Poem - Featuring Jake Madely of Team Treasure)
6: Me and My Ironing Board
7: Desperate Urges
8: Send Me West (The Chav Rap - Featuring MC Dnny Vee)
9: Back To My Roots (Poem - Featuring Jake Madely of Team Treasure)
10: Strain Your Heart Out
11: The Ballad of Kelly
12: On The Internet
13: My Best Friend (Poem)
14: Fade Away (Featuring Ruth Something-or-other. I don't know her last name. You know, Russ's girlfriend, she knows pretty much everyone)
About the band:
We are a straight up, balls to the wall hard rock/metal band. No one-note breakdowns, no insane technical masturbation, no whining lyrics about bad relationships, no concern about image - just straight up riffs, solos, drum fills, mad bass lines, catchy hooks, and a sense of humour. As a good friend of the band put it, "it's like the Clash meets Napalm Death". We're not sure what he meant by that, but it sounds about right.

Desperate Urges + On The Internet Live! March 2007
SEE ALL THE FOOTPRINTS VIDEOS HERE!
People we'd like to thank:
Rik - for letting us play
Ian and Ben - for filming us
Jen - photos from the Civic
Dave - photos from the Limelight
Chris - more photos from the Limelight
Ruth - photos from Gig in the Field
Beak - Artwork
All our friends who have supported us, come to see us, and helped us out in any way - for being fucking awesome
All the guys in other bands who loaned us equipment - we really appreciate it guys (and gals)
Anyone who came to see us and liked us - you guys are making this totally worthwhile, you really are
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Member Since: 1/17/2007
Band Members: Russell Gregory - singer, ginger, and overall nutcase. Formed FitC with guitarist Kyle after their first gig with their former band All Greased Up ended with the audience threatening to call the police after six minutes. Likes Opeth, which is quite cool, but loses all status because he's vegetarian. Likes writing lyrics about his bodily functions.
Kyle Mcsweeny - guitarist. Co-founded FitC with Russ, and writes the majority of the music. Likes obscure Swedish sleaze rock, being a cunt, and drinking. Dislikes everything else.
Matthew Whitworth - guitarist. Best known as "God dammit Whitty". Is the youngest, and therefore gets the most abuse, but he takes it well. Likes Lamb of God, downpicking and attending illegal cock fights. Dislikes the law.
Matthew Evans - bassist. Funk bassist of several years who accidently managed to find himself in a hard rock band. Has an entire shelf in Kyle's shed of empty JD bottles, most of which he drank himself. Also 8 feet tall. Likes whiskey and Pantera. Dislikes you.
Ian Fraser - drummer/scotsman. Extremely talented guitarist who somehow ended up drumming for Footprints. Is Scottish and extremely proud of it. Has a magnificent beard. Likes wearing kilts while drumming so everyone can get a good eye full. Dislikes England.

Influences: Bullets and Octane, In Flames, Opeth, Children of Bodom, Sonata Arctica, the Wildhearts, Sikth, Coheed and Cambria, Megadeth, Alice in Chains, CKY, Killswitch Engage...

Basically anything that mixes heavy with catchy, we like that

And lots and lots of dirty sleazy rock and roll - Skid Row, Twisted Sister, Backyard Babies, Hardcore Superstar, Motley Crue, Gemini Five
Sounds Like: A vending machine having an abortion. That was conceived by virtually every type of rock/metal imaginable. In a guitar factory. That's burning down.

Imagine the random genre switching of Faith No More crossed with the pointlessly loud and fast style of Slayer. But worse.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

They think its all over...

..but is it? (WARNING: THIS GETS MORE POINTLESS AND LONG WINDED AS IT GOES ALONG) So where are Footprints now? No gigs lined up, no practices.... Looks pretty grim doesn't it? At the time of writing, ...
Posted by Footprints In The Custard on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:24:00 PST

Recording: Day 2

What happened:Finished all drum tracks, got guitar finished for two more tracks, got some synth and piano parts done. The guitar tone we've got is fucking killer, everything is sounding really good so...
Posted by Footprints In The Custard on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:33:00 PST

Recording: Day 1

What happened: Set up the kit how Ian likes it, got the guitar and bass sounds sorted, got a list of the songs we're doing, generally did all the pre-recording work, and then managed to get four drums...
Posted by Footprints In The Custard on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:46:00 PST

July 21st 2007 - Nantwich Civic

And so it comes full circle... First place we ever played a gig at, also going to be one of the last. How it went: Fucking awesome. Apart from some gear being nicked, the bass player not knowing the n...
Posted by Footprints In The Custard on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:06:00 PST

Gig diary - Madely, June 16th

How it went: The two hours Russ, Whitty and Ian spent looking at a duckpond in the cold was reported to be fairly enjoyable, in a montonous sort of way. The loading up of far too much equipment in one...
Posted by Footprints In The Custard on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:52:00 PST

Show Diary - May 5th Crewe Limelight

How it went: Surprisingly well. Got a soundcheck in this time, and everyone was actually coming in through the monitors so we could all hear it. Russ once again looked truly terrifying, as did the ent...
Posted by Footprints In The Custard on Mon, 07 May 2007 10:13:00 PST

Show Diary - Tuesday May 1st 2007

How it went: Ace, we actually played well. Sound was a bit off, but otherwise good playing. Small place, small audience, some sound issues, and no real room to get a thrash going, but a good practice ...
Posted by Footprints In The Custard on Thu, 03 May 2007 02:30:00 PST

Show Diary - Limelight, April 24th 2007

How it went:Fucking awful. For those not in the know, when you go to a gig, the sound doesn't come straight from the amps and the drums, they're mic'd up, and go through a sound desk into the PA syste...
Posted by Footprints In The Custard on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:50:00 PST

Recording!

How it went: Really well, got the drums and guitar down first, added the bass and vocals, then Ian mixed everything down til it sounded pretty awesome. The only major horrible moment was when all five...
Posted by Footprints In The Custard on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:58:00 PST

Show Diary - Nantwich Civic - January 20th 2007

How it went:Our first gig ever! Pretty damn well considering the nerves and whatnot we were having beforehand. People seemed to really enjoy it, which was ace cause we thought they were going to throw...
Posted by Footprints In The Custard on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:00:00 PST