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COVER THE CRISIS SEES GUITARIST RICH SLEEMAN RETURN TO THE FRONT OF THE STAGE AS A FRONT MAN. AFTER HONING HIS PLAYING WITH VARIOUS LOCAL BANDS IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE HE STEPPED BACK UP TO THE MICROPHONE. WITH AN INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE VOICE, SUBTLE BUT CLEVER LYRICS AND SOME INTRICATE GUITARING, HE LEADS THE BAND THROUGH THEIR ORGANIZED CHAOS PERFECTLY.
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SITTING IN THE VETERANS CHAIR / DRUM STOOL IS JAMES PACKER. HAVING PLAYED DRUMS FOR 15 YEARS HAS DONE HIM NO HARM AS YOU WILL SEE / HEAR / FEEL WHEN HE HITS THAT FIRST BASS DRUM. AS AN ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIAN, HE IS COMFORTABLE PLAYING ANY STYLE, WHICH LENDS TO SOME STUNNING GROOVES AND POWERFUL BREAKS. MIXING UP DIRTY GROOVES WITH A CHAOTIC BREAK-BEAT EDGE, HE IS TRULY A WONDER TO WATCH.
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LASTLY, THROWING HIMSELF AROUND THE STAGE IS THE OVER-SIZED PRESENCE OF MATTHEW WHITE. HAVING SPENT THE LAST 10 YEARS AS A GIGGING MUSICIAN, HE IS A TIGHT AND DYNAMIC RHYTHM PLAYER. SLINKING BETWEEN PHAT GROOVES, LOCKED IN TIGHTLY WITH THE DRUMS, TO HARD, DRIVING BASS LINES, WHILST FINDING THE TIME / ENERGY TO SING AND PLAY SOME GUITAR HE COMPLETES THE LINEUP.
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COVER THE CRISIS, A FINE EXAMPLE OF A NEW AGE ALTERNATIVE EMOTIONAL ROCK BAND. DELIVERING SMOOTH VOCALS AND GREAT MUSIC. SIMILAR STYLES TO LOSTPROPHETS, THIS BAND FROM THE STREET AREA IN SOMERSET ARE HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL. THEIR TRACKS OFFER SOME VARIETY AND SOUND SUPERBLY PROFESSIONAL.
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Member Since: 10/05/2007
Band Website: http://www.coverthecrisis.com
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My Blog

Battle of the Bands

Evening all, Cover The Crisis are playing in the Glastonbury heat of the Mid Somerset Battle of the Bands, this Friday at Tor Leisure. Doors open around 7pm with the first band starting approx 7.30. ...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:52:00 GMT

Recordings Underway and new gig

Hi all,Just laid down some guide tracks to begin the recordings of "One More Day", "Love To Hate" and "Cover Your Eyes" so they should be done within the next couple of weeks. Keep yourselves up to da...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:42:00 GMT

Hiatus?

So check it out.It's been a while now without rehearsing. We've all had a fondle with some side projects, some of which will be kept going and some of which that will fall behind.We are looking to ge...
Posted by on Wed, 27 May 2009 02:01:00 GMT

Grizzly Bears and rehearsals for Wednesday!!

Just finished rehearsing the set for Wednesday 25th Gig!! 4 new songs will be aired so it should be a nice new experience for us all. The set list looks a little like this....One More DayCover Your ...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:10:00 GMT

The Sea Will Never Meet The Sky E.P Release Details

WE'VE FINALLY SORTED ALL THE DETAILS OUT FOR THE NEW RECORD CALLED 'THE SEA WILL NEVER MEET THE SKY'. ITS GOING TO BE RELEASED SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER.THE LAUNCH SHOW IS AT TOR LEISURE, GLASTONBURY&nb...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:26:00 GMT

Final Glasto Times

Right, the times we're playing have changed... here they are...Thursday @ 6pmSaturday @ 7pmSunday @ 12 noonIts going down at the fluffy rock cafe (near the greenfields).See you there.xxx
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:59:00 GMT

Glastonbury Festival

Hello again.So we're going to be having a rave at glastonbury festival this year.Headlining the 'Fluffy Rock Cafe' up near the green fields so if you're going to the festival drop by one evening and s...
Posted by on Sat, 31 May 2008 08:20:00 GMT

Merry Christmas (a bit late...)

Heeey,After almost 3 months of being generally disorganised here’s a christmas present from us to you... probably the lamest present ever!During December we played a cover of "White Christmas" a...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:11:00 GMT

The Road To V Festival

heloo,Just to let you know we’ve got a page on the road to v website.Its basically a competition to get to open v festival 2008.Sounds pretty cool yea?Well we need your help!If you like our stuf...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:53:00 GMT

Glasto Town Hall Last Night

Heloo,Just thought I would write a little chunk about the battle of the bands in the town hall last night!We all loved it, I think it was the most fun I've had for a good few years, despite the mic so...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:03:00 GMT