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Needleye

Next Gen. Brutality - We Are The New Breed!

About Me

The End Of Needleye.
And so it came to pass that the Needleye Beast would be put to sleep. Needleye was formed through a desire to create an unrelenting assault on the senses, to push the boundaries and deliver head-crushing metal to the masses. Not wanting to water-down the music or dilute the passion that drove the band, we have all decided that Needleye has reached its logical conclusion.
Needleye was always a strong band and as such we want it to have a strong ending. The new tracks that we have just finished in the studio have been put up as a testament to the cause and as a thank you to all those that have served under Needleye and helped us along the way.
To all the members past and present, to all of you that tore shit up at the gigs, to all the bands we have played with, to all the blown PA's, broken stages and all those that ever believed in us - we salute you.
Existing at the cutting edge, Needleye's feral breed of hybrid metal has existed in one form or another since 1999. Seeking to lay waste to the musical landscape around him, Duncan Wilkinson sought out like minded individuals to bring about a new world order of musical terrorism. Over the years the band has evolved into a sleek, brutal unit whose live shows are fast approaching legendary status.
Celebrated support slots with Sikth, Extreme Noise Terror, Breed 77, Prong, Mortiis and gODHEAD have seen Needleye move onto bigger and more prestigious gigs. Equally infamous for their distinctive fashion sense, Needleye's skewed sense of childish humour has extended to their merchandise, the family-orientated 'CUNT' and 'Cut Myself A New Hole To Fuck' shirts bear testament to this, with both ranges continually selling out wherever the band tour. Keen to continually grow more extreme, the point at which Needleye reach their logical conclusion will result in the band imploding and leaving nothing more than thousands of empty cider bottles, the world's biggest KFC Bargain Bucket, and a mysterious golden eagle's beak.
If you ever wanted something harder and faster than Nailbomb, Fear Factory, Slayer, Chimaira and Strapping Young Lad combined then look no further - Needleye are here to destroy your world!

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Member Since: 6/22/2005
Band Website: needleye.net
Band Members:
Duncan Wilkinson - Vocals and Programming

James Howard - Guitars

Mike Fletcher - Guitars

Ray Holroyd - Bass

Adrian Erlandsson - Drums

Sounds Like: Chimaira, Strapping Young Lad, Nailbomb, Slayer, White Zombie, Fear Factory, Meshuggah, Red Harvest, Pitchshifter. Lamb Of God, Trivium, Arch Enemy, The Prodigy, Sepultura, Frontline Assembly, Skinny Puppy
Record Label: Still looking for the right one....
Type of Label: None

My Blog

12 Ton Method sign to Copro Records

How many labels are brave enough to sign a 1920s Metal band? Not many, that's for sure! Call me cynical, but when we were shopping our EP around in late 2007, it almost seemed like the music industry ...
Posted by Needleye on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:14:00 PST

Unveiled: 12 Ton Method

After what can only seem like a lengthy musical abstinence.... Welcome to the all new metal unit which is 12 Ton Method. Featuring some musicians you will know, some you may know and some you definit...
Posted by Needleye on Sun, 20 May 2007 08:54:00 PST

NEW BAND FEATURING MEMBERS OF NEEDLEYE

WITH THE BEAST THAT IS NEEDLEYE PUT TO SLEEP VARIOUS MEMBERS HAVE BEEN CONSORTING DESPITE THEIR ASBO'S, A NEW BAND WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED....
Posted by Needleye on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:43:00 PST

Our New Drummer? You Read It Here First...

NEW ALBUM AND NEW LINE-UP FOR METALS BEST-KEPT SECRET   NEEDLEYE ALBUM ODE TO NONE COMPLETED WITH AT THE GATES/THE HAUNTED MAN   London metal behemoth Needleye have completed the recording o...
Posted by Needleye on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:45:00 PST

THE END OF THE TUNNEL

oI oI, DR_FL3tcH here, We're nearing the end of the recording tunnel, and hope to post some rough mixes soon, so you guys will be able to hear the crushingly new sounds!! We had a pleasant evening wit...
Posted by Needleye on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 09:16:00 PST

The Great Bassist Hunt...

Needleye - The Great Bassist Hunt.   Seeing as how your favorite next-gen metal terrorists Needleye have unexpectedly lost their bassist it means that we're currently in the market for a new...
Posted by Needleye on Fri, 26 May 2006 03:09:00 PST

GREETINGS FROM THE MINISTRY: Sub-strain No. 28

Sub-Strain Number 28: All Change On Planet Needleye...   We'd Just Like To Thank (Cheesy Hollywood Cliché #611)...   All those that came down to the Biomechanical gig the other mon...
Posted by Needleye on Wed, 17 May 2006 12:29:00 PST

Live Review - Yet More Peeps Sending Us Love...

Taken from the latest issue (May 2006) of Rock Sound, always great to see more folk actually noticing what we do... Also great to see us sharing a page with Trivium and God Forbid - nice one you groov...
Posted by Needleye on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 09:31:00 PST

GREETINGS FROM THE MINISTRY: Sub-Strain No 27

www.needleye.net     Sub-Strain Number 27: Biomechanical (Adj.)   It has been said that, with our cutting edge fusion of molten guitar riffage and bontempi keyboard fury, Needl...
Posted by Needleye on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 03:11:00 PST

DR_Fl3TcH wrestles control from the angry inch

Gaday Cobbers, I have wrestled the control stick from our own lovable angry inch! He spends days wandering in London's finest undergroud tubes with his mole eyes, but fear not he will b back soon. Wel...
Posted by Needleye on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 03:15:00 PST