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Exit State

Next gig: Sanctuary Rock Bar-Burnley. Fri 4th July

About Me

Hailing from the familiarly disconsolate surroundings of an East Lancashire mining town UK, Roy Bright (vocals/guitars), Adam Stephenson (guitars), Graham Storton (bass guitar/vocals) & Peat “Crazy Texas” Hicks (drums/vocals) finalised a line-up during late July 07 that allowed each band member to collectively write and perform music that gives them the same great feeling they get when listening to music created by their favourite artists.

It will come as no surprise to any listener who enjoys their rock as much as this band that they draw influences from such greats as Foo Fighters, Metallica, Faith No More, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Guns 'n' Roses, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Weezer, Nirvana, Therapy?, The Smiths, Cave-In, Pantera, Neds Atomic Dustbin, Dinosaur Jr, THE LIONS, THE TIGERS, THE BEARS….OH MY!!
So how do they sound? Likened to Foo Fighters & Therapy, the tracks on their current EP, ‘Saviour, Death of a Rockstar & One of my Bad Days’ demonstrate a sound that combines the melodic qualities of indie with the innovation of rock and the power of metal.
Drawing on earlier successes with Roy’s band deponeye (that secured two tracks onto 2004’s smash hit driving destruction game Flatout (http://flatout.vugames.com/site.html) on PS2/XBOX and PC platforms and the resulting attention from Revolver Records before the bands split) the band are diligently working on dramatically increasing their already healthy fanbase and becoming more visible in the worldwide rock community.
The guys are not afraid to get their own hands dirty by promoting themselves into fantastic opportunities and this has already begun in earnest as Exit State have recently secured non-ex licensing deals with Crucial Music for the track ‘One of my bad days’ (specialists in pitching music to the Film, TV and Game industries and have a fantastic track record that includes Heroes, Ugly Betty, Flash Gordon (The New Series), Weeds, Cloverfield Movie, One Tree Hill, Heroes, C.S.I, Dexter, Prison Break…The list is endless http://www.crucialmusic.com) and also O’Neill Europe which has the guys music featured in their promo DVDs aired worldwide,
Further great opportunities that have been recently forged include selection onto a forthcoming compilation CD entitled Surf Rock. This is due for release summer 08 and will feature some great up and coming bands from the US and UK and also tracks from current members of Aerosmith, WASP, The Alice Cooper Band, The Ozzy Osbourne band plus many more world class artists. This release will receive national (US and UK) distribution, press coverage and should be a wonderful opportunity for the band.
Exit State is also experiencing great radio play with the track ‘One of my bad days’. The song has been added to many radio stations playlists across the UK and the US including making the top 25 list over at Arizona based radio station KWSS 106.7FM (http://www.kwss1067.com/top25.php) proving that the American market may very well be an extremely lucrative territory for Exit State.
Last but by no means least, the latest promotional opportunity has seen the bands current record reviewed in Rocksound Magazine. This worldwide publication gave the guys a 7/10 review and described them as “Satisfyingly heavy, unexpectedly catchy, unashamedly experimental and curiously engaging – Impressive”.
With the release of the bands first promo video for the track ‘One of my bad days’ that was shot by a friend of the band and storyboarded, co-directed and co-edited by the bands very own frontman Roy Bright, Exit State are ready to take their music to the next level in a bid to be on the world music stage
2008 just keeps getting better and better!
Check out the promo video for One of my bad days below!!
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Member Since: 7/21/2005
Band Website: email/MSN - [email protected]
Band Members:
Roy Bright - Vocals/Guitar

Gray - Bass/Vocals

Adam Stephenson - Guitars

Crazy Texas Peat - Drums/Vocals
Our review in May 08's Edition of Rocksound Magazine - Giggity!!

Influences: Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Guns 'n' Roses, Aerosmith, Stone Roses, Faith No More, Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Manic Street Preachers, Neds Atomic Dustbin, Weezer, Nirvana, The Smiths, Cave-In, Pantera & Dinosaur Jr to name but a few.
Sounds Like: Melodic 4-piece rock band. Heavy, loud and in your face!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Label Interest

We had a meeting with a record label this week and it went very well indeed. Riverbeat Records from London are steadily building a 5 act roster of distinction and they are very keen to sign Exit State...
Posted by Exit State on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:39:00 PST

The Official Video Release!!!

Hey dudes - we have finnaly finsihed the video.We are very happy with it especially since it cost £20 in total to make hehehePaddy Kearney did a great job of shooting the footage and between Paddy and...
Posted by Exit State on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:31:00 PST

Radio and video!

Hey guys,An update on all that’s been happening in the world of Exit State recently.We’ve been getting ourselves into lots of good opportunities, if you didn’t know already, we breac...
Posted by Exit State on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:05:00 PST

News on our Video!

Ok dudes, just to keep you up to speed (especially all those wonderful people who came to the shoot) we are rocking on with the video now.  Me and the director (Paddy) have dumped all the footage...
Posted by Exit State on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:09:00 PST

Loads of radio airplay

It is with great pleasure that, in conjunction with Deuce Management and Promotion, we can announce to our mates (you lot lol!!) that we have taken our first step to conquering the USA hahahaKWSS...
Posted by Exit State on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:19:00 PST

Exit State on the retail airwaves

Our promotional band wagon just keeps on trucking!! We have just been informed that Saviour has been selected by the online site Overplay for a marketing campaign they are involved with.  Overpl...
Posted by Exit State on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:17:00 PST

Exit States first music video

We are pleased to announce we have now finished filming all the necessary footage for our very first music video. The video is set to our current hot track of the moment ’One of my bad days...
Posted by Exit State on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:23:00 PST

MORE Licensing - Surely not!!

Yes folks its true, we have secured yet another licensing deal.  This time its with Crucial Music for the track ’One of my bad days’.    This market leader specia...
Posted by Exit State on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:28:00 PST

Radio Lancashire Interview

Hey guys, we have just confirmed that we will be appearing on Sean McGintys ’BRYAN’ show on Radio Lancashire.  The interview will be recorded Fri 8th Feb and it genera...
Posted by Exit State on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:43:00 PST

Calder Recordings Studios - WORD!!!

Stevey F and Stevey G from Calder Recording Studios have done us proud by adding a lovely little bit of advertising on their site.  So, to not only repay the favour of that wonderful act and&nbs...
Posted by Exit State on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:29:00 PST