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SeasonsofSix

'heads-down thrash' - Kerrang!

About Me

SeasonsofSix first came together when the guitar duo that is Marcel and JJJ, met in 2003 at the right time in each of their personal lifelong musical journeys. This chance meeting and subsequent first jam inspired the nutty friends to start working on some material for a new project together, a shared musical vision, an electricity in the riffs saw to it that the brothers six kindled and stoked the flames of their new band.

They kept it kicking through constantly striving to be better than you were yesterday kinda thing and constantly workin at comin up with the most headbangin riffs. With a blend of mainly old school thrash and stoner metal, and some demo songs in hand the guitarists begun to look to recruit the other ranks.Bloody Kev (Raging Speedhorn/Hard To Swallow/Dead Inside/Helvis) was on hand in the early days, making his mark on the 2006 EP release "hunger For your self", together with Mark Higgins on drums, and late in the day, Nicky Velvet Cuts joining the line up to take over bass duties from various other possible recruits(Marcel'clint'Contreras had doubled up on four of the EP tracks doing bass also). Nicky Velvet Cuts brings a new dimesion and melodic element and depth to the bands sound through masterful bass playing, all of which can be clearly heard on her recording debut with the band, the instrumental version of 'seasonal ember' recorded for the EP, which was all recorded at Zed One studios in Camden.This track also featured the legendary Jaime Gomez on drums, as well as engineering the track and finally mixing and mastring it too!. The Ep was part mixed and mastered by Wayne 'the beyatch' Pieterse at Witchdoctorrecords(tracks 4&5, original mixes 1&2), after which the remaining tracks and final master were carried out by Jaime Gomez at his studio.Despite getting strong reviews in metal press such as Kerrang!, Rocksound and Terrorizer etc. SeasonsofSix were not able to tour with this line up as Bloody Kev embarked on Raging Speedhorn tour to the states! and Mark Higgins had to go back to Northern Ireland for personal reasons.It took the band an eternity to find the right replacements, jammin with possible recruits fo months at a time but through the agony and frustration of auditioning various musicians, found Al 'Cletus van Damme' Stokes on vocals, and the polish madman, George Gzergorz 'Slice n Dice' Mazur on drums!SeasonsofSix sound has now moved towards being far more thrash/melodic thrash since the days of the EP and first line-up, also thanks to the vocal power found in Al 'Cletus van Damme' Stokes taking the whole band ultimately in the direction they had always wanted to go.This is the line up Seasons Of Six have been waiting for and are now ready to show the world what has been locked up in the bands inner sanctum. Come down and check out the behemosh of thrash -SeaonsofSix
Review excerpts:

'The riffs are.. thicker than the Marlboro Man's phlegm' 'Incorporates heads-down thrash and a prayer at the shrine of Iron Maiden, making this a more than promising debut' Kerrang!
'SeasonsofSix love their instruments. The production on 'Hunger For Your Self' is raw', ...'combined with classic rock solos'… 'there is no doubt they're having stupid amounts of fun' Rock Sound
'For those of you who like their metal straight down the line and unpretentious then Brit metallers SeasonsofSix could be the band for you'... 'this is melodic thrash'..'a slower In Flames' ..'In fact, this sounds so like the early 90's you'll be checking the recording date on the album sleeve just to be sure'... 'at times almost coming across as 'Somewhere In Time'-era Maiden'.... 'SeasonsofSix are a welcome respite'... 'are worthy of further investigation' Terrorizer

We would like to thank Gibson Guitars for making the finest production guitars in the world.a

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/9/2006
Band Website: seasonsofsix.com
Band Members: The Mighty Al 'Cletus Van Damme'Stokes - vocals
JJJ - guitars/backing vocals
Marcel'clint' Contreras - guitars/backing vocals
Nicky Velvet Cuts - bass
George Gzegorz 'slice n dice' Mazur aka the polish madman - drums
Bloody Kev - (EP vocals)

Influences: Metallica,
Machine Head,
Pantera,
the Haunted,
In Flames,
Shadows Fall,
Sepultura,
Down,
Corrosion of Conformity,
Megadeth,
Anthrax - John Bush era,
Black Label Society,
Black Sabbath,
Himsa

..not influenced by Iron Maiden as some of our good friends have thought, and we are deeply honoured at such a weighty compliment.. we do like listening to them when we're drunk and someone happens to play em! oh yeah and we all have happend to see them at some point and they were awesome!
Sounds Like:
Record Label: eyesofsound.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

SEEKING MORE GIGS DAMN IT!!!!

Hey All if you are looking for a killer Metal band to play any of your upcoming shows or venues then look no further, will travel and have own gear... ready now and fuckin yesterday!
Posted by SeasonsofSix on Thu, 22 May 2008 11:36:00 PST

Skinlab gig cancelled

Our gig tonight at the Bierkeller in Bristol has been cancelled as Skinlabs uk tour has been cancelled. Most disappointing So we going to keep our spirits up with.....well..spirits!  ...
Posted by SeasonsofSix on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:54:00 PST

SKINLAB + SEASONSOFSIX LIVE IN BRISTOL

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Posted by SeasonsofSix on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:26:00 PST

SEEKING GIGS

Hey All if you are looking for a killer Metal band to play any of your upcoming shows or venues then look no further, will travel, ready now and fuckin yesterday.
Posted by SeasonsofSix on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:49:00 PST

Gigseeker!

Hey All if you are looking for a killer Thrash band to play any of your upcoming shows or venues then look no further, will travel, ready now and fuckin yesterday.    
Posted by SeasonsofSix on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:36:00 PST

SEASONS OF SIX GIG!!!

SeasonsofSix sare playing the OLD KING'S HEAD the 14th DECEMBER, Holloway Road, London, N7 Playing with 666 Pack and When All Else Fails. Doors at 8pm. Entry only £4! Come check us out and support t...
Posted by SeasonsofSix on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:44:00 PST

SeasonsofSix Reviews

"The UK underground has long had a knack for spewing out bands that take Black Sabbkath's dool'laden lurch, dip it in tar and add a primal roar of animalistic aggression. Most have had elements of har...
Posted by SeasonsofSix on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:02:00 PST