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Dead City Riots - "Kerosene"
THE DEBUT ALBUM "ALWAYS IS NEVER THE SAME" IS OUT NOW AND AVAILABLE FROM -
PLASTICHEAD
HMV.CO.UK
PLAY.COM
AMAZON.CO.UK
COPRO RECORDS
YOU CAN ALSO ORDER THE ALBUM FROM ANY HMV OR VIRGIN STORE IN THE UK
REVIEWS FOR "ALWAYS IS NEVER THE SAME"
"Assured post-grunge collection that matches the seductive melodic maturity of prime Foo Fighters with the dramatic dynamism of full-tilt Placebo, 7/10" - Classic Rock Magazine
"An awesome piece of homegrown alternative rock....these guys are gonna be huge, 12/13" - Roomthirteen.com
"There is an awesome selection of songs on offer here....what a glorious treat it is!....definitely a band to watch out for" - Powerplay magazine
"This is extremely good stuff.....a debut release to be very proud of, very proud of indeed, 4/5" - Rockmidgets.com
’Highly infectious, 3/5’ - Black Velvet
"it’s pretty damn good!" - Martin Bate, XFM Scotland
"This could be album of the year....you HAVE to buy this album" - Dead Earnest
"Raw yet polished, a combination thatâ€™s struck upon about as regularly as a new diamond mine in the Lake District, but when it happens, it means good things. DCR have struck it and theyâ€™ve now got plenty of gems in their repertoire" - Subba Cultcha
"This album will appeal to a surprising amount of people, with very different musical tastes....theres a lot of quality here" - One louder Radio UK
Dead City Riots formed in late 2001, original members David Cunningham (vocals) and Paul Clark (guitar) spent the first few months writing and rehearsing before starting to play gigs in the Glasgow area. Early 2002 saw Cameron Smart join on bass and with drummer Chris Coll joining in late 2002 the current line up was complete.
The band played a full UK tour with Fu Manchu in summer 2007, they have also played gigs with Kasabian, King Adora, The Miles Hunt Club (ex wonderstuff), Brigade, The Ga Ga’s, Sluts of Trust, Lost Alone, Chikinki, Smother, Fallen To, The Spitfires and many more. They have played all over the UK including a headline show in London. They’ve been described as a cross between grunge and hard rock with a bit of punk thrown in for good measure.
The band have released two EP’s on their own Chicken Physics label which are available from Fopp and Avalanche record stores in Glasgow, both have received airplay on college, local and national radio including a track from their "What’s My Pill?" EP winning the demo vote on Vic Galloway’s show on BBC Radio Scotland, they’ve also recorded a session for Subcity Radio. They’ve released a single on Glasgow’s Podboy Records and their debut album, recorded with Chris Gordon (Union Of Knives, Deckard, Baby Chaos), was released in October 2006 on Casket/Copro Records.
Some comments on the band:
"Searing guitar riffs meet fantastic high altitude vocal lines and it’s all gloriously cranked up to 11" - re:union magazine
"If anthemic rock is your cup of tea then they may just be your can of cherry coke" - Greater Glasgow Music Magazine
"Professional rock at it’s best....catch these guys before you have to pay much more for the privilege"- podboyrecords.co.uk
"A powerful EP....fast paced and edgy"- zeitgeist-scot.co.uk
"Like Bauhaus duelling with Nirvana....they clearly have the potential to hone their sound into the righteous rock monster it is so clearly destined to be" - Daily Record
"Judging by their most recent EP "What’s My Pill?" it won’t be long before they climb to the top of the musical ladder, 4/5"- Sunday Mail
"Unreconstructed pre-rock riff-laden mayhem....it’s definitely rock and roll, 3/5"- The List
"Grungy vocals guaranteed to make your spine tingle....a pleasure to listen to "What’s My Pill?" hints at far, far more brilliance to be offered from this Scottish 4-piece, 9/10" - rockpulse.co.uk
"Wild and energetic....brilliantly addictive, 12/13" - roomthirteen.com
"One of the bands who are making a good name for the Glasgow music scene" - jockrock.org
"A band that, live, will knock your boots off" - Lick Magazine
"A perfect lesson in how rock should be done....go and see them live, and don’t be surprised if you hear "What’s My Pill?" on your radio sometime soon" - Glasswerk Glasgow

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Member Since: 5/28/2006
Band Website: deadcityriots.com
Band Members: David Cunningham (Vocals)
Cameron A. Smart (Bass)
Chris Coll (Drums)
Greg Tees (Guitar)
Influences: Our influences include Soundgarden, Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Biffy Clyro, Smashing Pumpkins, Family Guy and many more.
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Record Label: Casket
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

WERE BACK!!!!

Hi folks, Cammy here,just thought I’d keep you up to date on what’s been happening... There are a few new pics up (thanks Lee!) and more are planned. Been having a lot of fun in rehea...
Posted by Dead City Riots on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:33:00 PST

PAUL BOWS OUT......

Following our recent dates around the UK,our guitarist,Paul Clark,has decided to leave the band. As some of you know,Paul became a dad a while back,and this,combined with the many other factors of his...
Posted by Dead City Riots on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:41:00 PST

FU MANCHU TOUR - THE AFTERMATH

We've been back from the Fu Manchu tour for a couple of days now and we're just about getting back to normal life, we had an amazing time and we'd like to thank everyone from Fu Manchu, Valient Thorr,...
Posted by Dead City Riots on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:54:00 PST

MORE ALBUM REVIEWS

Dead Earnest Oh yeahhhhhhhhhhhh&&&&&&.now this cooks! Right from the opening immediacy of "Kerosene", you are hurled headlong into a wickedly driving, fast-paced set of songs that made me want to for...
Posted by Dead City Riots on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:02:00 PST

ALBUM REVIEWS IN CLASSIC ROCK AND ROOM THIRTEEN

We've had our first couple of reviews for our album, firstly a short but sweet one from Classic Rock Magazine - "Assured post-grunge collection that matches the seductive melodic maturity of prime Fo...
Posted by Dead City Riots on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 06:30:00 PST

ALBUM RELEASE

We're very pleased to announce that our debut album "Always Is Never The Same" will be released on October 2nd on Casket. The album will be available to buy from all major record stores accross t...
Posted by Dead City Riots on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:20:00 PST

NEW NAME, NEW ALBUM

Welcome to our new myspace page, we are Freeview no more! Hope everyone likes the new name as much as we do. We got the first mix of our album back yesterday and apart from a couple of things that nee...
Posted by Dead City Riots on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 06:12:00 PST