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Prey for Sleep

Debut album out NOW!

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"Taking traditional metal styling and applying a fresh new brutality, they abuse their audience with the sheer power of their song structure. Infusing elements of traditional hardcore with unbridled vocals and a heavy approach that is no less than pure metal." - Chuck Loesch, 101X (www.krox.com/nocontrol)
For booking contact [email protected]
or call Hunter at (512) 771-2612
Prey for Sleep's debut album, "A Bitter Beginning" available now at Waterloo and Encore Records in Austin, TX or anywhere else in the world through ITUNES or for only $9.99 through FYE/Localeyez by Clicking the Button Below!!!
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Prey for Sleep was formed in 2006 in Austin, TX. Within months they developed a sound that could most accurately be described as a powerful blend of melodic death and thrash metal, coupled with a hardcore approach and a passion that bleeds through every moment of every song. They wrote and recorded a 5 song EP and shortly after played their first gig in Brooklyn, NY. After a 3-night run in the NE they returned home to play their first local show to an anxious crowd. The EP had landed in the hands of local 101X DJ Chuck Loesch, who put it into immediate rotation on No Control Radio. The band quickly established themselves as heavy hitters in the competitive Austin metal scene.
Holding fast to their belief that metal songs didn't have to be 17 minute epics, they began recording their first album, "...A Bitter Beginning" in May of 2007 with Grammy nominated producer Tim Gerron at Music Lab Studios in Austin, TX. 10 songs in less than 30 minutes. Brutal, fast, heavy. The album was released in February 2008 to a full house at Stubbs BBQ in Austin, TX.
Prey for sleep has played in New York, New Jersey, and countless cities throughout Texas. We've been lucky enough to share the stage with national acts like Deicide, Crowbar, Valume Nob and Divine Heresy. We just finished recording the follow up to our debut album with producer Don Debiase, tentatively titled, "the Resist or Die EP" and we're intent on showing the world that we've got what it takes to fill the void left by other metal bands. Playing music is what we live for... this isn't a hobby or a trend, this is a life.

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Member Since: 6/8/2006
Band Website: preyforsleep.com
Band Members:
Hunter Townsend - Vocals

Jason Powell - Guitar

Matthew Carey - Guitar

Dave Swanson - Drums

Phillip Lejuene - Bass

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Sounds Like: burning witches
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Oct. 11 & Sep. 27 cancelled/Seeking new bassist

Sorry to do this to everybody, especially our boys in In the Trench, Hatchetwork, Carbide, By Any Means Necessary and Beyond Gods and Empires, but we're having to take some time off from playing live ...
Posted by Prey for Sleep on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:23:00 PST

Prey for Sleep on MetalEdgeMag.com!

If you listen to metal, then you're probably familiar with Metal Edge Magazine, and you know what this means to us... you can check out the review in context at www.metaledgemag.com/content/view/410/2...
Posted by Prey for Sleep on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:25:00 PST

Ohio- what day is it again?

I'm taking a break from tracking vocals right now to let my voice rest a little before we get back in and double everything and add some tones... this is our last day in the studio, and our last day i...
Posted by Prey for Sleep on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:11:00 PST

Ohio- Days 3 and 4 - total takeover!

As I write this, it's day 4 and we're in the studio tracking drums. Yesterday was pretty much devoted to drums as well, and the night ended with the Cleveland Fire Station showing up in the parking lo...
Posted by Prey for Sleep on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:07:00 PST

Ohio- Day 2

Today was a pretty fucking awesome day. We finished preproduction on Bridges Were Meant to Be Burned, A Bitter Beginning, and Sins of Unrest with no problems at all... finished up earlier than we expe...
Posted by Prey for Sleep on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:45:00 PST

Ohio- Day 1

We'll go ahead and call this day one just because it's the first day of actual work we put in. We got to Cleveland last night sometime around 11pm with no problems at all. We met up with Don Debiase t...
Posted by Prey for Sleep on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:39:00 PST

"...A Bitter Beginning" review by RockUnited.com

PREY FOR SLEEP: "A Bitter Beginning" EP PFS 2008 Review by Urban "Wally" Wallstrom,  25 June 2008 "...A Bitter Beginning", dude, you can't help to wonder what they'll sound like after a couple o...
Posted by Prey for Sleep on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:46:00 PST

"...A Bitter Beginning" review by Live4Metal.com

"...A Bitter Beginning. A very apt title for this release. This one throws a bit of a curveball when you first play it as it's a lot harsher than you'd expect. A full on groove pummels away until the ...
Posted by Prey for Sleep on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:28:00 PST

Prey for Sleep Online Store!

Check it out- new t-shirts and wifebeaters available now! http://preyforsleep.bigcartel.com  ...
Posted by Prey for Sleep on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:44:00 PST

Prey for Sleep update 5/25/08

Hey guys-  In the past couple of days we've come to the realization that a summer tour is just not going to happen at the moment. We're working on booking a few really cool gigs for this summer, ...
Posted by Prey for Sleep on Sun, 25 May 2008 03:18:00 PST