Tag: Brighton

WTF? Where have we been?

Holy shit, a blog post.

Where have we been some may ask and a good question to be sure.

The summer was full of activity. Here There Be Monsters played their camo asses off around Brighton in the battle of the bands for Bloodstock making it to the final on vocalist Anthony Giles birthday back in July.

Then it was a little bit of time off before Mammothfest where the guys played with many local favourites along with some top UK acts. I would love to tell you who they all were but out of the billed acts I haven’t a clue who did or didn’t show up.

Regardless, the boys played a blinder and got some good praise.

Shortly after, bassist Rich Langridge announced his departure from HTBM. After some serious soul searching, Rich had decided to move on from Brighton, devestated to leave the boys behind but we wish him well in his new ventures in Derby.

The guys regrouped, started talking about the future and with this we welcome Andy Parker (me, that’s strange to write in 3rd person) as 2nd guitarist for HTBM.

Things are already starting to sound a lot louder and a lot meatier. Meanwhile, we’re on the hunt for the final and 5th member of HTBM.

If you’re a bassist in the Brighton area, auditions are being held on Monday nights, the next series are on Monday 29th November at Warner Studios in Brighton.

Contact anthony@blackmatchrecords.co.uk for more info.

HTBM through to quarter finals of Bloodstock BOTB

After a rather strange show on Tuesday night at the BOTB for Bloodstock run by the guys behind Mammothfest, HTBM are through to the quarter finals which are next month.

In other Here There Be Monsters news, PK has just left for two weeks in Cyprus with his lovely lady. Even drummers need a break once in a while. The tour tash is gone, bad times. He’s confirmed that he will be starting to grow a new one on his return. Good times!

Ant has started putting together the first instalment of the tour video, which should be out in the next week or so.

As festival season kicks off, we’re looking into sneaking on a couple of bills.

More news next week.

BOTB For Bloodstock

Here There Be Monsters will be performing tomorrow night at the rescheduled BOTB for Bloodstock & Wacken at Hectors House in Brighton. The event is organised and sponsored by the guys behind this years Mammothfest, not to be confused with the popular US festival of the same name. The event is happening in Brighton & Hove in September with lots of big names being touted on the line up along with a host of local talent.

Unfortunately, we don’t have any other details at present, all we can say is doors are at 8 and there should be 3 bands giving it their all. Oh and it’s free.

BOTB For Bloodstock & Wacken postponed

Tonight’s BOTB show sponsored by Mammothfest has been postponed.

Here There Be Monsters were originally scheduled to perform in the competition this evening at The Hydrant in Brighton. This has now been postponed to next week 11th may. The venue has also changed and will now be at Hectors House.

Vote for Bloodstock and Wacken Battle Of The Bands

Poster for Mammothfest Wacked Bloodstock Battle of the bands

Vote for Here There Be Monsters in the B.O.T.B For Wacken & Bloodstock 2010

Here There Be Monsters will be taking part in the final qualifiers for the Battle Of The Bands sponsored by Mammthfest for a chance to perform at this years Wacken and Bloodstock festivals in Europe.

The band will be playing at The Hydrant in Brighton on May 6th. Doors are at 8pm, the running order for the event will be decided on the night so get down for the opening and watch some of the best bands in the area duke it out!

http://www.myspace.com/mamothfest

More live video from The Hydrant, Brighton

We’ve just uploaded a new video to the Youtube channel from last Sunday’s tour finale at The Hydrant in Brighton with Here There Be Monsters.

Shot by Andy Parker (www.avangelist Photography) the video features opener Canine Vs Feline.

Buy the Inherent EP from the Official HTBM shop

Tour Diary: The Hydrant, Brighton

The crowd support Here There Be Monsters at The Hydrant, Brighton

Raise your horns!

Wow! What can we say about last night!? Thank you to everyone single one of you who attended the finale of the Hulk Smash tour with Here There Be Monsters and Terrathorn. What a turn out!

You’d think with just one day to go it would have been a bit of relaxation and prep for the big show but not for some.

Ant was up at 7am working on a teaser for the tour diary video which was played before the set to great response from the crowd. Really it was all about PK’s tache we know!

The PC kept crashing (that’s why I use a Mac), some hair was torn out but the end result was worth it.

Gaz spent the day playing Modern Warfare 2 to no real surprise, Rich was busy recovering from a hangover and PK was in the pub watching Glasgow Rangers put the finishing touches on another successful season.

Peter Kelly, drummer for Here There Be Monsters enjoys a pint of the black stuff

5 star day for PK, Rangers, Booze, Gig

Everyone that played last night were amazing and it was quite special to be able to bring some of the bands we have been with on this tour back to Brighton with us to show how we roll!

A massive thank you to Rich at The Origin Agency and Ali from OpenTage for their help in putting last night’s show on, plus Terrathorn for being a good bunch of lads this week. In addition all the bands we have seen this week, Mask of Judas, Excessum, Hope Of The Hated, Reign UponUs, Rise Of Simians, Lighthouse, and not to forget, although we should No Exit.

Before I leave you with a closing note from Ant, here’s a run down on what’s coming up.

There’s already some photos for the tour on Flickr courtesy of Andy Parker, who was with the guys for the whole tour, There is a special Hulk Smash Tour gallery, this will be updated more over the next few days.

This morning we launched the official Facebook page for Here There Be Monsters, go add yourselves, if the link doesn’t work, you should be able to find them.

We’ve still got some of the tracks from the Inherent EP streaming on myspace and last.fm, and don’t forget you can always buy it on CD from the shop.

The tour video will be released in 4 parts starting from the beginning on next month, so keep coming back.

Anthony Giles singer for Here There Be Monsters

Goodnight Brighton

Flyer for last night of tour

Tour Prep – New song, new video

I’ve just been in the studio with Here There Be Monsters listening to the final set for the tour which kicks off with a warm up show tonight at Dublin Castle in London.

Here’s a little sneak peak at a new track, I am sure it already has a title, Once I know – you’ll know.

Welcome To Barbados, have a nice day

We were rather kindly given a CD a few weeks back which contained a recording of the Here There Be Monsters set from their support slot with 7 Year Kismet at the Freebutt earlier this year.

Taken by Adam Powell, it’s now on the youtube video channel along with some other classics.

If you’re too excited to click through to the world of Youtube (I know I am) then you are in luck. Look down there!

Unleash The Dogs!!

Yes! Hello! Welcome to the official Black Match Records blog, a record label run by two dedicated members of the Brighton Metal Scene, vocalist Anthony Giles of Here There Be Monsters fame and photojournalist Andy Parker AKA Avangelist Photography.

There’s not much else to say at the moment. The Inherent EP by Here There Be Monsters was released back in February 2010 to great praise and is available via the official HTBM merch shop on CD (there’s also some T-shirts too), and your usual download spots like iTunes, Amazon, Napster, Tescos and the like.

News for April

We are currently nailing down the last two dates on the Hulk Smash tour with Here There Be Monsters and Terrathorn which spans the UK between April 16th – 25th.

We will be putting the full listings up soon.