Product Description Skam [Steve Hill vocals/guitar, Ray Perevill drums, Matt Gillmore bass] continue to wear their influences on their sleeves from Sabbath, Maiden and AC/DC to the fuzziest of the grunge era bands, some rich blues and even some cosmic Prog, all tied together with their own wickedly infectious grooves. The band recently undertook a run of UK dates, both headlining and as guests of The Answer, and made an appearance at Hammerfest. The good people at Powerplay Magazine caught them on the road and described their; "raucous take on Zeppelin beating up Clutch in a lo-fi grunge street fight and live at Hammerfest Metal Hammer we're into the; ''histrionic leads and born showmanship - especially with the huge rock riff that heralds new tune Peacemaker .With more UK dates confirmed for August the band, suffering a severe case of itchy feet and in an effort to reward their loyal fans will also embark on a living room tour where people can entice the boys to play the ultimate rock n' roll house party and its none of yer acoustic nonsense here it full PA and the local council be damned! The more interesting the venue and a written guarantee that Greggs sausage rolls will be provided [*Diva moment*] are all they need submit to be in with a chance of the band trashing...we mean gracing...their homes, details on the website; www.skamuk.com The band ended 2013 on a real high finishing at #30 in Classic Rock Magazines fan voted Tracks Of The Year list; The track - 'Massacre' - taken from their debut album 'Its Come To This' saw them feature in among the likes of Black Sabbath and Motorhead. No mean feat for a self-funded, self-motivated, self-everything , DIY to the core band who have been given great support already from the fine people at Planet Rock Radio, Classic Rock Magazine, Kerrang!, XFM Rock Show, Kerrang! Radio and Scuzz TV among others. The new record has been produced by Matt Ellis who was of course at the helm on the debut 'Its Come To This'. That record, with its killer singles; No Lies and Massacre captured the rawness, the depth and the sheer no nonsense good times that Skam also bring to their live shows. Speaking of which, catch them live in August when they hit the road again! The band shot a Kerrang! Magazine Introducing feature last week, it's planned to be in the issue on shelves 9th July [this will include a week's free download of the track Peacemaker on Kerrang.com to back up the magazine piece...]An XFM Rock Show session is secured / Classic Rock magazine and Kerrang! reviews confirmed Planet Rock continue to play Holy City and have signed the band up to play Planet Rockstock. Powerplay 9/10 review "specialising in creating a penetrating atmosphere while touching on an almost psychedelic swagger - Loud, proud, as tight as the proverbial...and British too!!" [Peacemaker] 9/10 album review and; "a raucous take on Zeppelin beating up Clutch in a lo-fi grunge street fight." Powerplay Magazine. Metal Hammer Magazine, who have the words hammer and metal in their name so are not to be trifled with say Skam possess; "histrionic leads and born showmanship - especially with the huge rock riff that heralds new tune Peacemaker" "the band deliver music that gets inside your soul and makes it jump about waving the devil signs and sporting a silly grin" Fireworks Magazine. The band have been playlisted at Planet Rock Radio, as well support from Ian Camfield at the XFM Rock Show, Scuzz TV and Team Rock Radio... 07/08 SHEFFIELD Dove & Rainbow 08/08 CAMBRIDGE, Corner House 09/08 LEICESTER, Musician 10/08 SOUTHAMPTON Talking Heads 13/08 NORTHAMPTON King Billys 14/08 SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD Diamond 15/08 WORKINGTON Lounge 41 16/08 GLASGOW Stereo 21/08 LONDON Dublin Castle 22/08 NORWICH Brickmakers 23/08 BRISTOL Exchange 05>07/12 PLANET ROCKSTOCK, Porthcaewl Wales.
