Battle Of The Bands: Attica Rage Vs Sons Of Merrick
Ding-ding! Seconds out! Welcome to round six of our new war of the great unsigned!
The idea is simple: we’ll give you access to two unsigned bands. Download their songs and then vote for the band you like the most. The following Friday we’ll count the votes – and the winner will get a spot on a forthcoming Classic Rock magazine CD, taking their music to 70,000 rock fans.
Round Five was won by Magic Ship – watch out for a track from them on a forthcoming CR CD.
So without further ado, here’s this week’s contenders:
Attica Rage
Glasgow’s Attica Rage are “not about a scene, a fashion or a passing trend: it’s all about the riffs, the songs, the live shows and above all, pure unadulterated hard and heavy rock’n’roll! And beer.”
We’re liking their style, and we think you will too. If you have a fondness for rock with a healthy dose of punk attitude and the raw crunch of Motörhead or Black Label Society, then they’re well worth a spin.
The band haven’t stopped since their inception, and have shared festival bills all over the shop with everyone from Thin Lizzy to Ministry.
They’re fresh off the stage from the Metal Hammer-sponsored Hammerfest, but do they have what it takes to win a bout of CR’s Battle Of The Bands? Only YOU can decide, download their track First Life without delay.
Download Attica Rage’s track First Life!
To vote for Attica Rage, send an email with the subject line ‘Rage’ to classicrock@futurenet.co.uk
For more on Attica Rage, visit their official site or their MySpace.
Sons Of Merrick
Up against the Ragin’ Scots we have London’s very own Sons Of Merrick. They formed back in 2005, and CR’s sister mag Metal Hammer said that they “deal in huge great dirty slabs of southern rock with the lascivious swagger of Mötley Crüe and the true grit of Pantera”. And we reckon that’s a pretty spot-on assessment.
We have no idea who (or what!) Merrick is, but his offspring seem to be making a healthy ol’ racket, and they have been touring up and down the country with the likes of Orange Goblin, Pig Irön and many more.
They’ve just recorded their debut album Tight Nerves & Suavity, but do they have what it takes to win a bout of CR’s Battle Of The Bands? Only YOU can decide, download their track Striding The Valleys Of Skullamus right now!
Download Sons Of Merrick’s track Striding The Valleys Of Skullamus!
To vote for Sons Of Merrick, send an email entitled ‘Merrick’ to classicrock@futurenet.co.uk
For more info on Sons Of Merrick, visit the band’s MySpace.
Attica Rage are extremely good – as anyone who saw them at Hammerfest will agree
Tough one, but I think Attica Rage just about come out on top.
I saw The Sons of Merrick play at The Bitter End in Romford a week ago Saturday and they were fucking awesome!!!
They blew the headline act clean out the doors! Not only that but the first act was a ridiculously talented guitarist/ vocalist called Tommy Smith who jammed with them on their last song and it was incredible!! Brilliant live, saw dust on the floor rock ‘n’ roll!! They must get signed!!!
Great magazine by the way!
ATTICA ALL THE WAY!! they played an epic show on friday, i was lucky enough to see them.
Been a fan of the Sons of Merrick from the early days when they first started gigging and they never fail to impress. such a great tallent with some raw groovey southern metal attitude to boot.
Merrick f*ckin’ rule
merrck as subject
We love the band Merrick and members especially the bass player Ben
We love the band Merrick, especially the bass player Ben!
I was at that gig too and they truely rocked. I love these guys!!!
SONS OF MERRICK ROCK!!! I havent to go and see either play but ive seen both songs and i preferre sons of merrick, i also know dan! OPEN YOUR EARS AND VOTE MERRICK!!!!
Has to be Attica Rage. They are ACTUALLY AWESOME. Best band I’ve seen live ever. Metal.
Attica Rage are amazing!
saw them at Hammerfest
i love sons of merrick they’re pretty fucking gutsy but my vote has to go to attica rage who raise the level into a different league
I had to choose Sons Of Merrick because, quite simply, you don’t get many bands with such raw vocals as their singer’s. They really are a live band to be savoured and cherished.
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