User:Landmine Spring/Landmine Spring

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The band started out in 1999, as four freinds that got together to make some music that was interesting and different to the Brighton scene, the original members were Darren Toms (drums), Rob Newson (vocals), Marcus Richardson (bass) and Nev Taylor (guitar). They rehearsed and played a few gigs to a welcoming response, and so decided to self finance and record an E.P. called "Trepanning", this was done at Henly on Thames with the well known UK producer Dave Chang (understudy to Andy Sneap). Whilst this was being recorded a guy came down from Casket Records and was impressed with what he heard, and offered the band a distribution deal, along with some help getting on tours with the likes of Earthtone9, Tribute to Nothing and Snub to name but a few! Then after gigging and rehearsing in 2000/01 the band went back to Henley On Thames and recorded their debut full length album once again with Dave Chang, the album called "Elephantine" was released later in 2001 to much acclaim and received raving reveiws up and down the globe. With the album released the band set apon touring with bands such as Raging Speedhorn, Pist On, Mastodon, Downset etc, and this finally culminated with them being asked to do a four song session for the widely acclaimed Radio 1 Rock Show. Then once again the band found themselves approaching the writing stage.......and disaster struck, in the form of Darren Toms leaving the band. After a spate of doing nothing for six months whilst trying to find a replacement, they came across a guy named James Burt (formerly of the band Matter), and instantly gelled and began writting material. This went on for six months and then the band once more went back to Henley to record album number 2 with Dave Chang once again producing. The album was recorded and mixed, and the final product was released in 2003 with the title "Are We The Culprits?", and showed a much more mature and experienced line up of writing, again receiving great reviews from press around the globe. Around this time the band were approached to have the song 'Ophelia Sinking' from their first album used in a trailer for the Sean Connery film 'The League of Extaordinary Gentlemen'. Then after much touring with Clutch, Candiria, Taproot, Dillinger Escape Plan Etc, the label folded and internal rangles began to take hold of the band.........until they finally decided to split in late 2004, leaving a lot of fans gutted and a large hole in the UK underground metal scene.