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Biography
Over detailed|date=April 2009Refimprove|date=April 2009Infobox musical artist| name = Raging Speedhorn| image =| alt =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Corby , Northamptonshire , United Kingdom | genre = Heavy metal music|Metal | years_active = Start date|1998–2008| label =| associated_acts = Defenestration (band)|Defenestration | website = URL| http://www.myspace.com/ragingspeedhorn| current_members = John Loughlin Bloody Kev Gareth Smith Jay Thompson Dave Thompson Gordon Morison| past_members = Frank Regan Tony Loughlin Darren Smith Raging Speedhorn were a United Kingdom|British Heavy metal music|metal musical ensemble|band , founded in Corby , Northamptonshire .
Career
Raging Speedhorn were formed in 1998 from the merging of the bands Soulcellar and Box. Through a 'frightening' stage presence and minor re-working of riff s reminiscent of Iron Monkey , the band quickly established itself as a major presence within the United Kingdom|UK's metal scene.Citation needed|date=April 2009 Raging Speedhorn featured two singing|vocalists , a style largely inspired by the UK hardcore band Hard to Swallow, second vocalist Bloody Kev's former band. The band's first single (music)|single , "Thumper" ( record producer|produced by industrial music|industrial veteran, Marc Heal ) was released in 2000 to significant critical acclaim.Citation needed|date=April 2009 In 2001 they record chart|charted in the UK Singles Chart with "The Gush".cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 448
On early Raging Speedhorn sound recording and reproduction|recordings the music can be characterised by pounding basslines, heavily distorted riff-thick guitarwork and subject content consisting generally (but certainly not exclusively) of hedonism, drug-use, violence, antipathy for major band labels and depression.Citation needed|date=April 2009 On the album, Before the Sea Was Built, the sound finds itself moving away slightly from earlier recordings. The guitar sound is sharper, focusing more on a dischordant style rather than the Iron Monkey riffs of earlier material. The album is maybe more in league with artists such as Breach and Neurosis . The vocal style of Bloody Kev is also a stark contrast to former vocalist Frank Regan, a diverse style which makes it easier to differentiate between the two vocalists.
Before The Sea Was Built was the only album the band produced with Larry Hibbitt, of Hundred Reasons . It was released on 11 September 2007 through Steamhammer, a subsidiary of SPV Records.
On 25 March 2008 it was announced the band was to split after a final tour. The band are now spread far and wide, including Cardiff and Stockholm, Sweden .
Final line-up
John Loughlin - vocals Box (band)|Box , Murder One The Rabhus
Bloody Kev - vocals Hard to Swallow (band)|Hard to Swallow , 666Dead , Dead Inside , Wives of Seth , Shackle Me Not , Ray Reardon Youth , Among the Missing, SeasonsofSix
Gareth Smith - guitar Soulceller , Victims (band)|Victims , Rowdy Ramblers , Ghosts of the Terror , Leonard Lake , Ricardo Gonzalez Band , Drep De Kristne
Gordon Morrison - drums Box (band)|Box , Viking Skull A thousand Arrows
Tony Loughlin left the band and was replaced by Jay Thompson (formerly of Defenestration (band)|Defenestration ) who also presently plays in Blacklight Pioneer . Frank Regan left the bands in June 2005, who's now currently plays with Thunder Horse. Bloody Kev has now replaced Frank Regan's vocal position. Darren Smith has also left the band, with Jay's brother Dave Thompson the new bass guitarist, who also plays with Jay in Blacklight Pioneer .
Europe Tour with Twelve Tribes (band)|Twelve Tribes and Bridge To Solace in 2007
UK Headline Tour with Shaped by Fate in 2007
UK shows supporting Dir en grey in 2007
Europe Tour with Carnivore (band)|Carnivore in 2007
Scandinavian Tour with Victims in 2008
Final Europe Headline Tour with My City Burning in 2008
Final UK and Ireland Headline tour with Take A Worm For A Walk Week and The Mirimar Disaster in 2008
Final Japanese Tour with Palm in 2008
Albums
Raging Speedhorn (album)|Raging Speedhorn (2000)
We Will Be Dead Tomorrow (2002)
Live and Demos (2004)
How the Great Have Fallen (2005)
Before The Sea Was Built (2007)
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.myspace.com/ragingspeedhorn Official site
Category:Musical groups established in 1998 Category:Musical groups established in 2008 Category:English heavy metal musical groups Category:Music from Northamptonshire
