Phinius Gage

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Ade and Mike of Phinius Gage
Country	United Kingdom
Years active	2002-present
Genres	Punk
Labels	Small Town Records
Members	Ade Holder Mike Scott Karlos Brown Matt Steele

Phinius Gage are an established UK underground punk rock band who have defined the skate punk genre since 2002. They have received regular airplay on national BBC Radio 1's punk rock show The Lock Up - including a session at Maida Vale studios - and are featured in magazines including Rock Sound, Big Cheese, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Rhythm and The Source.

Contents 1 History 2 Trivia 3 Influences 4 Current members 5 Previous members 2002-2006 6 Discography 6.1 Albums 6.2 Singles/EPs 6.3 Compilations 7 External links

[edit] History

The Brighton based foursome have toured the UK, Germany, France, Austria, Luxembourg and Holland with bands including [spunge], Ten Foot Pole (U.S), Farse, Reuben, Whitmore, Red Lights Flash (Aus), The Anti-Nowhere League, Rufio, Pulley (U.S.), Captain Everything!, 4ft Fingers, Antimaniax (Aus) and Streetlight Manifesto (U.S) gaining fans over the period of 400 live shows in the last 4 years.

Phinius Gage have appeared at festivals across Europe in the summer of 2006, including the National Adventure Sports Show (NASS) at the Birmingham NEC, UK[1], and the Old Place New Sounds Festival in Heunburg, Austria.

Phinius Gage have released one full length in the UK "The Feeling Something's Wrong" [2] on UK independent label Deck Cheese Records, which received positive reviews from the UK mainstream press including Kerrang! and punktastic.com.

A music video for their single "Broken Wings" is currently aired on Sky Digital's Redepmption TV, and Luxembourg's national music channel, Tango TV.

The band signed to European labels Fond Of Life and Winged Skull Records in early 2006 to re-release an album of rare material and B-sides entitled Brighton Rock. This record is distributed outside of the UK in Germany, Luxembourg and Japan.

Phinius Gage's new record "Seek Out Your Foes" will be released in the UK through Small Town Records / Vital Distribution in Spring 2007. The band has reported that the record has been slightly delayed due to a cahnge to a larger UK distribution company. It is also being released through mainland Europe on Fond Of Life / Shattered Thought Records, through Australia on SameSameSound Records, and is distributed in Japan through PunkInYaFace records.

The record, which was recorded in four sessions at Cambridge's 4WheelDrive studios from May-August2006, is reported to have the following tracklisting:

Battered and Bruised Mary Kelly Seek Out Your Foes ... (and make them sorry) Temptation This Song Is About You Stop Looking Up Behind Darkness You've No Light Traffic Lights Party The Young and the Restless Provocation Song Why Don't You Ask Yourself Why My Eyes Bled Colours

[edit] Trivia

Phinius Gage are named after a science textbook case study called Phineas Gage, an 1840s railway worker who had an unfortunate incident with a sharp object and lost part of his brain. The story is often used in psychology lessons.

[edit] Influences

Phinius Gage plays fast, melodic hardcore music in the style of Pennywise, Strung Out, Consumed, Rise Against, and other bands of the SoCal description from record labels including Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph.

[edit] Current members

• Carl "Karlos" Brown (guitar and vocals since 2005)
• Mike Scott (vocals and bass since 2003)
• Matt Steele (drums and vocals since 2002)
• Ade Holder (vocals and guitar since 2002)

[edit] Previous members 2002-2006

• Damo St George (vocals)
• Martyn Haigh (bass)
• Andy Bligh (guitar)
• Ben Ince (guitar)
• Paul Fields (guitar)
• Gary Yay (bass)
• Jamie Kirkpatrick (bass)
• Edward Higgs (bass)
• Chas Mataz (guitar)
• Kalem Buckham (drums)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• The Feeling Something's Wrong (album, Deck Cheese, March 2005)
• Brighton Rock (b-sides/rarities album, Fond Of Life/Winged Skull Records, February 2006)

[edit] Singles/EPs

• More Haste More Speed (mini-album, Deck Cheese, February 2003)

[edit] Compilations

• Amped Up And Ready To Go (In At The Deep End Records)
• Value Slices (Deck Cheese)
• Cheese Supreme (free promo CD, Big Cheese Magazine)
• Punktastic Unscene (Punktastic Recordings)
• Ashcan Records 1 (Luxembourg compilation, Ashcan Records)
• Change The Station II (Dutch compilation, White Russian Records)
• In Defense of Rock 2 (German compilation) Fond Of Life / Winged Skull
• Quintisentially British (UK compilation)
• Brighton Rocks (UK compilation)

[edit] External links

• Phinius Gage Official MySpace page
• Review of Phinius Gage album "The Feeling Something's Wrong from national website Punktastic
• Phinius Gage tracks played on BBC Radio 1's Lock Up Punk Show
• Phinius Gage's UK Record Label, Deck Cheese Records
• Phinius Gage's European Record Label, Fond Of Life Records