Brigade (UK Band)
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  London, England |
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| Genre(s) | Rock | |
| Years active | 2003–Present | |
| Label(s) | Mighty Atom | |
| Website | http://www.brigadeofficial.com | |
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| Will Simpson James Plant Naoto Hori Fim |
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Brigade are a rock band from London, England.
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[edit] Origins
Brigade came together in 2003. Their 'Safe Hands' demo gained the quartet significant interest in rock circles and in support, the quartet have been constantly touring the UK to build up a strong fanbase. Brigade released their debut EP, "Made to Wreck", on 12 September 2005. To support the release of this EP, they toured with many bands; one of which was Fightstar.
[edit] First album
Brigade released their debut album "Lights" on May 29, 2006 in the UK. "Lights" received impressive reviews from the press receiving 8/10 from NME, 4/5 from Kerrang and 8/10 from Rock Sound[citation needed].
The band's first single, "Magneto" was released on May 5, 2006 in the UK. Despite not charting in the official chart it did chart in the indie chart and reached No.3 in the rock chart. It was released in support of and 2 weeks before "Lights". Their second single, "Meet Me At My Funeral" was released on August 21, 2006, achieving No. 4 in the UK rock chart. Following the release of their second single, Brigade went on a co-headlining tour with Disco Ensemble as well as supporting Hawthorne Heights at their London show.
Brigade embarked on a tour of the UK with Inme in October 2006. The tour diary is available on Brigade's Blog on their myspace site. In support of the tour, Brigade released a video for their third single from "Lights". The video was for the song "Guillotine" and was available to see on the Sky music channel Scuzz from 20 October 2006. As with their previous 2 music videos, the "Guillotine" video is available to stream on their label's (Mighty Atom) website. The debut album was also re-released on 30th October 2006. The re-release includes a second CD including promo videos for the songs "Magneto", "Meet Me At My Funeral" and "Go Slow" as well as having some live videos of the band.
In early 2007, "Lights" was voted into the Top 10 Albums of 2006 in the Rock Sound Readers' Poll.
[edit] Second album
The Band is currently preparing to record their second album. A new demo of a song called "Yes It Is" has been made available to listen to on their website. Another song called "Res Head", has been added to their Myspace page.
The band is also preparing for a new UK tour, supporting Hell Is for Heroes.
[edit] Members
- Will Simpson - Vocals / Guitar
- James Plant - Guitar / Vocals
- Naoto Hori - Bass
- Fim - Drums
[edit] Discography
[edit] Demos
- Early Sessions Demo
- Acoustic CD
- Safe Hands Demo
[edit] EP's
| Title | Release date | Label |
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| "Made to Wreck" | 12 September 2005 | Mighty Atom |
[edit] Albums
| Title | Release date | Label |
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| "Lights" | 29 May 2006 | Mighty Atom |
[edit] Singles
| Title | Release date | UK Singles Chart | UK Rock Chart | UK Indie Chart |
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| "Magneto" | 1 May 2006 | ? | 3 | 9 |
| "Meet Me At My Funeral" | 7 August 2006 | ? | 4 | 17 |
| "Guillotine" | 6 November 2006 | ? | ? | 23 |
[edit] Trivia
- Will Simpson is the brother of Fightstar frontman Charlie Simpson, and Prego frontman Edd Simpson.
- Brigade were nominated for Best British Newcomer at the 2006 Kerrang Awards, but lost to Bring Me the Horizon.
