Deadfall (band)

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Anti-clockwise: Pete Mather, Jimmi Mansell, Ryan Ashley (since left), Mike Thompson (Deadfall in 2006)
Background information
Origin	Nottingham, England
Genre(s)	Thrash Metal
Years active	2005 — present
Label(s)	None
Associated acts	Polaris
Website	http://www.deadfall-band.com http://www.myspace.com/deadfallband
Members
Mike Thompson Jimmi Mansell Pete Mather
Former members
Dave Turner Ryan Ashley

Deadfall is an up and coming British Thrash Metal band from Nottingham, England. Picking up where guitarist Mike Thompson's old band Polaris had ceased, Deadfall are among a collection of new fast rising Thrash Metal bands hailing from the Midlands of the UK. Other such names include Headless Cross, Pitiful Reign and the recently Earache Records signing Evile.

Taken from the Deadfall website:

Deadfall achieved early success by winning the Nottingham Battle of the Bands in 2005, and have gone on to play the Bloodstock Metal Festival and recently supported Bay Area thrash legends Exodus.

With an ever growing fan base, a constant increase in the quality of songs and more high profile gigs, Deadfall are set to dominate where ever they go. With songs such as 'State of the Art', 'Resistance Is Futile' and 'Point Of Death', the Deadfall live show is a pummelling barrage of old school thrash, straight to the brain. The band has received positive feedback from reviewers, fans and bands alike. With a fierce onslaught of brutal thrash, Deadfall is ready to obliterate!

Deadfall have released three recordings to date, Ordeal By Fire EP (2005), Fatal Deterrent (2006) and Vicious Vendetta EP (2006).

[edit] Early Days

On their second gig, Deadfall, along with 60 other bands, entered the well respected Junktion 7 Battle of the Bands competition in the summer of 2005 with Mike Thompson on guitar and vocals, Dave Turner on lead guitar, Jimmi Mansell on bass guitar and Pete Mather providing the drums. The band's performance was met with rave reviews ^[1] and they subsequently went on to win the competition, with Mather taking away the prize for Best Drummer in the process.^[2]

2005 also saw the release of the bands first EP, Ordeal By Fire, featuring a combination of updated versions of Thompson's old Polaris era songs and Deadfall originals. The EP was greeted with generally positive reactions, and earned the band enough credibility to continue wide spread performances.^[3]

[edit] Present Day

The band spent the first few months of 2006 touring widely, but due to internal differences Dave Turner departed the band in the second quarter. Whilst the band located a new lead guitarist, they produced their second release, the full length Fatal Deterrent, featuring what can be described as the definitive versions of many of the Ordeal By Fire tracks, and a collection of new material.

In the spring of 2006, Deadfall were asked to play the prestigious Bloodstock metal festival, and in the autumn of that year, with new addition Ryan Ashley on lead guitar, the band successfully co-headlined the second stage, receiving positive reactions.^[4] Shortly after, Deadfall's third release, Vicious Vendetta, featuring all original material was released, and the band secured a support slot on the 2006 UK tour of Thrash Metal legends Exodus at Junktion 7, Nottingham. Towards the end of 2006, Ashley left the group due to other commitments, and as 2007 begins the band is currently searching for a new lead guitarist.

[edit] Discography

Ordeal By Fire (2005)

1. State Of The Art
2. Second To None
3. Nine Lies
4. Ordeal By Fire
5. Life Or Death
6. Hold My Own

Fatal Deterrent (2006)

1. State Of The Art
2. Ordeal By Fire
3. The Powers That Be
4. Second To None
5. Hold My Own
6. Obliterate
7. Pandemonium
8. Nine Lies
9. Resistance Is Futile

Vicious Vendetta (2006)

1. Vicious Vendetta
2. Point Of Death
3. Lethal Dosage (Of Evil)

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