| Failsafe | |
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| Origin | Preston, England |
| Genres | Post-hardcore Art Punk Progressive Rock Alternative Rock Experimental Punk |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Small Town Records (UK) Fond Of Life (Europe) |
| Website | [1] |
| Members | |
| Jim Norris Simon Humphries Matt Cogley Andy Sprake Rob Catlow |
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Failsafe are a melodic rock band whose current line up has been together since 2005, although the foundations of the band were laid in 2000. They are based in and around Preston, UK. So far they have released two albums independently and have just recorded their third with producer Dave Eringa (Idlewild, Manic Street Preachers), with a release date rumoured to be early 2012.
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Based in the North West England city of Preston, the various members brought their own individual influences and styles to the band. Forming in spring 2000, the school friends were originally known as Duck Hunt after the NES game.[1]
After a number of line up changes the band began to tour, sharing the stage with the likes of Paramore, Cute Is What We Aim For, A Wilhelm Scream, Idlewild, Bouncing Souls, Flogging Molly, Boy Sets Fire, Allister, Rx Bandits, Belvedere, Capdown, The Aquabats, Spunge, A Day To Remember, Armor for Sleep and Anti-Flag.
The debut album, What We Are Today, was released late in 2005 and received positive reviews from magazines like Metal Hammer, Kerrang! and Big Cheese.
In 2007 Failsafe recorded a live session at Maida Vale for the BBC which was aired on the Mike Davies Rock Show on 17/10/07.[2] The three tracks were Fire At Will, Cut To The Chase and Unity In Progress.
Tipped for success in 2008 by the NME who classed them as a "genuinely killer live band with huge choruses and breakneck riffs.".[3] The band received a full page feature in Kerrang magazine in August 2008 and stated that they were keen to capture the energetic feel familiar to their lives shows. The photoshoot was done by legendary rock photographer Scarlet Page,[4] daughter of Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page.
Failsafe played as backing band for MC Lars for 2008's Give It A Name festival[5] and on his April 2009 UK Tour in support of his album This Gigantic Robot Kills. In August 2010 they will play at the Hevy Music Festival near Folkestone, UK.
On January 2008 the band went to Sandhill Studios in Liverpool to record their second album entitled The Truth Is.... The album was produced by Pete Miles (who also produced What We Are Today). Remixing and mastering was done in the Summer of 2008 before the band agreed independent record deals with Small Town Records in the UK and Fond Of Life Records in Europe.
On August 20, 2008 a blog on the band's Myspace page detailed the release of the album. The official release date was mentioned to be November 10, 2008 but the band stated that: "We will have the record to sell at all gigs starting with our european dates in September." [6]
The Truth Is... was released on 10 November 2008.
On June 7, 2009 Failsafe released "A Common Goal" as download only single through Small Town Records & Bomber Music. B-Sides include "Only If We Learn" and two live session tracks recorded for Xfm.
The bands second single proper was accompanied by a video which received regular rotation on Kerrang TV. Tim Fox directed the video which was recorded in Camberwell South London and featured imagery similar in style to the album artwork for The Truth Is...
2010 - After stamping their mark on SXSW in Texas last year the band also filmed for the third series of the smash hit Channel 4/E4 tv show Inbetweeners and are set to tour the UK in May before the summer festivals.
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | What We Are Today | Deck Cheese |
| 2008 | The Truth Is... | Small Town (UK) / Fond Of Life (Europe) |