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Singer/rhythm guitarist
Andy Martin, lead guitarist Kyle Hammond and drummer Dan Ryan formed Dead
World Leaders in 2004. With the addition of Andy New on bass they have been
played on Hallam FM and BBC Radio Sheffield, received some great press and
supported local favorites the Arctic Monkeys.
From the outset Dead World Leaders have grown a steady, fiercely loyal fan
base through constant touring and various releases. It all started with the
limited edition debut EP 'On the Verge' which caught the eye of the public
and pricked the ears of the press. By the time they released 'On the Verge'
in September '04 a cult following had formed and with support slots with the
likes of JJ72 and Snow Patrol their incendiary live shows became legendary.
Realising this EP would be no small-time affair, the launch party followed
which sold out and their popularity grew to another level.
The band spent most of 2004 touring whilst also holding together day jobs
and University. Any downtime was spent writing and rehearsing, it was this
downtime that would lead to the next EP.
Eight months later and the long awaited 2nd EP 'Cut to the Chase' (a
successful fusion of Feeder-esque vocals and the early glory days of Oasis
riffage) was released. Over 500 sales to date the release of the EP sparked
off the success that everyone knew was on Dead World Leader’s horizons and
spawned the radio-bothering “Long Way Down” on XFM, meanwhile word was
spreading as far north as BBC Radio Hull all at the time of Dead World
Leaders being nominated for an STV award and going on to play the legendary
Guilfest w/ Paul Weller. They were also front cover stars of July's edition
of Sandman Magazine, Yorkshire / Midlands based music mag, championed by the
likes of Steve Lamacq.
The latter part of 2005 saw the band re-enter the studio to start work on a
3rd EP, only taking a break to support The LA's at the Sheffield Leadmill.
Not ones to rest on their laurels, the band penned 6 songs which eventually
got whittled down to 2 tracks, that’s a bit short for an EP you say..and
you’d be right; as the time had come for the band’s first single. The 2 new
tracks Alarm and Pull Me Apart were the result of 3 days holed up in 2Fly
studios, they created a record of balls out straight forward rock songs and
the songs were debuted to the masses through 2006 at some 20 gigs across the
UK. However with the creativity freely flowing Dead World Leaders re-entered
the studio again in April 2006 to raise the bar once more and record the
final 2 choices for the double A-Side single “The Start of the End
Begins/Still I Think What I Think” these 2 tracks are quite possibly the
catchiest songs penned by the band; totally in contrast to one another it
shows the remarkable depth the band have formed and displays how they will
whip your equilibrium into a frenzy. The single is out September 25th
2006.
"So far above the
standard of everything else, it's almost ridiculous" - Sandman Magazine
"Coldplay with balls" - BBC Sheffield
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