shadowofacolyte
(East Midlands)
Monday 18 Jun 2018, 1:52pm
Shadow of Acolyte are seeking a solid, experienced bassist with professional gear, and ideally backing vocals.
We are a well-established four piece mainly based in Nottingham and the surrounding areas. We rehearse every Tuesday in Loughborough for two-three hours, so availability on that night is absolutely essential. As is own transport and good quality equipment.
We are a driven, serious and committed band with a vision already in place - we are looking for someone to come on board who can share our goals and passion. We have been playing shows since June 2017, at venues such as Rock City - Nottingham, Mama Liz’s - Stamford, The Diamond – Sutton-in-Ashfield, and The Victoria Bikers Pub, Coalville. We are currently averaging around one show per month but are hoping to increase this – we have several more shows booked until the end of 2018. Our current bassist is committed to playing with us on July 31st, and so we’d be looking for someone to be up to speed in time for our next gig on September 7th.
We released a debut album in 2013, ‘Nicene Creed’, and have just released ‘Holy Ground’ this January, a four track E.P. that went straight to #1 on Amazon’s Digital Hard Rock and Metal Bestselling Album Releases. We are currently working on a follow-up album, to be released in early 2019. We have had reviews in Powerplay magazine, interviews in Fireworks, and been featured on multiple cover CDs. Rather than list all our influences, they can be summed up as: Classic Metal (Iron Maiden etc) and Progressive Rock (Dream Theater/King Crimson/Marillion)
Our music is a mixture of melodic hard rock and classic heavy metal with some progressive rock influences. Whilst most of our songs are rockers, we do incorporate some odd time signatures such as 7/8 and 9/8 so the ability to play in those is essential. We are looking to explore musical territory and make some ‘thinking man’s’ classic heavy metal.
We age between mid-twenties to late thirties. Good attitude is also essential - no egos or self-promotion is really important to us - everything we try and achieve is for the collective good of the band. We are extremely well organised, and use Google Drive for storing digital assets, rehearsal tapes, etc. Good quality gear is essential as we have a pretty professional set up - Heads, Cabs, decent pedalboards etc.
We currently have a set list of around 10-15 originals, plus the occasional cover. Our website has links to all our social media presence and music. Contact us on here, or on Facebook, or drop us an email on contact@shadowofacolyte.co.uk - if you have recent links or videos of your playing that would be beneficial.
Thanks!
Shadow of Acolyte.
www.shadowofacolyte.co.uk