Chris_W
(Colchester)
Saturday 29 Feb 2020, 12:50pm
Afterthought are looking for a bass player to complete our lineup so we can begin booking live shows. We are aiming to book a gig a month on average plus some summer festival gigs for now and see where things go!
We are a progressive rock band whose influences include Dream Theater, Rammstein, Tool, Porcupine Tree, Linkin Park, Metallica, Halestorm, Radiohead and many others.
We have such a passion for our music, so it’s essential that our bass player be reliable, always in contact and be willing to add their own creativity if the opportunity arises. Having your own gear and transport is essential as we don’t want to have limits (although having said that, one of us doesn’t actually drive!). Everyone currently involved works full time, and so rehearsals will be limited to evenings or weekends. Rehearsals are currently sporadic, usually taking place at Pioneer Music Studio in Colchester, and we expect people to work on the material in their own time between rehearsals. Once gigs are lined up we’ll rehearse more regularly.
We have an EP recorded (here’s a taster:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcfXN1kBtwA) and ready to go (we’re waiting on a couple of videos at the moment before we begin releasing singles) and we’re looking forward to promoting it and gigging it as much possible in the Essex/Suffolk area specifically, but further afield if a good opportunity arises.
Moving forwards we have some material in the demo stages for a followup album that we hope to finish and record in the summer. Any incoming member can have as much input to the writing side as they feel comfortable with; from “I have this riff” to “just tell me what to play”.
So if you’re a bass player who wants to play driving riffs and delicate melodies in a fun and passionate progressive band, give us a shout! We want to go as far as we can!
Contact on JoinMyBand, or message at www.facebook.com/afterthoughtbanduk or email on afterthoughtbanduk@gmail.com