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INTRODUCING: AXEWOUND

• 3rd May 2012

Matt Tuck, Liam Cormier, Jason Bowld, Mike Kingswood & Joe Copcutt are proud to announce:
AXEWOUND

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From its humble inception as a creative studio project, Matt Tuck’s collaboration with Liam Cormier of the Cancer Bats and session drummer extraordinaire Jason Bowld has surpassed expectations and snowballed into a metal behemoth set to be the talking point of the summer.

During the time off between Bullet For My Valentine albums, front man and chief songwriter Matt Tuck grew restless. Recruiting Jason Bowld (Pitchshifter, Killing Joke), routinely touted as the best session drummer in the UK, and engineer Martyn ‘Ginge’ Ford (BFMV, Trivium), Matt set to creating monster riffs and intricate metal melodies at the Atrium recording studios in Cardiff, Wales. The project proved fertile ground for Matt to explore the darker, heavier side of his appetite for metal, and soon enough Matt was recruiting co-conspirators to the cause, including Synyster Gates of Avenged Sevenfold delivering a finger burning guitar solo on standout track ‘Vultures’.

Choosing a vocalist to match the intensity of the music was easy, says Matt: “The first phone call I made was to Liam (Cormier, of the Cancer Bats). We’ve toured the world together and I’ve always admired the furious energy he brings to a performance.” Liam flew over from his native Canada to join Matt & Jason at the studio and began recording his trademark searing vocals that took the as yet unnamed project to the next level. “That was when it really hit me,” continues Matt, “we had something special here, way more than just a studio project. We’ve gotta take this show on the road!” Guitarist Mike Kingswood (Glamour of the Kill) and Joe Copcutt (ex-Rise To Remain) were handpicked to join the line-up and a metal supergroup ‘AxeWound’ was born.

A strict Omerta-like code of silence prevailed around the camp as finishing touches were added to the record and in March the tracks were shipped off to be mixed by Machine (Lamb Of God, The Bronx) at his studio in New Jersey, USA. The worldwide exclusive of lead track ‘Post Apocalyptic Party’ is confirmed for Monday 30th April on BBC Radio 1’s Rock Show with Dan P Carter, and the track will be available for free from the band’s website at AxeWoundUK.com.

The album will be released this summer and the band will play 2 exclusive UK shows together -headlining the O2 Islington Academy on Wednesday June 6th and appearing as special guests at the legendary Download Festival on Friday June 8th. Matt and Liam will also be appearing on the cover of Kerrang! Magazine which hits the shelves on Wednesday 2nd May.

Catch them at:
06 June- O2 Islington Academy, UK

08 June- Download Festival, UK