Ryan's Gig Guide - March 2018

claimed by Total Guitar, Rock A Rolla, Classic Rock, EchoesAnd Dust and numerous others.They finished the year with a nomination for a Prog Magazine Award for best new act. Spooky Action gigs contin- ued into 2014 as they remixed F.U.R.S., headlined the Strangeforms festival in Leeds, played alongside Anathema and toured the UK to an ever-growing fan base. In 2015 they released the Magnet EP which sold out on release. They played many more gigs including supporting Dave Lombardo’s post Slayer project Philm, Crippled Black Pheonix and The Aristocrats. They headlined Riff Fest in Manchester with Cleft,Al- right The Captain and many others and played the Arctangent festival alongside 65daysofstatic, Deaf- heaven and Deerhoof. In 2016 they were the first instrumental act selected to play at the Ramblin’ Man festival with Hawkwind, Europe & Whitesnake, alongside other festival ap- pearances and gigs with amongst others Chuck Mosley of Faith No More, Hark, Evil Blizzard and PFM. The Fierce And The Dead are: Kevin Feazey – Bass/Keyboards/Production Matt Stevens – Guitars/Loops/Keyboards Steve Cleaton – Guitars/Effects Stuart Marshall – Drums WWW. R YA N S G I G G U I D E . C OM r gg Mar 2018 - p.37 just the acoustic kit, but a unique electronic setup too, allowing him to add loops, samples, percussion and more. THE FIERCE ANDTHE DEAD “The Fierce and the Dead play a sort of heavy, psychedelic instrumental rock that is very groovy and absolutely perfect for an outdoor festival.” TOV The Fierce And The Dead are an internationally ac- claimed instrumental progressive rock band from the UK. This year TFATD have just returned from their first appearance in the US at the esteemed Rosfest festival in Gettysburg, followed by the release of the well re- ceived live album Field Recordings - Live At Ramblin Man.This summer they are playing a string of festivals and recording their third full studio album. Formed in 2010 as an instrumental three piece,The Fierce And The Dead’s sound has constantly evolved since debuting with a 19 minute one track EP,‘Part 1’, that combined epic post rock with electronica, krautrock and psychedelia. 2011’s debut album ‘If It Carries On LikeThisWe Are MovingTo Morecambe’ added hardcore punk, jazz and ambient influences into the mix. Over the course of these two releases the band began to gain a cult following and critical ac- claim from the underground and mainstream music press. Early in 2012 the band started playing live the with the addition of second guitarist Steve Cleaton, giving TFATD a heavier edge to their sound that carried over to the ‘OnVHS’ EP, which included live favourite ‘666…6’.At this pointThe FierceAndThe Dead were often compared to King Crimson and Black Flag. More touring followed including the Rock-A- Rolla/Prog Magazine sponsored Stabbing A Dead Horse package tour alongside Knifeworld andTrojan Horse and an appearance on snooker player and ‘Weird’ music fan Steve Davis’s radio show. 2013 saw the release of Spooky Action, their first album since signing to the Bad Elephant Music label. Ever evolving, SpookyAction stayed instrumental but added interlocking Televison influenced guitars, math metal and songs about quantum physics to the band’s sound. Spooky Action appeared in numerous blogs and magazines end of year lists and was critically ac- RGG have a pair of tickets to give away for this gig. Just send an email to the address below with STICKMEN in the subject title to be in with a chance of winning. media@rggmag.com