Demos and contact: info@metalheadz.co.uk

Upcoming events: www.metalheadz.co.uk/events

The Metalheadz back catalogue features almost every major figure in the history of drum and bass, and is one of the most innovative labels out there, consistently crossing boundaries with its releases since 1994. The labels output continues to showcase a maturing genre of music that displays influences from reggae, hip-hop, house and techno with highly-sophisticated and intricately-produced tracks, contrary to the image of the music that is typically presented by the mass media.

Releasing music from some of the biggest names out there whilst at the same time pushing and letting new talent break through are the reasons why Metalheadz continues to stay at the forefront of electronic music.

The Metalheadz label was also the driving force behind the seminal Sunday Session Club Nights, which achieved legendary status at London's Blue Note club. Today, Metalheadz club nights are often sell outs with the label also regularly hosting stages at some of the biggest festivals across the world.

Works:
5. - Solstice Echo (2024)
4. - Archangels (2023)
3. - Love (2020)
2. - Kill (2018)
1. - Disquiet (2015)

Performances: 

ARCHANGELS
27/07/2024 - Paris, France, Café de la Danse - supporting William Basinski  
15/07/2024 - Rome, Italy, Istituto Svizzero
21/07/2023 - Svanö, Västernorrlands Län, Sweden, Nonagon Festival 
01/06/2023 - Jena, Germany, Trafo
31/05/2023 - Berlin, Germany, Silent Green
21/05/2023 - London, England, Institute For the Contemporary Arts
22/03/2023 - Manchester, England, While Hotel
24/02/2023 - Bristol, England, Cube Microplex
01/06/2022, Wunderkammer, Brussels, Belgium 

KILL
06/12/2019, ТКАНИ, Moscow, Russia
01/10/2019, UH Fest, Budapest, Hungry
11/06/2019, Skanu Mezs Festival, Riga, Latvia
29/06/2019, Gardena Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands
09/05/2019, Rhiz, Vienna, Austria 
04/04/2019, Cobalt Studios CIC, Newcastle, England
31/03/2019, Rewire Festival, The Hague, Amsterdam 
30/03/2019, Tivoli, Utrecht, Amsterdam - supporting Xiu Xiu
28/03/2019, Le Paris Cafe, Paris, France
27/03/2019, Beursschouwburg, Brussels, Belgium - supporting Xiu Xiu
26/03/2019, Islington Assembly Hall, London, England - supporting Xiu Xiu
02/03/2019, White Hotel, Manchester, England - supporting Manchester Collective 
28/01/2019, Berghain, CTM Festival, Berlin, Germany
24/11/2018, Dampfzentrale, Bern, Switzerland
14/11/2018, The Deadhouse, Somerset House, London, England
28/09/2018, The Old Church, Stoke Newington, London, England
30/06/2018, Arnolfini, Bristol, England - supporting Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
03/05/2018, Heilige Magdalenakerk, Brugge, Belgium - supporting Grouper/Liz Harris
01/05/2018, Arminius Kerk, Rotterdam, Netherlands - supporting Grouper/Liz Harris
20/04/2018, HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin, Germany- supporting Grouper/Liz Harris
05/10/2017, The Station, Colston Hall, Bristol, England - supporting Tim Hecker
06/05/2017, Oxford, England, Supernormal Festival, 
04/03/2017, Bristol, England, Cube Microplex

DISQUIET
23/02/2016 Union Chapel, Islington, London, England - supporting William Basinski 
21/02/2016 Stuk Festival, Leuven, Belgium - supporting William Basinski 
23/09/2016 Bozar Arts Festival, Brussels, Belgium
16/04/2016 Kiezsalon Festival, Berlin, Germany
27/04/2016 Corsica Studios, London, England
15/01/2016 New Year New Noise, Bristol, England
30/10/2016 - ETOPIA Center for Art and Technology, Zaragoza, Spain (8 week artist in residence) 
23/10/2015 Zemlika Festival, Durbe, Latvia 
08/10/2015 CAFE OTO, London, England
19/08/2015 Atonal Festival, Berlin, Germany 
08/06/2015 Village Underground, London, England 
07/06/2015 Colston Hall, Bristol, England

Bookings:
UK / EU - miguel.sanchez@caa.com
ROW - bshprits@teamwass.com

MGMT:  scott@ecce.ltd

As they gear up to celebrate 20 years of riotous marauding, the Dub Pistols are prepping their seventh as-yet-untitled album in 2017 and there’ll be a documentary about the band dropping at some point in the year, too. And they’ll be out on the road, as usual, of course — the hardest working band in showbiz.

A kinda 21st century equivalent of 2-Tone acts The Specials or The Beat, the Dub Pistols are the quintessential festival band. Coming over a bit like if King Tubby and The Skatalites bumped into Terry Hall at a Goldie gig, the Dubs have reached their two decade milestone with a lot of ups and downs along the way. 

They’ve worked with vocal legends like Rodney P, Busta Rhymes, Gregory Isaacs, Terry Hall, Lindy Layton, Akala and Horace Andy, while the band’s mainstays are fiercely loyal and dedicated. An unorthodox collective of musicians who each have their own personal interests and solo projects, when they come together to form the Dub Pistols some dubwise magic happens.

The rhythm section of Jack (drums) and Dave (bass) are granite-solid, and guitarist Andreas (or sometimes the rock & roll stand-in, Johnny Rockstar) provides all sorts of licks and skanking chords to nice up the dance. The brass section is on fire, and rapper Seanie Tee brings the mic skills to complement main man Barry Ashworth perfectly. They’re a proper gang of outlaws, rebels with a cause, renegade outsiders who know how to bring the good times. If you haven’t seen the Pistols yet
Barry might be the heart, face and mouth of the Dubs, but they are still very much a band — as tight as fuck, and yet able to cut loose to rock venues to the core. Tracks like epic drum & bass cut ‘Gunshot’, ska ditty ’Problem Is’, early beat-freak single ‘Cyclone’ and singalong anthem ‘Mucky Weekend’ have become firm fan favourites, and onstage see the band getting deep, down and dirty. With a nod to their ska influence, and the fact that Terry Hall was an honorary Dub Pistol for a few years, they still do a lively version of ‘Gangsters’ - The Specials’ first ever single. But otherwise it’s all their own work — the back catalogue is rich in flavas.

“The next album is actually a bit more chilled-out than the last two,” says Barry. “It’s still a classic Dub Pistols album, but ‘Return Of The Pistoleros’ and ‘Worshipping The Dollar’ were more club-orientated — leaning more towards peak-time bangers. This album is a bit more relaxed, with a smoked-out reggae vibe — although there are still a couple of bangers on there.”

The guests on the next album read like a who’s who of conscious styles. Dancehall dons Beenie Man and Cutty Ranks, reggae singer Earl16, young hip-hop act Too Many T's, seminal MCs Navigator and the Ragga Twins, and long-time collaborator Lindy Layton (and dope rapper Genesis Elijah??) all bring their unique talents. Some of these will be appearing with the Dubs live over the coming year as the band present a history lesson in all the different bases they’ve covered over the past two decades. With added bass!

Band members may have come and gone, but the progression of the core of the band is constant. “It’s never like everyone leaves at once,” says Barry. “People’s priorities change: they get married or have kids and the lifestyle isn't for them anymore, so they leave — but luckily not all at the same time. So someone new comes in, and suddenly it feels like a new band.”

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