Head 13 are a four-piece metal band from Liverpool, UK. They're a heavy, snarling,  riff- based hybrid of old and new metal. Their music is laced with foot-stomping choruses, screaming guitar, heavy grooves and chest-thumping vocals. Head 13 are all technically gifted musicians with an enormous sound and a passion for the art and craft of songwriting.


Personnel

Kenny Stone - Vocals
James Gordon - Guitar
Ian Mason Jones - Bass
Norm Walker - Drums


Accomplishments

Recorded and released debut album
Released two  music videos
International radio play.
Gigged all over UK


Industry/Media Quotes

"[Head 13] are like a hardcore version of Alice in Chains..." -  Aaron Phillips, Amazing Radio Rock Show

"Head 13 hit me like a cross between SOiL and Alter Bridge, with a nice chunk of Metallica and Disturbed chucked in for good measure! " - Captain Paddy, RedFlux Radio

“Their self-released debut Broken Man is a remarkably consistent effort that succeeds in showing the band’s mighty potential to create a solid sound of their own perception of Modern Heavy Rock.” - Rock XS Radio

"Head 13 add a hard groove to the proceedings, for fans of early One Minute Silence, Stuck Mojo and Downset. I've been impressed with bands hard work ethic and commitment to supporting UK metal, these guys promise a pounding set with knock out blows." - Steve Simpson, Southport Metal Fest & Sa-Da-KO

"...A wild and encompassing set that was delicious in mesmerising rhythms and quality grooves. The tracks were drenched in superior and enthralling fret-work and hard-edged vocals." - Pagan Hel Reviews


Contact Info

headthirteen@gmail.com


Online/Social Media

http://www.headthirteen.com
http://head13.bandcamp.com
http://www.facebook.com/headthirteen
http://www.youtube.com/headthirteen
http://www.twitter.com/headthirteen



Timeline

Head 13 formed in June 2011.
Debut Album released January 2012
First gig February 2012
First music video released March 2012
Second music video released December 2012
Third music video Summer 2013
New EP release Summer 2013


Influences

Disturbed, Godsmack, Metallica, Pantera, Alter Bridge, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Black Sabbath, Rage Against the Machine


Our Story

Seeing the music industry change, evolve and attempt to keep pace with the explosion in technology in recent years, Head 13 have embraced not only the social aspects of all this new media, but also the 'Do It Yourself' ethos that the new technologies make possible.

Their  aim was to create not just exciting new music, but also find a way to be involved in every step of creating, releasing and marketing their music and their brand. This led to them writing, arranging, recording, mixing and mastering their debut album entirely in-house. All of the artwork for the album, their printed promotional materials, t-shirts and other merchandise, website, their two music videos, everything was built by scratch by the band themselves.

Head 13 applied this DIY ethos to building their fan-base and marketing the band, too. Not content to rely just on the standard 'gigs and posters and word of mouth' approach favoured by most, they opened the creative process to the public, shooting weekly video blogs that exhaustively covered the making of their album, they uploaded photographs that chronicled their tour and photo shoots and video shoots. This commitment to communicate and interact with fans has led to a vibrant online presence. From their own blog and website, to Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, Head 13 aren't distant, brooding and aloof, they're engaged and actively interacting with their fans on a grassroots level.


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