Hannah Slater - Vocals
Keith Lythgoe - Guitar
Bob Ormiston - Guitar
Joe Smith - Bass
Dean Baylis - Drums

Somnium were a rock originals band from the North West of England.  Their music fused melody and rhythm with a crunchy biscuit base which resulted in intricately deep and emotive hard rock tracks.

Hannah Slater and Keith Lythgoe have been writing together for years, first off in their former band The Camarillas; a mix of acoustic and electric folk/rock songs, and now as Somnium.

Somnium formed from the embers of The Camarillas when Hannah and Keith started to experiment with a bigger sound.  After a few line up changes, Joe Smith joined on bass (also formally The Camarillas) and Bob Ormiston on guitar.  A few drummers later and the awesome Dean Baylis (of former Grunge/Rock trio Degeneration Fuzz) joined them on drums.

Somnium sadly disbanded in 2015, but if you would like to hear what Hannah & Keith are up to now, check out: soundcloud.com/hannahevemusic or, The Camarillas:  soundcloud.com/thecamarillas

Metal Blade Records history by Dan Slessor:
Founded upon owner Brian Slagel's enduring drive to find great bands and get their music out to as many people as possible, since 1982 Metal Blade has brought wave after wave of powerful, innovative, and often genre-defining music to the ever-hungry metal masses. It is this ethos that has seen Metal Blade build up a stunning and diverse catalogue, weather the various storms facing any independent label, and in an age of declining record sales boast the most successful years of its existence as it strides into its fourth decade.

What perhaps makes this achievement all the more notable is the fact that Slagel never even intended to start a label. Working in an LA record store and writing for various publications, Slagel was acutely aware that many great bands in the local metal scene were being ignored, and he decided to release a compilation of tracks drawn from these ranks. "There were a lot of really good bands and I was just bummed out that nobody could hear them. It just seemed like I could help them out and have some fun at the same time, and that compilation was the first Metal Massacre," he states. Collating tracks from then unknown bands including Ratt, Bitch, Cirith Ungol, and Metallica amongst others, the compilation sold out immediately. "How important is Metal Blade to our career? They're only the reason we are enjoying the worldwide success we have today," states Metallica's James Hetfield. "Without Brian's openness to some raunchy teens with a crap sounding cassette tape we would be who knows where, and playing who knows what!" With the popularity of the tape spurring Slagel on, the first seeds of Metal Blade were sown. "After the success of those compilations I just started putting out records of bands that I was friends with, but without ever really intending it to be a label at all," he explains. "After I put out four or five releases I started to feel like something was happening, and I decided to quit the record store and quit college and see where it went."

Battling through the first few lean years, when the label consisted solely of Slagel working out of his mom's poorly ventilated garage in the San Fernando Valley, it gradually grew in both revenue and stature. Within a few years Metal Blade would go on to release the debuts of Slayer, Armored Saint, Trouble, and Corrosion Of Conformity amongst others, fanning the flames of the burgeoning metal scene and launching careers of bands that would go onto reap global success. "Without Metal Blade, there is a damn good chance we never would've made it out of L.A," says Slayer's Kerry King. "That was the one bit of luck we needed. You can be the most awesome band on the scene, and if no one notices you, you don't catch on. And Brian Slagel is still one of the biggest metalheads I know!" This genuine love and devotion to metal is central to the relationship many of the artists have with Metal Blade, and King Diamond credits much of its relevance and strength to this passion. "I refer to it as having 'boots on the ground'," the mighty Dane states. "It's not like a major label where some people might be into what you're doing but a lot of them just see it as a job – there's a genuine love for metal there. Through staying true to that and doing their own thing they've carved out a very specific niche that they control, and as an artist it's wonderful to be a part of that."over the years. Clearly without those people we couldn't do what we do, and to everyone out there who has helped us along by being a fan we are so very grateful to you."

Read more: http://www.metalblade.com/us/about-us/

We come from nowhere, ready to conquer everything.

Earache Records is a heavy metal, blues and alt rock orientated record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA.

In September 2014 The Show released their EP ‘Loaded and Broke’, recorded with Sam Miller (The Temperance Movement, Razorlight, PlanB, Graham Coxon). In January 2015 The Show supported Domino Record's latest band, The Bohicas (who will open for Royal Blood on their London gig) on their tour. 
In 2014, The Show played Brownstock Festival on the main stage, Camden Rocks Festival  and played directly after UB40 on Brentwood Festival. The band has also headlined Looe Music Festival's Blue Banana stage. 
The band has opened for The Vaccines and Steve Cradock (OSC and Paul Weller) and was featured on Amazing Radio’s Saturday Amazing Rock Show.  
Their sold out shows in famous London venues such as The Borderline, The Barfly (Camden), 229 Club and The Water Rats are no doubt due to the band’s consistent, confident and professional live performances. 
Type in ‘Loaded and Broke’ and you find them on iTunes and Spotify. 

"LOVE LOVE LOVE getting music from @theshowrock - nothing but bangers! Can't wait to get on their latest for you soon! Check them out!" 
   - Best of British Radio Show

They have an eclectic, flight case full of influences ranging from Royal Blood, Kasabian to The Black Keys and Oasis. 

"Making a live recording is a risk: you better be sure the band can play. The Show need not to worry about that, as their video for 'Come On' shows an act who perform as well as you'd want to hear on record." 
   - Featured as New Music on SupaJam

EMAIL: theshowemails@gmail.com 

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