Hailing from East Lancashire UK, Roy Bright (vocals/guitars), Adam Stephenson (guitars), Phil Ireland (bass guitar/vocals) & Peat “Crazy Texas” Hicks (drums/vocals) are Exit State! a rock band that draw influences from such greats as Foo Fighters, Guns 'n' Roses, Nickelback, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Weezer, Faith No More, Nirvana, Therapy?, The Smiths, Cave-In, Pantera, Dinosaur Jr, THE LIONS, THE TIGERS, THE BEARS….OH MY!!

Likened to Foo Fighters, Nickelback & Therapy, the band demonstrates a sound that combines the melodic qualities of indie with the innovation of rock and the power of metal that saw them described in Rocksound Magazine as “Satisfyingly heavy, unexpectedly catchy, unashamedly experimental and curiously engaging – Impressive”.

Having started 2009 with a bang by signing a record deal with King Prawn Records they are set to launch themselves onto the world music stage with a breathtaking debut EP including the huge live favourite ‘Bad Days’ as their debut single. They have also just completed a video that is sure to receive much airplay on the rock music video channels in order to help promote the ‘Bad Days’ single.

The band have already begun to take their music out of the UK and into the arms of other cultures by playing an incredibly successful tour of Finland including a highlight show in front of 1600 screaming Finnish and Swedish fans at the stylish Fontana Club in Vaasa.

They haven’t stopped there either as UK shows are coming in thick and fast including supporting ex-Iron Maiden frontman Blaze Bayley and old NWOBHM stalwarts Witchfynde. Brand new didicated fans are now flooding in proving Exit State are set to become one of the hottest bands of 2009.

Come along for the ride!