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Hesper Payne

- Newcastle upon tyne, UK Metal / Doom Metal / Death Metal

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Members: Richard Pickman - Drums and Percusion, Alexandra Durning - Keyboards, Ian Fenwick - Bass, Brooke Johnson - Guitar and Vocals

Sounds Like: Cathedral, Mastodon, Electric Wizard, Iron Maiden (British Heavy Metal Band), Celtic Frost (Fan Page)

Label: Works of Ein

Bio: FREE HI RES DOWNLOADS OF ALL MUSIC AT WWW.HESPERPAYNE.COM

Hesper Payne are a death doom band from Newcastle upon Tyne on the north east coast of England.
Hesper take their lyrical inspiriation from the works of H.P. lovecraft et al and northern english mythology and folklore, weaving elements o... See Full Bio

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“From the get go, Unclean Rituals sets a sickening tone of slow, foreboding doom-tinged death. Favoring warmth, depth and atmosphere over gloss and technicality, Hesper Payne has created a rather unsettling experience. ”

— Expiring Sun

“The music on here is pretty much the epitome of death/doom metal, it sounds dirty, it’s slow, and the vocals are brutal; but, with all that comes an almost quirky nature to this album, or band, where things are not as straightly performed as most groups or artists performing this style. The music has this weird angular style on here that takes the music into some weird territory, and the vocals are able to reflect that. If you were expecting something to be in the style of old Paradise Lost or My Dying Bride, you’ll get a very outlandish version of that.”

— dontcountonitreviews

“9.5/10 from Doomantia.com Hesper Payne described themselves as Progressive Death/Doom Metal but this new album is their doomiest offering yet and in some ways also is their most multi-dimensional and creative. The music on this 60 minute plus monster is based around thick and dense atmospheric epic songs and the songs range from 6 to 13 minutes in length giving each track room to develop and breathe. The band is also extremely quirky in a way that just has to be British, song titles like “Mirthless Dirge Of The Toadstool Druid” and “Sarkless Kitty’s Weeping” is the sort of weird stuff that bands like Genesis came up with in the early 70′s, its freaky and unusual and they have the eccentric music to match those absurd song titles ”

— Doomantia.com

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2011
Jan 29

The Fishtank
Durham, UK | 7:00pm
The Fishtank
Durham, UK
Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:00pm
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Dawn Of Chaos, Hesper Payne + 2 more tbc
2010
Oct 2

Satan's Hollow
Manchester, MAN, UK | 8:00pm
Satan's Hollow
Manchester, MAN, UK
Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:00pm
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Sponsored by Terrorizer Magazine. Cenurians Ghost, Burial, Bison hammer, Hesper Payne. Our first show in three years!