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Spires

Rank #29 Manchester, UK Metal / Progressive Metal / Death Metal

Spires

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Members: Paul Sadler - Vocals/Guitar, Paul Cuthbert - Guitar, Alex Jolley - Bass, Chris Barnard - Drums

Sounds Like: Opeth, Emperor, Mastodon, Cynic - The Official Page, Death

Bio: Spires are a four piece Progressive Metal band, based in Manchester, UK. Initially the brainchild of vocalist, guitarist and producer Paul Sadler, he was later joined by the virtuosic Paul Cuthbert on guitar (ex Nailed/Sermon of Hypocrisy), Alex Jolley on bass, and Chris Barnard on drums. This l... See Full Bio

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: Had an great time playing The Old Angel in Nottingham last night. big thanks to the aweome Setsudan , Bloodguard... http://t.co/P0VKh9VmMT

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“As far as Spiral of Ascension is concerned, I've had to retro-actively add it to my “Best Albums Of 2011”-lists. This is a band fully deservant of getting a (good) deal in the major label part of the music business. 98/100”

— Tony, concreteweb.be (Belgium)

““Within Spires lies hope not only for the Mancunian (scene), but also for British Progressive Metal” ”

— Rachel Mann, Classic Rock Presents Prog

"Everything about this is classy...there's no way they'll be unsigned for long" 4.5/6

— Zero Tolerance Magazine, Oct 2011

“’Spiral of Ascension’ is a definite must for those who enjoy their Progressive Metal at the spikier and more challenging end of the spectrum - 8/10”

— Matt Spall, Powerplay Magazine

“‘Spiral of Ascension’ is an outstanding album and, as a result, Spires deserve to be huge and I have no doubt that they will be. Easily my Metal and Progressive album of 2010. 4.5 / 5”

— Lara Lackie, Get Ready to Rock

“conclusion, to say I’m impressed is an understatement. Consider my mind blown - 95%”

— Louise Yardley, LouciferSpeaks.com

“This record is able to stand proudly toe to toe with legendary albums like Focus, Human and Still Life. It’s authors can be fully justified in taking limitless pride in their creation”

— Andy Synn, No Clean Singing

“Picking a favourite moment from my listening experience of Spiral Of Ascension is such a hard call, because it feels like a musical journey from start to finish and to enjoy it fully you must immerse yourself in the full 65 minutes of power! 9/10”

— Zorro, Sonic Shocks

“If you call yourself a metal fan, you need this and you need it now. A truly outstanding piece of art, where Spires go next is anybody’s guess, but this is truly amazing. ”

— Phil, Sonic Abuse

“This is a really impressive album that will be a favourite with fans of progressive metal in years to come - 9/10”

— Rhys Milsom, Dead Press Zine

“Probably one of the best pieces of metal in 2010…All serious Prog lovers should buy this gem! 13/15”

— Alexander Meyer, Myrevelations.de

"This is intelligent, challenging music that demands concentration, without sounding impressed by it's own cleverness"

— Tom Dare, Terrorizer Magazine

“A very diverse job, full of changes in style, but manages to have a flow and continuity. Altogether we have 8 units with a maturity of up to 65 minutes...This disc has much to offer those who love melodic and progressive metal. 90/100”

— Sofia Charalampous, Devils Horns Mag (Greece)

“Spires are without a doubt the most exciting new band to come outta the UK in a while simply cos they're so different yet so familiar and most of all, not so technical as to be so far up their own arses that you can't work it out: this is still very much grass roots heavy metal albeit with an extra dimensional edge”

— Shan Siva, Battle Helm review

“Anyone who takes sufficient time to listen to SPIRES, will be amply rewarded! - 4.5/5 ”

— Stoffi, Stormbringer (Austria)

“You don’t listen to this kind of music, you experience it and this is a band you really have to experience for yourself. In many ways an avant-garde mish mash like this should not work. For me however, it does and that is huge credit to this outstandingly talented outfit.”

— Pete Garrison, Cravemetal.com

“Every single minute is a delight…there is simply everything that makes it such a successful album. 8.5/10”

— Andreas Krause, Bloodchamber.de

“The songs, which at times are very long, are intricate and offer a lot of technical musicianship, but also flow very well. A very exciting new band. 5/6”

— Anders Brevig, Ostlendingen.no (Norway)

“...an illuminating glimpse into genius song craft...you will be extremely hard pushed to find a better British progressive extreme metal band on the basis of the eight tracks here.”

— PuddaWudda, UK Metal Underground

“Truly unbelievable that this band has no label, especially when you see how much junk is out there today!”

— Bart van Berlo, Rockportaal (Netherlands)

“Here is a band that applies the technicality of a band like Dream Theater without being overly complex or alienating, and it blends skilfully together with the extreme elements...There’s a real skilfulness to the way they shift so easily from these intense, dreamy sounds into more brutal, deathly passages and it definitely works”

— Luci Herbert, Metal Team UK

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Spiral of Ascension Released on Nov 1, 2010

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Spires - Broken Hourglass

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Sep 26

Surya London
London, UK | 7:30pm
Surya London
London, UK
Thu Sep 26 7:30pm
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Fri
Sep 27

Scruffy Murphys
Birmingham, UK | 8:00pm
Scruffy Murphys
Birmingham, UK
Fri Sep 27 8:00pm
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Face Bar
Reading, UK | 8:00pm
Face Bar
Reading, UK
Sat Sep 28 8:00pm
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Oct 4

OJC Solution
Hillegom, NL | 8:00pm
OJC Solution
Hillegom, NL
Fri Oct 04 8:00pm
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A New Prayer
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Still Unknown
Great stuff - more songs please!
Wrapped in a Sheet
Cheers lads! I'll see if I can make it to the Old Angel on the 23rd. \m/

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