Keyside Strike

Keyside strike are a 4 piece Hardcore band from Darlington featuring ex members of Lowlife UK and Goatsniffer. The 'Strike Force is ; Stoney Strike - Shoutin & crunch. BIG NEIL MORTAL - Crunch & shoutin'! Ian The Goat - Rumblin' & shoutin'! J' Belts'um - Bangin' & crashin'! Formed in December 2003 as a 3 piece and later adding a second guitar player. Beefin' the grunt levels of the sound they make! the've gone through the usual bout line up changes, but fingers crossed that's all done with now! First gig was January 2004, since then they have played all over the North of England with bands such as Murphy's Law, Bleed 13, Mingers, Assert, Apathy Syndrome, The Nothing, D-Rail, Tear Jerk, Maypole, Flickknives & Splinters, Lowlife UK, Dying Breath, Another Breath, 5 Knuckle, An American Obsession, Between Lines, Battle Royale, Loudmouth, Fude, Buzzkill, Marked for Death, Break it up, No Turning Back, Internal Affairs, Wage of Sin, DEMOB, Sick On The Bus, Bring me the Horizon, 3CR, 4 Past Midnight, Dead Pets, Demon 340, Today We Fight, Boobie Trap, Dogbite, Sick 56 and Stuntface, The Hangmen, (THE ALMIGHTY) GIMPFIST!. Their aim is to set the record straight by playin' some genuine hardcore punk. They don't peddle out tired old metal riffs tuned in dropped D'! It's called HARDCORE that's what they do, it's the sound they make! They released their first cd, ".... Grin And Bear It...." in '05 on Hobson's Choice Records. Featuring 10 trax of the finest material. It's sold pretty well at gigs up n down the North East. Now at long last they are ready to unleash the next chapter of their aural manifesto! December '06 saw the unveiling of the latest installment in aural battery! "Hit Me Again..." was recorded at Darlington's finest recording establishment again, and is a marked improvment both in production and song writing. Not that there was much wrong before, but the're even better now!