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Deaf Havana

Deaf Havana are an English post-hardcore five-piece band from Norfolk in the United Kingdom. The band was formed in 2006 at the Kings Lynn campus of The College of West Anglia. The band's early releases along with constant touring developed a strong fan base in the UK music scene. The name Deaf Havana came from their former guitarist Sebastian Spitz, but the name itself has no literal meaning.

History

Early days

Deaf Havana was formed when the original members met at at the Kings Lynn campus of The College of West Anglia. The bands roots can, however, be traced back much further with Ryan Mellor, James Amadeus Veck-Gilodi and Lee Willson all attending Smithdon High School and playing together in Various local scene bands. At college, these members were joined by Tom Ogden and Sebastian Spitz, this early lineup saw James singing with Ryan taking guitar / vocal duties.

The band quickly got down to writing songs and an early 7-track demo, titled White Lines But No Camera, was recorded August 2006 at the Lodge, Northampton. The band toured this lineup until the departure of Sebastian and the introduction of Chris Pennells, formally a member of the band "Something About Dave", who took over guitar duties. Around the same time Ryan Mellor also handed over guitar parts to James and took on a the role as front man.

Evangeline

In late 2006 the band began writing songs for their debut EP. 2 songs were roughly recorded titled "The Smiles Were Forced" and "Where It Begins" which were uploaded on to the band's myspace page; open to opinions and criticism from their rather small fanbase. The EP was soon recorded and mixed and "The Smiles Were Forced" was dropped from the EP's tracklisting. The EP saw the light of day at the beginning of 2007 with the tracklisting:

  1. "He Doesn't Know What's Coming To Him"
  2. "Where It Begins"
  3. "Tell Me More Georgie Boy"
  4. "For Stories Sake"

EP Trivia

  • Artwork and photography for the EP was done by Josh Brown who later had a song dedicated to him by the band. This song was called "Josh Brown Don't Talk To Strangers" which was actually an early demo for the song "They Call It The Easy Life", featured on "It's Called The Easy Life".
  • On the spine of the EP cover, the EP's title had been misprinted as "Evangline".
  • "For Stories Sake" was previously featured on the band's debut digital EP "White Lines But No Camera" with the slightly altered title "For The Stories Sake".

Wolf At Your Door (2008-Present)

October 2007 saw the band begin work on the songs that would become their first release.

On the 21st of June 2008 the band announced the signing of a 1 EP 2 Album deal with Wolf At Your Door Records as well as the recording date for their debut E.P.

It's Called The Easy Life

The E.P. was eventually recorded by Jonny Renshaw from Devil Sold His Soul and was mixed by Matt O'Grady (You Me At Six, Architects). In October 2008 the band released this recording through their label, the E.P. titled It's Called the Easy Life received strong reviews from various musical publications. On the back of this success the band begin to receive some recognition.[1][2]January 2009 saw the band complete a UK wide tour with We Are The Ocean - The Urgency[3] and around the same time release their first music video.[4]

Meet Me Halfway, At Least

On the 25th May 2009 the band entered the studio to record their debut studio album. The full-length titled "Meet Me Halfway, At Least" is set to be released digitally on the 7th September with the following tracklisting:

  1. "This Town Is Ours"
  2. "Friends Like These"
  3. "3 Cheers For The Easy Life"
  4. "Nicotine And Alcohol Saved My Life"
  5. "Another Day In This House"
  6. "Waves"
  7. "Ice Doesn't Help The Uncoordinated"
  8. "You Are Beautiful"
  9. "Right Now, I'm Anyone's"
  10. "I Guess I'll Be Leaving Soon"
  11. "In Desperate Need Of Adventure"

Discography

Year Title Label
2007 Evangeline Self Released
2008 It's Called The Easy Life Wolf At Your Door Records
2009 Meet Me Halfway, At Least

Band members

Current members
  • Ryan Mellor - vocals
  • James Amadeus Veck-Gilodi - guitar and vocals
  • Tom Ogden - drums and vocals
  • Lee Wilson - bass guitar
  • Chris Pennells - guitar
Former Members
  • Sebastien Spitz

References

  1. ^ "Incoming". Metal Hammer (186): 76. 2008. Deaf Havana have released one of the most gripping UK debuts in years {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Introducing... New Music Coming Your Way". Kerrang! (1246): 14. 2009. Geography proves to be no obstacle for this Norfolk quintet {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "We Are The Ocean/Deaf Havana tour Announced". Metal Hammer. 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  4. ^ "Deaf Havana Release New Video". Metal Hammer. 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-06-13.

Deaf Havana at MySpace

Wolf at Your Door Records

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