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[Inspector Abberline]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

I saw Pitchshifter a couple of times in Bristol,they were on the verge of being the next big thing then pretty much disappeared.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

I saw Pitchshifter a couple of times in Bristol,they were on the verge of being the next big thing then pretty disappeared.

They had a pretty decent folllowing - they did a few festivals etc. and picked up a few more fans when they changed their sound/went more mainstream during the mid/late '90s. I remember a time when MTV2 used to play Dead Battery and Hidden Agenda almost repeatedly.

I was in the crowd when they played Reading in '99:



I do like both the eras although "Desensitized" remains my fave album of theirs.

[Inspector Abberline]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

They had a pretty decent folllowing - they did a few festivals etc. and picked up a few more fans when they changed their sound/went more mainstream during the mid/late '90s.

I was in the crowd when they played Reading in '99:



I do like both the eras although "Desensitized" remains my fave album of theirs.

Yeah they were all over metal press at the time,Kerrang etc they seemed to be destined for greatness but never happened,same with Sheep On Drugs,although they were never gonna be big they did cause bit of stir at the time.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

Yeah they were all over metal press at the time,Kerrang etc they seemed to be destined for greatness but never happened,same with Sheep On Drugs,although they were never gonna be big they did cause bit of stir at the time.

Yeah, I'm not sure what happened really after they released Deviant... there were rumours of fallings out within the band and the record label. They eventually released PSI (with a different label I think) which was pretty mediocre and then they just seemed to disappear.

Speaking of Bristol, a band from the the South-West who I first saw in Bristol before they made it 'big' (well, biggish) was Sunna. Their debut album was really very good and I remember hearing Power Struggle over and over around the same time as the Pitchshifter tunes on MTV2 too... then nothing. Must be some kind of MTV2 curse at the time or something. MTDS may be able to give us more details.

[Inspector Abberline]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

Yeah, I'm not sure what happened really after they released Deviant... there were rumours of fallings out within the band and the record label. They eventually released PSI (with a different label I think) which was pretty mediocre and then they just seemed to disappear.

Speaking of Bristol, a band from the the South-West who I first saw in Bristol before they made it 'big' (well, biggish) was Sunna. Their debut album was really very good and I remember hearing Power Struggle over and over around the same time as the Pitchshifter tunes on MTV2 too... must be some kind of MTV2 curse at the time or something. MTDS may be able to give us more details.

Sunna,heard the name but never there music,will investigate.Ive been rattling my brains trying to remember another band who were doing the rounds at the same time,One minute Silence,saw them around the same time as Pitchshifter,I see they've done a few albums but have not since done nothing from the mid naughties.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

Sunna,heard the name but never there music,will investigate.Ive been rattling my brains trying to remember another band who were doing the rounds at the same time,One minute Silence,saw them around the same time as Pitchshifter,I see they've done a few albums but have not since done nothing from the mid naughties.

Yeah, I used to listen to them quite a bit too - I can remember playing this on repeat when I first got it!

[Inspector Abberline]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

Yeah, I used to listen to them quite a bit too - I can remember playing this on repeat when I first got it!

Yes thats the one,very good live band,but the whole rap/metal scene went into meltdown with the likes of Korn and Limp Biscuit,I mean Fred Dirst pretty killed that scene.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

Yes thats the one,very good live band,but the whole rap/metal scene went into meltdown with the likes of Korn and Limp Biscuit,I mean Fred Dirst pretty killed that scene.

Yeah Fred Durst just turned it into a big (unintentional) joke and pretty much killed it. I wasn't a massive Korn fan but did like some of their earlier stuff (Life is Peachy etc.) but lost all interest in them pretty much after that.

Skinlab, Snot and Stuck Mojo were alright though.

[Inspector Abberline]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

Yeah Fred Durst just turned it into a big (unintentional) joke and pretty much killed it. I wasn't a massive Korn fan but did like some of their earlier stuff (Life is Peachy etc.) but lost all interest in them pretty much after that.

Skinlab, Snot and Stuck Mojo were alright though.

Ah Stuck Mojo,yes i remember them,I did go thru a Korn phase,saw them in london around about the time of Untouchables [2004] album got released,glad I saw them but they were just a one trick pony.