Breed 77

Breed 77
Breed 77
	File:14wugzn.png from left to right: Adam Lewis, Pedro Caparros, Paul Isola, Danny Felice, Stuart Cavilla
Background information
Origin	Gibraltar, UK; (Map via Placeopedia)
Years active	1996–present
Members	Paul Isola; Danny Felice; Stuart Cavilla; Pedro Caparros; Adam Lewis

The music of the band Breed 77 (pronounced "Breed Seven-Seven") is a fusion of rock, metal and flamenco.

Breed 77 originate from Gibraltar (Map), an overseas territory of the UK. Old school friends from Gibraltar; Paul Isola, Danny Felice, Stuart Cavilla met up in London and became informally known as the Gibraltar Mafia. When in late April 1996 this circle of friends formed a band, they wanted a name to reflect their joint origins and called themselves simply Breed. The band were forced to change their name because it was previously registered by Steve Hewitt (Placebo) on his vanity record label. Stuart Cavilla, the band's bass player, had previously worked as a motorcycle courier under the call sign of Kilo 77 or K77, and the band became Breed 77.

In 1998, Kerrang! readers voted Breed 77 the 'Best Unsigned Band'. In 1999, they won both the Metal Hammer and Kerrang! awards for the best new band. Then in 2001 they signed a five album deal with Albert Productions the legendary Australian publisher of AC/DC.

Breed 77's first self-titled album was first released in November 2001 and due to a high demand was re-released in April 2005. Their second album Cultura was released on the 3rd May 2004 and went to number 61 in the UK album charts and number 3 in the Rock Album Chart. Cultura contains the singles La Ultima Hora, The River, and World's on Fire. The River managed to secure their first UK Top 40 position, getting to number 39 in the UK Singles Chart. World's On Fire just missed out scraping in at number 43, but was number 1 in the Rock Singles Chart. Not a bad effort considering neither song received any mainstream radio air-time and the videos were only featured on Scuzz.

Breed 77 have just completed post-production of their third album In My Blood (En Mi Sangre) due for international release on 11th September 2006. In My Blood (En Mi Sangre) was produced by the legendary Ron Saint-Germain (The Saint) noted for his work with Soundgarden, Tool, Creed and Bad Brains. Two bonus tracks were produced by Greg Havers (Manic Street Preachers). The first single from this album Alive was out on the 12th of June 2006, also known as Download Monday, and reached number 6 in the Rock Singles Chart.

Breed 77 have toured consistently over the years, they have supported bands such as Black Sabbath, Machine Head, Danzig and Napalm Death. Now as a headlining act in their own right are Download Festival favourites (receiving rave reviews) and have built up a loyal following.

The dates for a headlining UK tour have been announced for September 2006. The band will then tour Australia followed by the United States in 2007, although these dates have not yet been announced.