Mallory Knox

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Mallory Knox
Mallory Knox at Rock am Ring (2017)
Mallory Knox at Rock am Ring (2017)
General information
origin Cambridge , England
Genre (s) Alternative rock , post-hardcore
founding 2009
Website www.malloryknox.com
Current occupation
Joe Savins
Rhythm guitar , backing vocals
 James Gillet
Sam Douglas
Dave Rawling
former members
Mikey Chapman (2009-2018)

Mallory Knox is a British alternative rock / post-hardcore band from Cambridge, founded in 2009 .

history

The group was founded in Cambridge in August 2009 and has since consisted of singer Mikey Chapman, lead guitarist Joe Savins, rhythm guitarist James Gillet, bassist Sam Douglas, and drummer Dave Rawling. The band name is based on a character from the feature film Natural Born Killers in which Quentin Tarantino participated.

After the group had spent the first three months writing their first tracks, the group moved into the recording studio with Dan Lancaster to record an EP. This is called Pilot , but was only released in June 2011. Shortly before the release, the band signed a record deal with the British label A Wolf At Your Door Records , through which the EP was offered for free download.

In 2012 Mallory Knox played for the first time at the Download Festival . In November and December the band played as the opening act for the English emo band Canterbury on their headlining tour. During 2012 the group released several singles from their debut album Signals , which was released in late January 2013 on A Wolf At Your Door Records. The album made it into the UK album charts , where it placed 33rd. Shortly after the album was released, the band accompanied Don Broco on their national concert tour, and in April 2013 the first tour followed as headliners. About three months later, the group signed a recording deal with Search and Destroy Records , a subsidiary of Sony Music and Raw Power Management .

The group was with the Kerrang! Awards 2013 in the category Best British Newcomer , but the title went to Lower Than Atlantis . A few weeks before the award ceremony, the group played at the Slam Dunk Festival for the first time . Mallory Knox opened the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August . In November 2013, the group started again on a headlining tour through the United Kingdom, which was accompanied by the Blitz Kids . In December it was announced that Mallory Knox would tour the UK in February 2014 with A Day to Remember , Every Time I Die and The Story So Far . The group also toured in December 2014 Support for Tonight Alive and One Ok Rock by Europe , including in Germany .

The group spent the spring and summer on a festival tour. Mallory Knox played again at the Slam Dunk Festival and the Reading and Leeds Festivals. On October 27, 2014, Asymmetry, the second studio album, was released, which also made it into the national charts. It debuted at number 16. The work was at the Kerrang! Awards in 2015 in the category "Best Album", but the award went to Marmozets . In early 2015, the group played on the second leg of Sleeping with Sirens and Pierce the Veil's world tour , which took place in the United States . The group said their second album will be available in the United States in June 2015. At the beginning of June the band performed for the first time at Rock am Ring - which took place for the first time in Mendig - and its sister festival Rock im Park . This was followed by an appearance at the download festival . On June 19, 2015, the group started their second concert tour through North America as part of the Warped Tour . The band was seen on the entire tour. Mallory Knox played on the Monster Energy Stage throughout the Warped Tour with bands like The Amity Affliction , Our Last Night , Silverstein and Being as an Ocean .

On September 24th, 2015 the group will play a concert with We Are the Ocean that will take place as part of the Rugby Union World Cup 2015 . Four days later, on September 28, 2015, the band started their homecoming tour with Set It Off! through the United Kingdom, which ends after ten concerts on October 9, 2015.

In February 2018 the band split from singer Mikey Chapman. Sam Douglas, who was the bass player in the band up to this point, takes over the post of lead vocalist so that the group functions as a quartet.

style

Singer Mikey Chapman at Rock am Ring in Mendig, 2015

Mallory Knox's style of music is broadly described as alternative rock , which can, however, now and then drift into heavier genres. Influences from post-hardcore can also be heard, such as the young guns or lost prophets celebrate or play. Thomas Becker from Powermetal.de attributes the group a musical similarity to groups like We Are the Ocean and Deaf Havanna .

Jonas Kemme from the online music portal Metal.de describes Mallory Knox's music, for example, as “pop-impregnated rock” that “cheers with slightly hard guitars.” However, he also describes the easily audible borrowings of post-hardcore. British Rock Sound and Dom Lawson of The Guardian write that "Asymmetry musically picks up where signals ended."

Awards and nominations

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Signal
  UK 33 02/02/2013 (1 week)
Asymmetry
  UK 16 11/08/2014 (2 weeks)
Wired
  UK 18th 03/23/2017 (1 week)
Singles
Ghost in the Mirror
  UK 85 08/30/2014 (1 week)

Web links

Commons : Mallory Knox  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Laut.de : Mallory Knox: artist profile
  2. ↑ Sean Reid: Alter the Press! : A Wolf At Your Door Sign Mallory Knox
  3. ↑ Claire White: Love Music Love Life : MALLORY KNOX ANNOUNCED AS CANTERBURY MAIN TOUR SUPPORT
  4. ↑ a b c Chart tracking: UK
  5. ↑ Dead Press : NEWS: Don Broco confirm Mallory Knox and Hey Vanity as support for 2013 UK tour!
  6. ↑ Rob: Ourzone Magazine : "Mallory Knox announce UK headline tour" ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ourzonemag.com
  7. ↑ Tina Hart: Musicweek : Mallory Knox sign to Search and Destroy
  8. ↑ Kerrang : Relentless Kerrang! Awards 2013 - The Nominations
  9. ↑ Rhian Jones: Musicweek : Kerrang! Awards 2013 - all the winners
  10. ↑ Steph HTF: Hit the Floor : SLAM DUNK FESTIVAL 2013 ADDS SLEEPING WITH SIRENS, MALLORY KNOX & MORE
  11. ↑ Rock Sound : READING / LEEDS FESTIVAL 2013 REVIEW: SUNDAY - DEAF HAVANA, THE BLACKOUT, TWIN ATLANTIC!
  12. ↑ Rock Sound : MALLORY KNOX JOIN A DAY TO REMEMBER UK TOUR AS MAIN SUPPORT
  13. ↑ Rock.de : Mallory Knox on tour soon!
  14. ↑ Rock Sound : KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES, CHIODOS, MALLORY KNOX & MORE JOIN SLAM DUNK FESTIVAL!
  15. ↑ James Nuttall: Yorkshire Evening Post : Gig preview: Mallory Knox at Leeds Festival
  16. ↑ Emily Carter: Kerrang! : And the Relentless Kerrang! Awards 2015 nominees are ...
  17. ↑ Kerrang! : Kerrang! Awards 2015 winners list
  18. ^ Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : PVRIS, Mallory Knox added to Sleeping With Sirens, Pierce The Veil tour
  19. ↑ Dasding : Who plays where at Rock am Ring? The timetable is here! ( Memento of the original from June 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dasding.de
  20. ↑ Rock Sound : DOWNLOAD-FESTIVAL 2015: 19 more big names announced
  21. ↑ RockRevolt Mag : NEWS: Mallory Knox Confirmed For Entire 2015 Vans Warped Tour
  22. ^ John Bazley: Alternative Press : Warped Tour announces 2015 stage placements
  23. ^ Andy Morris: Rugby & Lutterworth Observer : Mallory Knox and We Are The Ocean lined up for Rugby's World Cup festival
  24. ↑ Emily Carter: Kerrang : Mallory Knox confirm UK Homecoming Tour support
  25. ↑ Jack Rogers: Rock Sound : VOCALIST MIKEY CHAPMAN HAS RELEASED A STATEMENT AFTER LEAVING MALLORY KNOX
  26. ↑ Manuel Berger: Laut.de : Mallory Knox - Asymmetry criticism
  27. ↑ naw2: Ultimate Guitar Archives : Mallory Knox - signal Review
  28. ↑ Thomas Becker: Powermetal.de : Mallory Knox - Asymmetry criticism
  29. ↑ Jonas Kemme: Metal.de : Mallory Knox - Asymmetry criticism
  30. ↑ Rock Sound : Mallory Knox - Asymmetry Review
  31. ^ Dom Lawson: The Guardian : Mallory Knox - Asymmetry Review