One minute silence

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One minute silence
General information
origin London , England
Genre (s) Alternative metal , rap metal , crossover
founding 1995 as Near Death Condition, 2011
resolution 2003
Current occupation
Brian "Yap" Barry
Massimo "Massy" Fiocco
Mario Diani
Martin Davies
former members
Electric guitar
 Chris Ignatiou
Drums
 Simon Dawson
Drums
 Edward George Deen Stratton
Electric guitar
 Kee Payne

One Minute Silence is an English metal band from London that was founded in 1995 under the name Near Death Experience , disbanded in 2003 and has been active again since 2011.

history

The band was founded in 1995 by the singer Brian "Yap" Barry (born November 29, 1967), the guitarist Chris Ignatiou and the bassist Mario Diani (born May 5, 1973) under the name Near Death Experience. Simon Dawson was the drummer. After the drummer Edward George Deen Stratton (born September 14, 1965) was added a few months later, the name was changed to One Minute Silence. The name change had become necessary due to two bands of the same name, one French and one American . The band planned to record a live mini-album, but these plans had to be discarded because Barry fell ill and had to cancel performances beforehand because he sometimes no longer had a voice. After a single in November 1997 under the name South Central , another called A Waste of Things to Come followed in February of the following year . The debut album Available in All Colors followed in April 1998 through Big Cat Records , which was produced by Gene "Machine" Freeman . The album was ranked 31st in the New Zealand album charts. Then it went on tour with the Deftones and a US tour with Sepultura , Anthrax and Soulfly was held. The group could also be seen at Dynamo Open Air and they gave concerts in Japan . In the same year the group was also active together with Stuck Mojo . In early 1999, Kee Payne replaced the guitarist Ignatiou, who had left the group shortly before due to exhaustion. Payne, in turn, was replaced by Massimo "Massy" Fiocco (born April 1, 1980) in the summer of that year. In February, the band held performances in the UK with Pulkas and Liberty 37 . In the further course of 1999 the band performed with Sevendust and Godsmack, among others . A little later, the band went into the studio with producer Colin Richardson to record the album Buy Now… Saved Later , which was released in April 2000 on V2 Records . The recordings had stretched over ten weeks, with a daily workload of 16 to 18 hours. As singles were Holy Man and Fish Out of Water extracted. The latter reached number 56 in the UK single charts. The album itself was in 61st position in the UK album charts. In the same year the band won the Kerrang! Awards in the “Best British Live Act” category. In the course of the release, One Minute Silence carried out a European tour with Slipknot and concerts in stadiums in the USA with Slayer , Hatebreed and Downset . In September 2000 the band performed together with Mudvayne , Ultraspank and Nonpoint . In December they went on tour through Great Britain with Mudvayne, Breed 77 and Tribute to Nothing , before another UK tour followed in November 2001 with Will Haven and Sugarcoma . In February 2002 the band separated from their label V2 Records, whereupon they went on tour through England and Germany with Slipknot, In Flames and American Head Charge . For the release of the EP Revolution followed in January 2003 appearances with Fony in Great Britain. In June, the third album, One Lie Fits All , was released, produced by John Cornfield and John Leckie . The resulting single I Wear My Skin took 44th place in the British single charts. In the middle of the year the group took part in the download festival . In October 2003 the band announced their breakup.

The band has been active again since January 2011. In addition to Barry, Fiocco and Diani, Martin Davies now plays the drums. The band canceled their concert scheduled for July 2011 at the Sonisphere Festival to mark the reunification, as they did not feel ready to perform again. In 2013 the EP Fragmented Armageddon was released via Pledge Music .

style

Christian Graf found in his Nu Metal and Crossover Lexicon that the band on A Waste of Things to Come mixes “the metal power of Pantera with politically motivated hip-hop approaches”. The second album, Buy Now… Saved Later, sounds more menacing and melancholy than its predecessor, Available in All Colors . Allmusic's Steve Huey stated that One Minute Silence is one of the few rap metal bands from the UK . Joel McIver wrote in his book The Next Generation of Rock & Punk Nu-Metal that the band plays energetic music in which the members speak out against racism and capitalism.

Martin Popoff described Available in All Colors in his book The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 3: The Nineties as grooving rapcore , with strong sonic similarities to Rage Against the Machine . He described the texts as inflammatory. In the fourth volume of his book series, Popoff reviewed Buy Now… Saved Later . Here he found that the electric guitars now sound “razor-sharp” and “dazzling” thanks to Richardson's production. The group now sounds even more like Rage Against the Machine, which makes them sound like a clone of this group. This is clear from the repetitive lines of text and slogans, a very similar sounding rap voice and the same political views.

Marcus Schleutermann from Rock Hard wrote in his review of Available in All Colors that it was a crossover of funk , rap and metal. Similarities with Clawfinger , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Faith No More and Rage Against the Machine can be heard. The band also process influences from Groove Metal and Hardcore Punk in the style of Pro-Pain . In a later issue Sonja Lattwesen reviewed Buy Now… Saved Later and found that the music was a mixture of “sweet melodies” and “no end noise” and that there was less emphasis on a mix of hardcore punk and funk. The singing consists of rapeseed, shouts and clear vocals.

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • 1997: South Central (Big Cat Records)
  • 1997: Stuck Between a Rock and a White Face (Big Cat Records)
  • 1998: A Waste of Things to Come (Big Cat Records)
  • 2000: Holy Man (V2 Records)
  • 2000: 1845 (V2 Records)
  • 2000: Rise and Shine (V2 Records)
  • 2001: Fish Out of Water (V2 Records)
  • 2002: Revolution (Taste Records)
  • 2003: I Wear My Skin (Taste Records)
  • 2003: We Bounce (Taste Records)

EPs

  • 2003: Revolution (Taste Records)
  • 2013: Fragmented Armageddon ( Pledge Music )

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h Biography. rockdetector.com, archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; accessed on April 15, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b c Steve Huey: One Minute Silence. Allmusic , accessed April 15, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b Joel McIver: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk Nu-Metal . Omnibus Press, 2002, ISBN 0-7119-9209-6 , p. 93 .
  5. ↑ ALBUMS. nztop40.co.nz, accessed April 21, 2018 .
  6. ^ A b Marcus Schleutermann: One Minute Silence . Available in All Colors. In: Rock Hard . No. 132 , May 1998, pp. 117 .
  7. ↑ Bio. oneminutesilence.net, archived from the original on March 12, 2001 ; accessed on April 21, 2018 .
  8. ↑ a b Justin Stranzl: London's largest rap-metal band thrashes with others at Crowbar. collegian.psu.edu, accessed April 21, 2018 .
  9. ↑ a b ONE MINTUE SILENCE. officialcharts.com, accessed April 21, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Slipknot conquers Kerrang! Awards. lambgoat.com, accessed April 21, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Festival: Download Festival 2003. festivalinfo.nl, accessed on April 21, 2018 .
  12. ↑ ONE MINUTE SILENCE TO SPLIT. nme.com, accessed April 21, 2018 .
  13. ↑ ONE MINUTE SILENCE Is Back. Blabbermouth.net , accessed April 21, 2018 .
  14. ↑ One Minute Silence reunion delayed. completemusicupdate.com, accessed April 21, 2018 .
  15. ↑ One Minute Silence - Fragmented Armageddon. Discogs , accessed April 21, 2018 .
  16. ↑ Martin Popoff : The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 3: The Nineties . Collectors Guide Ltd, Burlington, Ontario, Canada 2007, ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9 , pp. 326 .
  17. ↑ Martin Popoff, David Perri: The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 4: The '00s . Collectors Guide Ltd, Burlington, Ontario, Canada 2011, ISBN 978-1-926592-20-6 , pp. 366 .
  18. ^ Sonja Lattwesen: One Minute Silence . Buy Now ... Saved Later. In: Rock Hard . No. 156 , May 2000, pp. 94 .