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March of Anger have
redesigned themselves in many different guises over the
years. Starting as a three piece, they played
regular gigs in and around the local pub / squat scene,
but eventually split when the singer joined the punk /
metal cross-over outfit, Maniac.
Ultimately, Maniac also
folded to allow the true incarnation of March of Anger
to evolve. Shaping their sound on heavy
riff-based guitars, tribal drum rhythms and atmospheric
keyboards, March of Anger rapidly attracted a strong
following in and around south-east London.
Early gigs saw them play
twice at the Marquee Club in London while early demos
were played on local pirate radio stations. In 1992 MOA
released a 12" mini album entitled "Beautiful World" via
the newly formed Record Label.
Paul Russell of Metal
Hammer magazine rated "Beautiful World" with the
comment: I for one will be watching carefully for MOA
to march up a few more rungs in the future.
Live reviews also noted
March of Anger's raw aggressive appeal. Paul Mills of
Kerrang noted that the frontman screams like a
ruptured rottweiler and looks like your arse! The
review concluded with:
At the moment, our rock
scene is slowly choking to death, and Britain really
needs a band like this to loosen the grip and let it
breathe.
High praise indeed! But
one which March of Anger found difficult to meet.
Increasingly disillusioned, MOA disbanded in 1993.
Various incarnations of
March of Anger emerged over the 1990s recording some
high quality material, but it wasn't until 2006 that the
main core decided to reform to make their unique racket
once again.
The new four track EP,
"Blood Forever More" (2008), recaptures the very essence
of MOA - an uncompromising assault! Enjoy...
Click here to listen to
the new March of Anger tracks. |