Livin' In A Valvestate

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(From their myspace) Started in Torquay in 2004 the idea of Livin' In A Valvestate was conceived by lead guitarist Damian Seymour with the aid of his younger brother Dom and friend Rob Dowall, from the very start it was always the goal of the band to entertain crowds by means of a flamboyant front man and lead guitar attack whilst being backed by the solid foundations of a powerful rhythm section. Within a few months the band had recruited Matt Featherstone for lead vocals and Sam hall on drums. Influences came from bands such as AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, Metallica, Aerosmith and Ozzy and still do to this day. During 2005 the band entered and won convincingly the Torbay schools battle of the bands, and during the first twenty two months of the bands existence they found themselves featured no less than thirty five times in the local newspapers and media magazines, none of these features included gig listings. The band now gigging locally started gaining approval from fans and landlords alike being noticed for their classic sound despite their ages, as time progressed the band improved musically and began playing further a field playing as far as south Yorkshire in their first full year of gigging. The following year the band played support to Pete Way of Waysted and UFO on Waysted’s back from the dead tour at the Halfmoon in Paignton, also playing two dates with Juicy Lucy on their “do that and you’ll lose it tour.” And working with Jason Bittner of shadow falls on his

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