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The Dead Formats
12+ albums
punkbritishrockpunk rock5 Stars
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Debut album 'At Sixes And Sevens' out 17th September 2012 via Visible Noise. Get it now on iTunes, Amazon, Play.com (physical), Play.com (digital), HMV. Sign up to the mailing list | Follow on Twitter | Watch on YouTube With a punk attitude and a desire to never be pinned to a single genre, The Dead Formats are an Essex sextet who believe in pushing boundaries both musically and socially. The band released their debut self-titled mini album to critical acclaim - "Compelling listening” (Kerrang) "The Dead Formats may have inadvertently stumbled upon greatness. 8/10” (Rock Sound) for their recorded output, and received rave reviews for their subsequent touring - "Exceptional! 10/10" (Rock Sound). They were also personally selected by the mighty Lostprophets for support on their UK live dates. The band have often been compared to the likes of Gallows and Lostprophets, and perhaps this is more stylistically true than one might think. All three bands have used driving guitar music and great bands from the past as a springboard into their own sound, and all three bands' sounds remain ultimately undefinable. The Dead Formats are undeniably British - in their accents, their style, their attitude and their influences. Their strongest roots lie in 70's punk bands such as The Jam, The Buzzcocks and The Sex Pistols but as bass guitarist Jon Poulten says, "It’s not about reliving the past with our music, though at the same time it’s definitely something worth remembering." However, o
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