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Biography

Death Ape Disco is a hard rock/alternative metal/variant metal band with elements of grunge and influences from bands such as Black Label Society, Alice in Chains, Tool and Vision Of Disorder to Down, Crowbar and Nothingface. Death Ape Disco’s current line-up formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in the United Kingdom in 2011. The band is composed of Rob Rainford(Vocals) (Stone Giant), Kit Brice(Vocals, Guitar), James Boulstridge (Guitar), Sam Curtis (bass) and Harry Lehane (drums).

History

The band has been playing many years under different guises and line-ups. Initially starting in Colchester, Essex, around 2003/4 as a Pantera influenced southern metal stlye group with Rob Rainford playing Guitar and with several other members including Dave Atkins (lead guitar) and Sam Curtis (bass) (Stone Giant, Quantum Bigfoot, Desert Monkey) , the band moved to Brighton in 2005/6, lost member Sam Curtis and began progressing into different styles and sounds, broadening their influences. Upon reaching Brighton the band became known as Tophex and rapidly went through several other members including Rob Atkin (drums), James 'Supercunt' Gallagher (Bass, cunt, Thief), and others too numerous to name until Tom Newland (Drums) and 'Platypus' Bill Clayton (bass) joined and the band began gigging in earnest. Tom and Bill left in 2011 after an amicable split. Sam Curtis re-joined the band in July 2011 and drummer Harry Lehane joined early 2012. The band is currently playing shows around the sussex area and writing new material.