Pitchshifter - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 28.11.24

Name: Pitchshifter - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 28.11.24
Start: 2024-11-28T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-28T22:00:00+00:00
Location: 147b Albert Road, Southsea PO4 0JW Southsea, United Kingdom

Schedule

Thu Nov 28 2024 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

147b Albert Road, Southsea PO4 0JW Southsea, United Kingdom | Portsmouth, EN

PVC PRESENTS
*PITCHSHIFTER - 28th NOV 2024*
/// £25.00 in advance, on sale Friday \\\
👉 www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk 👈
Doors 7:00pm
Support BlackGold + Sabres
PITCHSHIFTER have been mainstay in the British music scene for over three decades.
Below is an abridged biography of their many achievements to date:
In printed media the band has graced the covers of magazines such as Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Rocksound, Big Cheese and more. Legendary UK comic 2000AD wrote Pitchshifter into a an issue where long-time anti-hero Judge Dredd allegedly shoots at the band for disturbing the peace. Frontman J.S. Clayden was also the longest guest columnist for Metal Hammer Magazine.
On the radio Pitchshifter recorded numerous sessions for the infamous John Peel Show (RIP), and enjoyed steady airings on XFM and the Radio 1's rock shows in the UK, while becoming college radio favorites in the USA.
On TV the band have graced the small screen all over the world from MTV's “Fashionably Loud” in Jamaica, to Japan's Fuji TV. Pitchshifter's music has been used by industry giants such as Volkswagen to promote the release of their Vortex edition VW Beetle.
In movies Pitchshifter's music has been used in major motion pictures, trailers and soundtracks, from Mortal Kombat and Paycheck (starring Ben Affleck & Uma Thurman, directed by John Woo) to cult classic The Crow, and oddball Sci-Fi thriller Brainscan starring Edward Furlong (Terminator).
On the small screen, Pitchshifter’s music has been featured in hot Video Game titles such as “Test Drive,”“Twisted Metal,”“SX Superstar,” and “Rallisport Challenge 2”.
In the live arena Pitchshifter's show is legendary. From the lore of the band-induced stage invasion at the Phoenix Festival to a piano solo with a sledgehammer at the Garage Clubin London, Pitchshifter's live show has always been incendiary. They have played main stage at the Reading Music Festival and toured the UK, USA, and Europe on Ozzfest and Warped Tour. In fact, Pitchshifter have wreaked havoc in 28 countries worldwide alongside touring partners such as: Deftones, Quicksand, Tool, Fugazi, Static X, Black Sabbath, Incubus, Taproot, Hundred Reasons, Limp Bizkit and many more.
In the studio Pitchshifter have recorded nine albums, many singles (and their accompanying videos) and made their own DVD. They have collaborated with Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), John Stanier (Helmet/Tomohawk), Machine (Hed-Lamb of God/Lost Prophets) and Dave Jerden (Alice In Chains/Jane's Addiction/Offspring). On the production side, Pitchshifter have commissioned remixes from an eclectic mix of bands & DJs from Biohazard to Fuzz Townshend to DJ Punk Roc. They have also remixed acts as diverse as New York metallers Prong and Welsh Platinum-sellers Stereophonics.
Random facts: Pitchshifter were the first band to name an album after their website. There was once an alien crop circle fashioned in the Pitchshifter image (although to this day nobody has come forward as to its origin). Singer J.S. was once assaulted on stage by right-wing fanatics for his anti-fascist beliefs. And last but not least, Pitchshifter had one of theiralbum covers banned in Poland (sorry, Poland).
To cut a long story short - Pitchshifter have lived it like no others on the underground scene. Always innovative, never compromising, Pitchshifter have stamped their own unique blend of guitar-laden digital chaos all over the scene, indelibly marking their place in British music history.