My Vitriol
Biography
Alternative Rock band My Vitriol released their debut album in the UK in 2001 on Infectious records to unanimous critical & public acclaim. Having been signed after only 7 shows, and 7 months of being together, the band soon unexpectedly found their songs in the otherwise pop, 'nu-metal' and 'nu-Buckley' dominated mainstream charts of their day. Thankfully things have now changed, as before 2001 even high profile new acts from outside those scenes, such as Queens of the Stone age, and At the Drive-in had not yet managed this.
As a testament to their skills they counted fans amongst peers, established artists and heroes alike, landing support slots with many of them: Butch Vig & Shirley Manson from Garbage, Chino Moreno from Deftones, Stabbing Westward, Placebo, Muse, Manic Street Preachers, A Perfect Circle, Feeder, Coldplay, Ash, to name a few.
Having been discovered by legendary UK talent spotter & DJ Steve Lamacq, the band eventually saw this intital support being reinforced by the rest of BBC Radio One and their playlist. Besides radio, by this point the band had unexpectedly become UK music press favourites, which they however treated with a pinch of 'flavour-of-the-month' skepticism.
Throughout the year, MV's star kept rising as the band found themselves appearing numerous times on tv shows such as Top of the Pops, as well as notable festival performances such as, mainstage Reading to 40,000 people and a nightime higher billing the following year, Glastonbury, V, T in the Park, etc.
The band headlined their first festival stages in Holland on the mainstage in Rotterdam, and the indoor arena in Norway's Quart. They also performed across europe at Roskilde in Denmark, Festimad in Spain, and to 20,000 people at Rock am Ring in Germany. At Summer Sonic in Japan, where Sony Music released their debut, they played to 18,000 people. Their first and only headline show in Tokyo sold out in hours and the venue had to be upgraded twice. read less
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Live Apperances
- My Vitriol at Guilfest 2007 (Reviewed)
- My Vitriol at Download 2007 (Reviewed)