British metal veterans Stampin' Ground are back for what will sadly be their last UK dates.
The band state:
"We slogged our hearts out for 11 years; harder than any band we've ever met, and we loved every minute of it. It's been the greatest ride and we're proud to have been part of it, but all good things come to an end and so has SG. This has nothing to do with musical differences, personal stuff or any other lame ass excuse you've heard a million times, truth is we just feel the time is right to hang it up. We never set out to win the world title, we just wanted to go the distance for 15 rounds and get some good punches in"
The band thank their fans, and guiatrist Scott Atkins says this about life after the band:
"SG were always the underdog, striving against the odds, it's what kept us going.
It will come as no surprise that the majority of SG still has a foothold in UK metal. Ben Frost has taken to the role of manager for CINDERS FALL as well as running his own promo company for struggling UK talent FROSTBITE PROMOTIONS. Adam is recording with his new project BREEDAPART; he cant wait to get back to the stench of piss of those filthy bars and clubs we've been playing for the last decade. I now run my own studio, GRINDSTONE, where UK bands (Denounce, Archaian, Uncerta, Fallout) get pulled into shape without being ripped off and end up sounding like shit for the privilege."
The final dates with Kingsize Blues and Cinders Fall are as follows:
15.10 - Manchester, DAMNATION FESTIVAL / Jilly's Rockworld
26.10 - Newcastle, Trillians Rock Bar
27.10 - Sheffield, The Corporation
28.10 - Merthyr, The Studio Bar
29.10 - London, The Carling Academy Islington