Carcer City (band)

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Carcer City
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Carcer City live in 2016
Background information
Origin Liverpool, UK
Genres Metalcore, progressive metalcore
Years active2008–2019
Labels Stay Sick, Transcend
Past members
  • Patrick Pinion
  • Antony 'Yacka' Moss
  • Bradley Ratcliffe
  • Lewis Hughes
  • Ollie Rooney
  • Steve Anderson
  • Karl Riley
  • Joss Gilbert
Website carcercity.co.uk

Carcer City were a metalcore band from Liverpool, UK. In total, they released three EPs and three full-length albums. They toured both nationally and internationally with well-known artists such as While She Sleeps, [1] Hacktivist, [2] Loathe, [3] Still Remains, [4] Attila, [5] the Word Alive, [6] and more.

Contents

Formed in 2007, they played their final headline show on 14 April 2019 at The Black Heart in Camden, London. [7] [8] They made their final appearance at Techfest festival 2019. [9] [10]

The band got its name from the fictional video game setting of the same name, featured in the Manhunt and Grand Theft Auto video games. [11]

History

The band met in college during 2007. They released their first EP In The Wake of Ruin shortly after. In 2009, they released a second EP: Affliction. [12] The band's first music video was released for the song I Hope You're Left With Nothing. They released their first full-length album The Life We Have Chosen in November 2009 after being signed to Transcend Music. Their second full-length album, The Road Journals, was released as a free download in 2012 to those who tweeted about it. [13] [14] A small number were also made physically. [15] This album was written while on tour from the previous album The Life We Have Chosen'. [11]

In 2013, they released a single, "The Process", as a free download with accompanying music video. [16] While touring in Austria, they were left stranded when they were involved in a bus crash. There were no injuries. [17]

On 7 May 2016 the band signed to Staysick Recordings and announced a new album, Infinite//Unknown, and released a music video of the same name. [18] The construction of this album, from chord progression to track placement was partly done based on the vocalist's unique condition called Synesthesia which causes him to write and arrange music in colours. [19] Aaron Matts, from Betraying the Martyrs, features on the track "Perceptions". [20] The album was met with positive reviews from critics. [21] [22]

On 8 February 2019 the band announced their farewell tour across the UK with support from Last Hounds [23] and a final EP, Silent War, which was self-released by the band, with a video made for the track, "Replicant". [24] [25]

Musical style and influences

Carcer City's music style has often been described as progressive metalcore with atmospheric and electronic elements. [11] The band create their own album artwork for each release. [26]

Discography

Carcer City discography
Studio albums3
Music videos9
EPs3

Studio Albums

YearNameLabel
2009The Life We Have Chosen Transcend Music
2012The Road JournalsSelf-release
2016Infinite//Unknown Staysick Recordings

Extended Plays

YearNameLabel
2008In the Wake of RuinSelf-release
2009AfflictionSelf-release
2019Silent WarSelf-release

Music videos/Singles

YearName
2008"I Hope You're Left With Nothing"
2012"Mistakes I Have to Live With"
2012"The Road Journals"
2012"Disaronno Lips"
2012"If We Make It Home"
2013"The Process"
2014"Perceptions"
2016"Infinite//Unknown"
2016"Sovereign"
2019"Replicant"

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  2. ↑ "Hacktivist at 53 Degrees (Preston) on 5 Dec 2013". Last.fm.
  3. ↑ Redrup, Zach (8 June 2016). "NEWS: Carcer City confirm headline UK tour in July 2016!".
  4. ↑ Giberti, Jamie (13 July 2017). "Still Remains Announce October 2017 UK Tour W/ Carcer City".
  5. ↑ "'CARCER CITY Touring UK and Europe Supporting ATTILA and THE WORD ALIVE!' Rock Arena UK".
  6. ↑ "Attila, The Word Alive & Carcer City - Patronaat Haarlem". www.facebook.com.
  7. ↑ "NEWS: Carcer City break up; announce final EP and farewell UK tour! | DEAD PRESS! | It's more than "just music" to us". 8 February 2019.
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  10. ↑ Redrup, Zach (19 March 2019). "NEWS: Leprous, Vildhjarta, and more join UK Tech-Fest 2019!".
  11. 1 2 3 ""We're trying to be the weirdest metal band possible": An interview with Carcer City at The Joiners". The Edge. 17 August 2016.
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  13. ↑ "ALBUM: Carcer City - The Road Journals | DEAD PRESS! | It's more than "just music" to us". 13 August 2012.
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