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Huron are an English thrash metal band formed in Plymouth in late 2007. [1] They released their first studio album, Cheyne Stoking , in June 2009 on Rising Records. The band have garnered positive critical attention for their live performances. [2] [3] [4] They released their fourth studio recording The Dead Stay Dead in February 2016. [5] [6]
Huron were signed in 2008 by Rising Records UK. Their debut album titled Cheyne Stoking came out in 2009 and received glowing reviews from the international music press with a KKKK in Kerrang! and 8/10 in Rock Sound . In May 2009 Bruce Dickinson played the track "Break Your Neck" and talked about the album on his BBC radio show. Huron then toured the UK extensively with bands including Valient Thorr and Viking Skull and got their first festival booking with the Clive Aid Festival along with Marshall Law and Praying Mantis. Huron continued touring the UK and eventually got booked for the Hellfire Festival along with Saxon, Anvil and Fields of the Nephilim. During 2010 Huron were booked to play the Hammerfest II festival along with Devil Driver, Suicidal Tendencies, Orange Goblin and Iced Earth. [6]
After a successful tour and debut festivals Huron went into the studio to start recording their second album, Mary Celeste, released worldwide through Casket Records UK on 30 May 2011. [6] This album was very well received and achieved 7/10 with Metal Hammer . 2011 saw Huron play Hard Rock Hell V The Metal Gods Festival which finished of a very productive year. In 2011, after a successful tour and debut festivals Huron went into the studio to start recording their second album titled Mary Celeste which was released worldwide on 30 May 2011. The reviews from the international press were strong with a solid 7/10 in the Metal Hammer magazine. The momentum started building with their music being played on Total Rock Radio, Planet Rock and a host of others from all over Europe and the US. Towards the end of 2011, Huron were booked to play Hard Rock Hell V sharing stage 2 with acts Sanity Days, Warbringer and Hellfighter.
2012 saw the release of their anticipated third release War Party, released as a promotion tool for fans and the music industry this EP received 7/10 and a glowing review from Adam Rees of the Metal Hammer magazine. Apart from various supporting slots in 2012 Huron went on to also play three festivals : The Download Festival, 7 June, The Bulldog Bash, 10 August and the Bloodstock Festival, 12 August.
War Party, a 4 track promo CD, was self-released and was reviewed in the August 2012 edition of the Metal Hammer..."The Title says it all! The Brutish grooves and snarling attitude on Bite The Kerb and Mercy Killing are suitably belligerent, with choruses to put Huron on the radar of Five Finger Death Punch Fans!" 7/10 Adam Rees 2012.
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