This Is Menace

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This Is Menace
OriginUnited Kingdom
Genres Metalcore, alternative metal, nu metal
Years active2004–2008
Labels PSI, Fourth Wall
Past members Jason Bowld
Mark Clayden
Lee Erinmez
Paul Fletcher
Gerald Walton
Owen Packard

This Is Menace was a British metalcore supergroup formed in 2004.

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History

The band was formed by bassist Mark Clayden and drummer Jason Bowld during the hiatus of their previous band, Pitchshifter. The group released their limited EP, Collusion in 2005. Shortly after that the band released their debut album No End in Sight in 2005.

The band released their second album, The Scene Is Dead , in 2007, along with the Emotion Sickness DVD, featuring live shows and a "making of" segment. In 2008, the project was terminated.

In 2020, Pitchshifter's social media accounts announced a final This Is Menace album entitled isM; the album is a compilation of songs from the two previous albums, with one additional unreleased song called "Redisposed". [1]

Members

Last line-up

Guest vocalists

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

EP

DVD

Artwork

This Is Menace album and DVD artwork by DOSE-productions.

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References

  1. "Metal Supergroup This is Menace Release Final Record and Bury Their DNA". 28 October 2020.