Conquest @ Drayman - 17/12/07
(alan@rockmatrix.co.uk)
The biggest Metal Monday crowd of the year (at the Drayman) met the four members of Conquest as they strode on stage. All four members are already known for their work with previous bands, solo outings or merely being mainstays of the local scene so there were no strangers up there. With a sound based between traditional heavy metal and 80s hard rock...
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Gig review - Darbex Band Quest (Metal Heat 3) @ Drayman - 18/02/08
(interstellar_overdrive2@yahoo.co.uk)
ZocalornConquestrnDownfallrnrnNow everyone talks about derbies, be they football, rugby, ice hockey etc but they can happen within local music scenes as well. We have already had one derby of the Arsenal/Tottenham variety with Cursed as Angels taking on Without Remorse and tonight we had another local ding dong derby that is more of a Charlton/Palace...
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Gig review - Darbex Band Quest (Metal final) @ Drayman - 05/05/08
(alan@rockmatrix.co.uk)
The Darbex metal final got off to a crunching start thank to Violation Complex (7.5/10). Their brand of progwarped extreme metal was the perfect way to wake anyone bogged down by the increasing heat inside the venue.rnrnTrad metallers Conquest (6.5) were next, displaying a song writing ability which escapes many a contemporary act. Schizophrenia (6.5)...
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Gig review: Band Quest Metal Heat 6 @ The Drayman - 23/03/09
(alan@rockmatrix.co.uk)
1st) Violation Complexrn2nd) Conquestrn3rd) VenxiarnrnAnother week and another heat in the Bexleyheath metal category of Band Quest, with 3 bands battling for a place at Bloodstock!rnrnWith tonights favourites Violation Complex (8/10) on first the venue was nicely packed for their death metal onslaught. The four-piece are aptly named as the music draws...
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Gig review: The Monday Hate Club @ Bull and Vic - 07/12/09
(ccman_666@hotmail.com)
Conquest (7/10) opened the night with a raw mix of 70's rock and NWOBM bands of the 80's. The crunchy bass, high vocals and steady beats showed the band taking their Maiden influences down a slower, grinding route; a different direction to today's Power and Speed metal bands. Though their sound may seem old, their lyrics keep them up to date, with such...
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