Accidents - Press Kit

PRESS KIT

“There’s something a bit special about Accidents. Combing through worlds of post-rock, progressive rock and more that really doesn’t sound like any one specific thing. That alone makes it worth checking out. 8/10.” - Carl Fisher

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WE ARE ACCIDENTS

Lying somewhere between post-rock and prog-metal, we fuse atmospheric soundscapes, jagged rhythms and beautifully crafted melodies to create something truly unique.

We formed in Manchester during 2018, after a long hiatus from former projects, with a singular vision to make music we all loved. Our first EP, Vemödalen, developed quickly and solidified our aspirations to create heavy, beautiful, progressive music without any unnecessary indulgence - ultimately, we still wanted to write songs, with great melodies and memorable hooks.

By late 2019, and a small lineup change, we had completed recording War Games and looking forward to booking gigs in 2020. Sadly, the world had different plans… Roll on a post-lockdown and the release of Dying Lights. These two singles combined our love of modern, genre-defying bands like TesseracT, Contortionist, Palm Reader, Sleep Token and Arcane Roots.

In September, 2021, Dan Tompkins (TesseracT, White Moth Black Butterfly, ZETA) featured War Games on his Twitch channel and Underground Rock and Metal Spotify Playlist.

“I like this a lot! That intro is amazing, wow! This sounds awesome.”

Following our debut performance at The Castle, Manchester, supporting Kill the Silence, we’re now looking to book gigs and festival slots for 2023 and recording our next release.

Gav | Drums

Joe | Guitar

Sam | Vocals

Rod | Guitar

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RELEASES

Dying Lights (single)

Self-Released 01/10/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic brought an abrupt halt to the band writing the follow-up track to War Games. While this period was challenging, it also presented the opportunity for the each member to experiment further with their own unique style, leading the band to create Dying Lights.

With melodic harmonies, crushing bass and jagged guitar work, Accidents continue to carve their own niche, deliberately avoiding one specific genre or pigeonhole.

For fans of: Mastodon, Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus, Black Peaks

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War Games (single)

Self-Released 24/01/2020

"I like this a lot! That intro is amazing, wow! This sounds awesome" - DAN TOMPKINS (TesseracT, White Moth Black Butterfly, ZETA)

Following a line-up change, the band regrouped in 2019 to begin work on the follow-up to Vemödalen. The result was War Games, which sees Accidents build on their devastating heavy sections to counterpoint beautiful melodies and ambient textures.

As of 2020, the band are hard at work on more new material that pushes their own conceptions of what guitar and vocal driven music can and should be.

For fans of: Tesseract, Thrice, Karnivool, Arcane Roots

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Vemödalen (EP)

Self-RELEASED 24/12/2018

Accidents formed in 2018 and quickly got to work writing their first release, Vemödalen. Each track has been written using a narrative, based on a single word. The meaning defines the story both lyrically and musically. The word 'vemödalen' itself is taken from the 'Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows', which describes the fear that everything has already been done. Recorded and produced by the band in December 2018, over a series of night shifts in an industrial unit in Manchester.

Vemödalen is rooted in many places. Despite sharing some key influences, ultimately each member has their own distinct taste; this combination makes for an interesting application of ideas. Guitars may be reminiscent of contemporary alt-metal at times, while synonymous with early heavy metal or prog rock at others. Clean vocals compliment heavier riffs and compound Accidents' distinct atmospheric passages that feature textural electronic instrumentation and nuanced harmonies.

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