1" Volcano
"Grunge-lite"

John used to be in a band called Spilinski, with his brother Riki. they broke up, and Riki and John started another band with Graeme from Venkman (formerly Throb) and Doug from on noble (formerly Tropical Medicines, formerly Infernal). Riki went to live in Italy and was reborn as Ricardo, a goateed, pasta and wine loving type. John, aghast at this betrayal, gave Riki's abandoned bass and amp to his flatmate Lee, who overnight became a rock chick extra-ordinaire, in a kind of foot on the moniter, nashville pussy way. so, along with Graeme "fieldy" field on kick-ass rawk drums and Douglas "Doug" mackay throwing angular post-rock guitar shapes, and trying to mess up John's pretty songs, 1" Volcano was born. what do they sound like? well, depending on who you believe, they either sound like pavement crossed with queens of the stone age, Pixies crossed with Shudder to think, or Smashing Pumpkins crossed with Soungarden. None of these is true, they actually sound like Stiltskin.

30 Day Hex
"Post Rock / Experimental"

Formed in summer 2000, aieris fit awkwardly into the melodic rock category. they cite a diversity of influnces such as our lady peace, tonic, lowgold and incubus. with two eps under their belts and gigs played at king tuts, the attic, 't' break, along with greenbelt festival, edinburgh festival and caird hall to come in summer 2001, little groups of people across scotland are starting to appreciate the tight, vocal-driven, individual and distinctive sound that is aieris.

We aim to create epic musical landscapes that trancend the current mainstream in order that some day we will become the yardstick of the mainstream. Through the gift of political ideals and a strong sense of the revolutionary utopiah that is our music we hope to please audiences to the extent that they perceive us as being "gud".

Young local guitar band playing tuneful songs. Well worth a look.

Words from the band: Not two years now No affinity with music - past or present. Not testament or tribute. We are four pieces. Neither Dundee nor Sowetto Location like tedious torment, is irrelevant - melancholic melody is paramount We are Cardboard Kings This is Sickle Soul

Cartel are a 5 piece metal band from Dundee Formed over a year ago from ex-members of PFI, One Mand down and Ballen Wrasse. In the middle of Recording their second demo (first with guitarist Neil of One Man Down) the band are planning an intense onslaught of gigs to insult the countries ears. Influences range broadly fomr Pantera Sevendust Nothingface Korn Crowbar Knuckledust, Stampingground, although sounding nothing like the what these bands would if mixed togeather.

Definitive and only Purple tribute playing all over Britain but based in Edinburgh. We have been playing for about a year and cover most of the material recorded between 1967-1975. You can contact us at 0131 477 0271.

Tim, Colin, Robert, Graeme and Steve are deceptively humble lads with a very confident sound. Their detachment from the local scene is only exaggerated by the voice of Colin Anderson; it puts them completely in a league of their own. Differing individual influences make for an amazing sound to surprise and delight the discerning indie fan.

A while ago there were no damn Quails, then things changed and thus the damn Quails were born. there was much rejoicing, that is, until they started to play. thats where it all went horribly wrong, but don't worry about it.

debaser area 3 piece lo-fi indie pop rock band from Perth and have been going (on/off) for around 18 months. They are Ross Thorburn (guitar/vox), Andy MacLeod (bass) and Jason Blyth (drums).

The band formed the week after September the 11th and played their first gig in November in Harris Academy, the band is now embarking on gigs in and around Dundee. We play Heavy Metal with long/technical solos and heavy riffs supported by Double Bassing Drums, Bass and intense vocals - singing and growling!

A releativly new band, Enzine 44 is starting to gain momentum in the live scene as they begin to play more gigs in Dundee. The band's style is fairly mellow (usually) and relativly main stream. The band's members are: Nik Thomson: Vocals, guitar Darren Reid: Guitar James O'Harra: Vocals, Bass Fraser...just Fraser: Drums

Grapefruit is a 5 piece indie - pop/rock band performing original material only.

Popular local indie guitar band.

henniSi are a five piece "indie-rock"(ish) band from Dundee.

Ill funk are a 4 piece rap / metal / hardcore band from Dundee. They claim influences ranging from Rage Against the Machine to the Wu-Tang Clan and Stampin Ground. The band recently played to a crowd of 170 at the Doghouse.

**Now known as Rising Signs** We are a four piece band from Dundee wich have played a lot of local gigs around Dundee. We are looking for bands to play venues outside of Dundee with. E-mail us for more info. cheers....

Indigoecho are based in Edinburgh Scotland. The band have released 2 cd's on Room 3 records launched at Virgin Megastore. The band have played places such as King Tuts, Edinburgh Festival and have ahd TV appearances on STV and Sky. The band continue to recieve interest from press and music lovers.

We are an up and coming band, we formed back in 2001, we have played all around dundee, we have gigged with bands like singleskin, save the empire and other bands.

Guitar soundscapes, reminiscent of Daydream Nation era Sonic Youth, or Mogwai.

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Loki are a 3 piece band from Carnoustie, they are almost indie-rock yet they tend to have elements of electronica and post-rock aswell, Reports from press magazines have quoted as sounding similar to duratti column,yo la tengo,seam and wheat. Most of the time it's Guitar-College rock but we do like to take time out to have a wee shot on the keyboard and the drum machine.

Loki Transport is a sub-division of Loki. Chris and Kevin with 2 keyboards making sounds similar to an electronic feel, different types of electro including faster tracks similar to daft punk,aphex twin and ambient ones aslo similar to Brian Eno and Sigur Ros.

Black Sabbath Tribute Act complete with full light show and realistic look and sound. To quote a recent gig review "Wouldn't be out of place at the SECC" .

MAKER are: Scott Birch - Vocals, Barry McEwing - Guitar, Ross Cairns - Guitar, Neil Smeaton - Bass, Shaun Baird - Drums. MAKER have been together since December 2000 and played their first gig on May 3rd 2001. MAKER are an indie/brit-rock band with influences from – oasis, the who and the doves but creating something completely their own, putting the fun back into the stagnant British music scene. They are currently finishing off their first batch of gigs with dates on the 9th and 13th of June at the Westport Bar and The Doghouse Bar respectively, having played the Westport Bar twice in front of a crowd of over 100 prompting stage invasions, singalongs and moshing. They also recorded a 4-track demo EP at Seagate Recording Studios on Monday 14th May, 50 copies have been sold within the first week exceeding current supply and there is still a high demand.

MNP formed in the summer of 98 and since then have appeared on various 7"s, CD comps and an album on Earworm Records. Split into Thee Moths and Yessa De Paso - now back with new line up.

The Medicine Men grew out of a band called Moses and began recording with a new sound and a new line up in 1999. The band consists of a drummer, bass, guitar, vocals, sax, harmonica and keyboards. We've only played a handful of gigs but we plan to record some new tracks soon with more gigs to follow.

A Dundee based alt-rock band.

rock/punk/pop band

Methyl Orange have been going since early 2001. Since then they have played all over scotland and also a small festival in Oxford.

Formed in 1986 from the ashes of Blazing Apostles, Metal Fatigue and Liqumapiquie, Fife supergroup Milton Balgoni and the Balgoni Boyz launched a new appreciation of Fife's pictish musical culture on an unprepared world. Regarded nowadays as mystic genii from Kelty to Kyoto (via Kape Kennedy and Katmandu), the Boyz have successfully fused the traditional arse-trumpets and shouting of their Pictish forebears with contemporary music and fashion to produce a well turned out sound that can only be described as 'Balgoni-ezque'.

Nikita is a Dundee based band which has been together since 1998-1999. They have played gigs in Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Motherwell and Hamilton, they have had airplay on Tay FM and Fresh Air FM and have been described as "the missing link between Wire and Blur" (Jockrock live review).

Histor Of The Band: Gavin McGinty (age 15) singer/ songwriter, guitar, harmonica Andy Clark (age 18) guitar/songwriter Jenny Sime (age 15) bass guitar Graeme Smith (age 18) drums We appeared on the new National BBC1 TV talent show 'The Next Big Thing' for young musicians (16-18yrs) in Jan. The audience voted us the winner. We can be seen in the "live, phone-in" final on March 8th at 4.15pm. All votes (phone-calls) would be greatly appreciated.

Raised like a pheonix from the ashes of internal. Loud and quiet and loud once more.

A new diverse style of metal. Oustandingly heavy with a melodic edge. Formally known as rut but changed name when a downsize of members was decided. Now just a 4 piece that'll make you sing along and then take you to a vile place of heavy groove riffs. We are intent on bringing proper heavy music back to forfront and to do away with this nu-metal whim.. Come see us live to experience the coming of a new age

Check out our website and get all the background information on the band.

Contains 5 members,Iain Lyndsey on vocals, lead guitar Kris Mckenna, rythem guitar Dougie Smith, bass Lee Cook and drums Gary Doig.

Fast rising Indie Rockers Range#Eleven are a 5 piece outfit hailing from Perthshire and Edinburgh.Have supported Deacon Blue and have topped peoplesound.com indie rock charts for the last 2 months.

Rötschreck are a dual-vocal, modern-sounding death/thrash hybrid metal band. Renowned for our blistering, psychotic live performances, we have also received critical acclaim and radio airplay the world over, including a 7/10 from Metal Hammer and a track on a Terrorizer covermount CD. Our debut EP 'Heatsink' is out on TENDERLOIN RECORDS. Kerrang! think we suck, which is all the endorsement you should need to come see us play...:)

Taking the best of Biffy Clyro, Feeder, Foos and their own unique style. Back after their enforced layoff with a new line up and a new setlist

SAZ have been together for 3 years and have had numerous gigs in Dundee, Glasgow, Perth & Ediburgh. The band members are Zara on lead vocals, Nicola on backing vocals, Kev on guitar, Marina on bass and most recently Ritchie on drums. Our debut video Sing Like An Angel has been at number one for four weeks on channel 6 clip number 1565. The video was produced by the rythm guitarists brother Steve of LCA Productions. We are in the process of filming our next video which is going to more of a story. Our first album "Perfect Nightmare" is due out in the summer.We are a serious rock band, our lead singer Zara has been referred to as the female version of Rob Halford from Judas Priest

Silicon Avatar are a band started by post-graduate students at St.Andrews University. They started by playing a set of metal covers and are currently working on there own material Searching for gigs is what they are actively doing at the moment. They'd be interested to know how people feel about the presence of a metal band and if they'd be interested in seeing us live

Most people have heard of Skintwire, they play the Westport Bar regularly. For those who don't know them, Skintwire play modern rock/punk, mainly influenced by Green Day & Blink182. They changed their guitarist a few times now but their main singer (Alan) and their drummer (Stewart) have been around for the entire life of skintwire.

Have been writing, performing and recording music seriously since Jan 1999. Recently completed debut album Utopia. Have played in Perth, Kirkcaldy, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Lossiemout, Windsor, Stirling, Camden and Islington to date

The Surface Project formed at the beginning of 2001, they are an exciting three piece band from Perth, musically they are melodic with a slight heavy edge. They began recording their first demo in September

Originally a trio formed after the split of Magnetic North Pole, Thee Moths became a quintet in 2001 and then slimmed right down to a duo. Despite having only played two gigs the band has been played on Subcity radio and was nominated in the Jock Rock awards. A 7" EP will appear before the end of 2001 and there will be compilation appearances in the new future. No gigs are planned until 2002.

Third Born Sun
"Metal"

Tribe are a fife-based six piece band playing original material in a rock/pop/funk vein.

Pop punk from Arbroath influenced by the Alkaline Trio, The Ataris and Green Day. Demo due out spring 2002. Split EP with Doobbully on US Indie Label Classic Filth in the works.

Vinyl Justice are a four piece Old-Skool Metal type band from Dundee who detest! the two letter prefix "nu". Attempting to bring some good old rock n roll back to Dundee, think Maiden/Slayer/Motorhead and lots of alcohol.

Yardstick
"Post-hardcore Grunge Rock"

Previously featured in the profile section, Yessa are a Carnoustie band formed in October 2000.

Fife based indie guitar band with influences ranging from niel young-hendrix. Already played gigs at King Tuts, Cathouse, etc. as well as the "Bands United" rock festival in germany. The band have also recieved reviews in local an National press. Lame name, Great sound.

Peter Moug (ex Wildhouse, Wilderness Children, Moma, Gerils, New Pans People etc) and an ever shifting cast of players playing improvised noise.