Biography

Vice is a Manchester-based Metal band formed from a shared vision to breathe fresh life into the metal music world and to display our diverse collective tastes and influences through our music. Our brand of head banging, hair swirling, blistering modern Metal is full of powerful riffs and hooks, time and tempo changes, coupled with an energetic show and passionate, high standard of performance and musicianship. Our songs have a powerful anthemic feel and our sound is influenced by bands like Machine Head, Meshuggah, Lamb of God and Dream Theater with a blistering twin guitar attack, powerful virtuoso drums, and stinging Vocals. 2016 culminated in our debut performance at the Mighty Bloodstock Open Air and we have shared the stage with Artists such as Tim (Ripper) Owens, Blaze Bayley, Collibus, Triaxis, Reign of Fury, Breed77 and Babylon Fire, receiving fantastic feedback from fans, as well as critical acclaim from the likes of Get Your Rock Out, Planet Mosh, The Moshville Times and Metal Temple and we are booked to play Hammerfest X and HRH Metal in 2018. We have built a very strong reputation as an exciting, quality live band and our debut album ‘The First Chapter’ was released in May 2017 to overwhelming acclaim from critics and fans alike. Vice is Tom (Aki) Atkinson, Lead Guitar/Lead vocals, Aiden Lord Bass Guitar/Backing Vocal, Connor Summers, Drums. Further details including press reviews can be obtained on request by contacting us at [email protected]