The Dying Reflex

The Dying Reflex: A New Menace is Born... By Gordon Laws (FHM) The real deal, folks. That’s what four-piece, UK metal powerhouse The Dying Reflex bring. And they’re about to bring a whole lot more of it in the form of their highly anticipated new album, Conducting the End, which they’re about to record in far-away South Africa and then release via their new label, Transcend Records in 2012. This press-release serves to prepare – and to forewarn – the entire universe of an impending audio-visual cataclysm. Furious riffs, uncompromising heaviness and thunderous metal grooves approach. Hard and fast. Brace yourselves. Make right with your loved ones... Despite their tender years (the four members of The Dying Reflex’s average age is a mere 22) the band has been slaughtering stages and audiences throughout the UK and the world under the name “Seven Year Kismet” since 2005. And they’ve left an impressive trail of destruction in their wake. Today, though, they are reborn under a new name and new management in the form of The Legacy Agency, and they’re set to unleash a new, freshly sharpened shard of metal upon the universe. Having undergone several line-up changes since the release of their last album as SYK, the band have written all-new material, with an all-new technical approach, and a fresh desire for blood, carnage and general ruin and devastation. Behold: The Dying Reflex. A new band has risen. And their time is now. “They came to our country, murdered our people and left us beaten and broken,” says prominent South African music journalist, Gordon Laws (mojodojo.co.za and FHM Magazine South Africa) of the band’s two recent headline tours to the African Continent. “And we’re dying for them to return. These kids have got it all; righteous technicality, blazing riffs, vocals straight from hell and, crucially, they’re genuinely nice dudes. May their rise to dominance be swift, and their reign lengthy. I’m dying to hear their new material, and very excited about their name-change and reinvigorated energy. They’re realer than Global Warming, these dudes. And far more dangerous.” Hailing from the small, South England Island of Sheppey, The Dying Reflex (then “Seven Year Kismet”) formed in 2005, whilst still in high school. Since then, they’ve finalised their now-ferocious line-up, perfected their mighty signature sound, tightened their screws, changed their name, and brought their malicious blend of thrash, death and heavy-in-general metal to the world. Having played close to 700 live shows, and extensively toured the UK, Europe and the world at large, The Dying Reflex are finally prepared to release their debut full-length album early next year. After that, their aim is to take their glorious brand of murder and destruction to the USA, Canada and Australia. The Dying Reflex is Shannon Wellby (bass), Luke Sohn (vocals), Jack Price (guitars) and Joe Ward (drums). Their single Behold the Eve of Ruin – from their up-coming new album, Conducting the End, has just been released through Transcend Records. It’s also available on Youtube and their Facebook profile. You have been warned. Metal band from a Small Island