Tyrant

Tyrant are a Leeds based metal band. Formed in October 2010, by students and graduates of Leeds university, Tyrant have become a force to be reckoned with in the Leeds scene, playing their own brand of thrash/groove tinged with elements of progressive and melodic metal, generating fantastic receptions and great radio reviews. Their debut E.P. 'Serious Business' has already taken to the airwaves, and their music has been played on Jam Radio, Leeds Student Radio, PlanetMosh and the Wyrd Ways Rock Show. At the 'Serious Business' launch on April 19th 2012, Tyrant played a headline set to a sell-out crowd, showing just how far they have come in the year and a half since their conception. Within a few hours of coming on sale, every single copy of 'Serious Business' had been sold! With one line-up change over the summer of 2012 and another one over the summer of 2013, Tyrant returned to the stage with two new members and renewed determination, storming venues with their own-brand stage show featuring bubble cannons, machine guns, inflatable crocodiles, and a general sense of fun far beyond what many expect from the metal genre. This, coupled with musical prowess and an insane amount of drive and passion, has propelled Tyrant forwards incredibly rapidly. AND WE SHALL NOT STOP THERE. Bring on 2014 and the future journey ahead! Tyrant have main supported such bands as EVIL SCARECROW, FALLEN FATE, XERATH, FURY, VIER, EXIST IMMORTAL, and SEVERED HEAVEN, and have played alongside such bands as DYSCARNATE, BLOODSHOT DAWN, VIRUS, DETONATION, GORE, GRIEVE, DIASCORIUM, PLAGUE OF ANGELS and DREAMCATCHER. They have exploded across the Leeds rock and metal scene, building up a solid fan base and a sonic onslaught that is a blend of blistering riff-work, soaring harmonies, thunderous beats and intricate melodies, as well as a good solid helping of old-school thrash, and, erm...inflatable crocodiles. Yeah. Tyrant come ready to tear it up while having some fun, and bring the metal without too much of the cheese (but maybe a little cheese :D ) . "Tyrant take the best of old-school thrash and modern metal combined...large, spiralling riffs...really impressive" (review on LSR) "TYRANT are making serious noise. They have built a strong reputation for their unrelenting live shows. To put it mildly, Tyrant guarantee serious verve at every outing. Good form." (review by Live&Loud) "Tyrant tackled the stage in a vibrant approach with captivating songs, 4/5'' - Live review by GigsandFestivals "Tyrant exploded into a thunderous set and turned the crowd into a tornado like wall of death – much to their delight. Darkly witty presence and richly melodic lead guitar styling is Tyrant's trademark , but seeing them live just takes the music to another level. Gustave made sure it was “business as usual” by diving into the crowd and promptly being torn a new one – literally! If you have no idea who Gustave is then I suggest you hunt down the lads at their next gig and ask to be introduced." - Live review by Gothestro Fanzine UPCOMING GIGS: 12th June: Carpe Diem, Leeds *FREE ENTRY* 27th June: Wakefield, Snooty Fox 28th June: The Packhore, Leeds 16th August: Wharf Chambers, Leeds 2011 PAST GIGS: 23rd February 2011: Carpe Diem, BandSoc BOTB heat 1 2nd March 2011: Mine, LUU, Devonshire BOTB 13th March 2011: Asylum, The Highlight 16th March 2011: Brudenell Social Club, BandSoc BOTB final 7th May 2011: Bradford Rio's 8th May 2011: Dark Asylum, The Highlight 14th May 2011: Bradford Rio's 28th May 2011: Royal Park Cellars 29th May 2011: The Hyde Park , BOTB heat 4 6th June 2011: The Well, TYRANT FEST 2011 12th June 2011: The Hyde Park, BOTB FINAL 17th June 2011: Bradford Rio's 8th September 2011: The Fenton 23rd September 2011: Royal Park Cellars 27th September 2011: BandSoc Showcase, The Well *BIRTHDAY SHOW* 2nd October 2011: Escobar 13th October 2011: The Fenton 14th October 2011: Tyrant Fest 2, The Well 17th October 2011: The Cardigan Arms, supporting VIER 22nd October 2011: Bradford Rio's 23rd October 2011: Oxjam, Mine, LUU 29th October 2011: Rock Of Ages, The Library 1st November 2011: Royal Park Cellars, Headlining "Beiber Fest" 26th November 2011: BandSoc November Showcase, The Well 2nd December 2011: The Riverside with XERATH 9th December 2011: The Well 11th December 2011: Escobar, Chaos at Christmas 2012 PAST GIGS: 20th January 2012: The Riverside, Selby 29th January 2012: Escobar 3rd February 2012: Bradford Rio's with PLAGUE OF ANGELS 5th February 2012: Escobar with DIASCORIUM 12th February 2012: The Riverside, Selby with BLUE ORIGIN + HYPOTHESIS 2nd March 2012: Bradford Rio's with KILL TO GAIN 23rd March 2012: Bradford Gasworks, End of Days Tour with TRIAXIS + ELIMINATION (opening slot) 23rd March 2012: Royal Park Cellars with EXIST IMMORTAL (main support) 31st March 2012: Royal Park Cellars with EVIL SCARECROW + GRIEVE + GORE 19th April 2012: EP LAUNCH PARTY, The Fox and Newt 28th April 2012: Trashed Rock/Metal Night, Empire 4th May 2012: METAL 2 THE MASSES, The Riverside, Selby 5th May 2012: Stockton-On-Tees, STOCKTON THRASH FEST 16th May 2012: Leeds Met SU Bar with FALLEN FATE 1st June 2012: The Fox and Newt with BLOODSHOT DAWN + DYSCARNATE 12th June 2012: HENRI AND MATT LEAVING GIG, The Fox and Newt 12th September 2012: The Fox and Newt, Sent For Blood farewell gig 20th September 2012: The Well with VILE + LACERATED AND CARBONIZED 30th September 2012: Carpe Diem, LUU BAND SOC SHOWCASE 16th October 2012: The Bierkeller, Bierkeller's Got Talent [HEAT 1] 15th November 2012: Warehouse, Huddersfield 23rd November 2012: Royal Park Cellars with WAKING THEO 27th November 2012: The Bierkeller, Bierkeller's Got Talent [SEMI-FINAL] 4th December 2012: The Bierkeller, Bierkeller's Got Talent [FINAL] 14th December 2012: Garforth Academy, Frosty Night Live 2013 PAST GIGS: 14th January 2013: West Street Live, Sheffield 18th January 2013: The Parish, Huddersfield [HEADLINE] 8th February 2013: Regents Park Bar, Barnsley 24th February 2013: Royal Park Cellars, Leeds 12th March 2013: METAL 2 THE MASSES, Grand Central, Manchester 23rd March 2013: Royal Park Cellars, Leeds [HEADLINE] 6th April 2013: Royal Park Cellars, Leeds 15th April 2013: West Street Live, Sheffield 28th April 2013: The Packhorse, Leeds 3rd May 2013: The Parish, Huddersfield 17th May 2013: Fox And Newt with Karhu [HEADLINE] 22nd May 2013: Snooty Fox, Wakefield 1st June 2013: Royal Park Cellars, Leeds with Evil Scarecrow 19th October 2013: The Library, Leeds 22nd October 2013: Bierkeller, Leeds - Bierkeller's Got Talent round 1 13th November 2013: South Sea Live, Sheffield 19th November: Fibbers, York 22nd November: The Packhorse, Leeds - HEADLINE 3rd December: Bierkeller's Got Talent SEMI-FINAL 6th December: The Duchess, York 10th December: Bierkeller's got Talent FINAL 2014 PAST GIGS: 9th March: Mine, LUU, Leeds Spring Music Festival 15th March: The Elbow Room, LMS All-Day Extravaganza 7th May: The Parish, Huddersfield 20th May: The Fenton, Leeds 25th May: Einherjar Festival 2014, Halifax 28th May: Santiago's, Leeds TYRANT FACEBOOK - you're on it you tit. TYRANT TWITTER - https://twitter.com/#!/puretyrant TYRANT YOUTUBE - http://www.youtube.com/user/PureTyrant TYRANT BANDCAMP(offline till EP finished) - http://puretyrant.bandcamp.com TYRANT MYSPACE - http://www.myspace.com/puretyrant We are not the US band whose gigs keep appearing on our wall.