Stonehurst

"Rolling waves of fibrous sonic matter you can sink your teeth into." Stonehurst as a musical entity, rose from the ashes of adolescent rock band 'Superhuman'. Axe-handlers; Tim Hunt and Braden Southee left no stone unturned when it came to magnetizing their accumulative sound. A few chest hairs and musical growth later, Ben McGillivray was summoned to take care of battery whilst Hunt's older sibling David was employed for baritone string duty. As a harmonious quadrilateral, writing could begin. Tim's vocal range could be likened to all of the great Rock'n'Roll legends. Masculine and soothing are words not mutually exclusive in Stonehurst's contextual delivery. The guitar work is Sabbath-esqe with balls to wall classique solo work. whilst bass guitar compliments the writing style as well as being an integral part of the backbone of this 'no holes barred' hit factory. Ben's limbs were a gift from the rock gods as his style could be described as John Bonham meets Bill Ward. Music: After featuring in the Christchurch Chart disc’s ‘Hard ‘n’ Heavy compilation, their full 10 track debut album was produced and engineered by Thom O’Connor at Quicksand Studios then mixed and mastered at Whitebait Studios by David Cooper. They released the long awaited self-titled album ‘Stonehurst’ with a successful NZ tour. Stonehurst’s main focus now is on growing in all areas as a band with independent management, including songwriting, recording, and touring Their live stage show now involves full lighting display (including projectors for visuals when able). Upcoming single: ‘Can’t Get Away’ is the first single track featuring from Stonehurst’s much anticipated second album titled ‘A Strange Urge’, released 29th of May 2015 along with a national NZ single release tour. Gigs/Touring: Stonehurst has shared the stage all over New Zealand with the likes of International bands... Corrosion of Conformity (U.S), Avil (U.S), Paul Dianno (Original Iron Maiden vocalist, U.K) Lord (A.U), Looking Glass (A.U), 10 Thousand (A.U) And national bands such as... Devilskin, Beastwars, Left Or Right, Soulseller, House of Capricorn, Osmium, His Masters Voice, Blindfolded and Led to the Woods and many many more…. Contact : Tim Hunt - stonehurstnz@gmail.com - 0221764921 GROOVEFEST The Hunt brothers Tim and David for the last 3 years have created and organized the annual show ‘Groovefest’ which presents great up and coming rock n roll artists as well as well-known bands to headline each show. Each show has been better than the last and plans to be bigger and better each year. www.Stonehurst.band