“THIS IS TURIN ARE AN UNPREDICTABLE BEAST, WITH A SOUND SO BLUDGEONING IT MAKES YOUR BONES RATTLE WITHIN THEIR SOCKETS” – UKMU This is Turin are a technical metal band from Cheshire in the North West of England who fuse elements of extreme metal with a hardcore delivery to create a powerful and diverse sound. The band and are credited with delivering intense, emotive and passionate live performances. The band received the award of ‘Kerrang! MCN Live’ and have subsequently gone on to play shows with established and respected bands from various alternative genres, ranging from hard rock and hardcore all the way through to black and death metal. The band has a firm focus on writing ‘songs’ without the fear of diversity which resulted in their debut E.P receiving a 9.5/10 rating from the UK Metal Underground – the highest rating received following a review. In 2014 This Is Turin were awarded with the Manchester ‘Metal to the Masses’ award which saw them go on to open Bloodstock Open Air Festival and included in key touring line ups for globally recognised artists. This Is Turin’s debut album ‘Cercis’ was released in February 2015 receiving positive acclaim from a number of respected UK and International reviewers including; The Circle Pit, Dead Press, Metal Temple and PureGrainAudio. In 2015 This is Turin had the honour of being asked to perform at the United Kingdom Tech Metal Festival due to their positive press & reputation for delivering a powerful live performance. This is Turin have shared the stage with the like of; Soulfly, Scar The Martyr, Heart Of A Coward ,The Red Chord, 36 Crazyfists, For The Fallen Dreams, Suffokate, The Ghost Inside, Deaf Havana, Lower Than Atlantis, Rolo Tomassi, Stampin; Ground & Hacktivist www.thisisturin.bandcamp.com