Artist description Jan, Heather, Kim and Eege or Misled Vision as they're collectively known, are a completely self taught melodic metal band from Leeds. The songs they have written themselves mix fast drumbeats with heavy riffs and interesting lyrics to make songs that you want to keep listening to. They are constantly writing new louder, heavier and more interesting songs. They also do a few covers by well known bands, for example 'Breed' by Nirvana, 'Morning Star' by AFI and 'Trip With Jesus' by The Union Underground.

Music Style Melodic Metal

Artist History Jan, Kim and Heather started the band back in November 2001 with Jan on vocals and guitar, Kim on bass and Heather on drums. The first song they ever performed was My Own Worst Enemy (LIT) at their school's talent show. They played two gigs successfully at Josephs Well and Woodkirk Valley before Eege joined as the guitarist at the start of April. Then after only 2 practices with Eege they did 2 more gigs at Woodkirk Valley and Cross Keys. Since then they have only got better and moved from punk to a heavier style of music.

Group Members Jan - Vocals Eege - Guitars Kim - Bass Heather - Drums

Press Reviews The New Roscoe Reviews from 18th September 2002 Misled Vision The headliners tonight were melodic metal's Misled Vision, fresh from a 2-month break of rehearsing, writing and from the look of it, revising for SATs...The band were made up by a girl rhythm section and singer (all 14) and older male guitarist (16). The singer walked on midway through the first song, 'Wishful Thinking' to share with us the little-girl voice that was blending beautifully with the sinister dark music that was being played behind her. A sense of vulnerability in her voice made this all the more...scary in a way. I don't know who writes the songs but they portray a depressed teenager, being hurt by relationships and life from what i could tell. Aside from the singing, the band are very good technically as well, the drums and bass holding things down very well, while the guitarist plays heavy but melodic riffs and minor chords and when the opportunity does arise to show off his lead talents, this is done with taste as he does not remove the focus from the singer for more than about 8 bars. The band then proceeded to step things up a level with an energetic cover of Nirvana's 'Breed', which perfectly suited the band, also bringing the tempo of the set up. 'Morning star' showed off the band's songwriting talents again - mellow start, very slow with the vocal melody crying "Am I star beneath the sky?" almost in agony but yet so innocently. This song was one of the best songs of the night and I could still sing you this now, 4 days after the gig. Competent covers were then played with 'Trip with Jesus' following a less stoned, less shit version of Amen's 'Coma America' (see festival review of Amen for my thoughts of them there!) and do you know what - it was played and sung so much better than Amen at the fest I must say! More originals followed with 'Rot' sounding like System of a Down's early stuff with a good use of dynamics and good drumming. 'In Agony' closed the set well, building from a very mellow start to a distorted, heavy, intense ending - all remaining in a minor key. 'Vocal defiance' is the only way I could describe the lyrics - " You broke my heart, made me feel so wrong" - a song among their best this evening. Throughout their set they showed that they deserved their place headlining this night - the singer showing her amazing talents that will only get better as she gets older; the drummer showing amazing talent for her age rarely, missing a beat and fills that would make John Bonham blush, a guitarist whose subtlety sometimes in fact made you sit up and listen and a bassist who not only kept the beat down, but could actually play. This band are worth seeing - now or, indeed, in 3 years time when maturity experience and an improvement in stage presence should make them one of the best metal bands in Leeds. For now, though, go see them while you can. Misled Vision After a long break, the four piece didn’t just walk back into the scene, they kicked the door down and burst through the windows. With a set that was just the right length that consisted of mostly their own songs, and included some of their favourite covers, this was a worthy climax to the gig. Managing to fit melodic vocals with fast grinding riffs is a skill this band show very well. With lighting effects, it was also good to watch as well as listen to. The whole band has moved away from punk and toward a more rock sound, but keeping the same idiosyncrasies that made Misled Vision. However, the band seemed to be a little bored when playing, this could be something to do with the fact that the audience remained seated and there was no mosh pit though. The singer also made a point of taking a drink in nearly every song when it got to a part without lyrics, which was quite annoying and brought the whole performance down a notch, as well as the hostess-like way she introduced every song. All in all though the band have progressed greatly, the vocalists singing has improved (although I was dubious as to whether this was down to the voice effects) and they have become even tighter than before. A band worthy of headlining definitely, but not yet up with Morley legends, such as Trash Heap Heroes and Porcelin. This will all, however, come with experience, and some day Misled Vision will definitely have the stature of the afore mentioned bands.

Location leeds, yorkshire - United Kingdom

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