Artist description RACHEL STAMP BIOGRAPHY “Oceans of Venus…..one of the most brilliant rock records to come out of the UK in ages” Bob Ezrin, Producer (Jane’s Addiction, KISS, Pink Floyd) “Oceans of Venus contains everything a proper rock record should: muscular riffs, real hooks and rude words. In a world populated by skatepunk pseudo-metal and frat boy fart-lighthers, Rachel Stamp are indeed a tonic” - XFM Rachel Stamp are one of the most most exciting bands in the world. It’s a simple fact. Described by Classic Rock as “the UK’s only rock’n’roll hope”, the band collide influences as diverse as Black Sabbath and Prince to create a truly unique sound which Metal Hammer have called “pure genius”. Passionate, magical, sexy and fierce, Rachel Stamp are a rock revolution. Self-styled mavericks David Ryder-Prangley (vocal and bass), Shaheena Dax (keyboards) and Will Crewdson (guitar) have built an intensely devoted following in their native UK with merciless touring. Hard work which resulted in the group’s first two self-financed albums (‘Hymns for Strange Children’ and ‘Stampax’) both achieving UK independent chart top ten placings. Now Rachel Stamp unleash their brand new album ‘Oceans of Venus’ on the Captiva (US) label. Hailed by Rock Sound as “the best British guitar album since (Radiohead’s) ‘The Bends’” and “an addictive antidote to sexless nu-metal posturing” by The Independent on Sunday. From majestic opener ‘Starbirth in the Triffid Nebula’ to the MTV2 and Kerrang!TV video favorite ‘Black Cherry’ the album is by turns raw, sinister, erotic and beautiful. Catch Rachel Stamp live in the flesh as soon as humanly possible and witness the “total insanity” (Kerrang!) for yourself.

Music Style Rock/Glitter/Glam/Metal

Musical Influences T-Rex, KISS, Prince, Motorhead, Black Sabbath

Similar Artists Justin Timberlake, Bon Jovi, American Idols

Group Members David Ryder-Prangley - Bass/Lead Vox, Will Crewdson - Guitars/Vox, Shaheena Dax - Keyboards/Synths/Vox

Instruments Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Synths, Drums

Albums Oceans of Venus (US)

Press Reviews Rachel Stamp “Oceans of Venus” Press Review: Oceans of Venus XFM In a world populated by skatepunk pseudo-metal and frat boy fart-lighters Rachel Stamp are indeed a tonic. Older and wiser than many of their peers, this sex-Glam four-piece have used their influences to make a record that eschews the vagaries of the charts to deliver a classic rock masterclass. The journey through those influences is a scenic one indeed, taking in Faith No More on the cinematic opener 'Starbirth In The Triffid Nebula', through decadent early 70s Bowie and Bolan, picking up a Motorhead riff to great effect on the single 'Black Cherry' before breathlessly closing on the affecting Mansun-esque finisher 'Victory'. There are moments that miss the mark, particularly the rock folly of 'The Loveless' which can't even be saved by the line "Stay here in my bed/Just ignore the stains," but the riffs and melodies are mostly excellent, carried throughout by David Ryder-Prangley's Paul Draper-style vocal. 'Oceans Of Venus' contains everything a proper rock record should: muscular riffs, real hooks and rude words. Let Rachel Stamp on your stereo, you won't regret it. SK Review: Oceans of Venus Organ Magazine We needed a killer album, we got it. Up until now, the very best Rachel Stamp recordings were to be found way back on the original scratchy lo-fi demo tape that caused all the initial interest in the first place - that is, until the metallic KO of second track "Les Oceans des Venus" changed everything. Until the moment when that second track kicked in in such a forceful demanding way Rachel Stamp had failed to really really truly deliver - sure their records have been good, there's been great moments, but until that second track kicked in and nailed it right up there we've all had our nagging doubts... Rachel Stamp at last have made that slightly crazed killer of an album to back up all the great gigs and all the glitter chaos. Black Cherry is the best Kiss song ever - nailed-on confronational and completely and utterly in your face, smudging your make up and pushing you down in the gutter. This is razor sharp, stiletto sharp - just the right trashy cocktail of 70s biting glam sleaze, 21st century hard edged modern sounding metal and just that hint of knife twisting back-stabbing pop. Don't get the idea that it's all throwaway either, there's depth in their shallowness this time. David knows he's a cliche, he delights in it; Will Crewdson still wants to be in Warrior Soul; Shaheena drips all the glitter dust and extra colour with her fizzing keyboards and synths; Robin 'best drummer in England' Guy glues it all together. Permanent Damage is Cheap Trick, Twisted is just that: deranged, firestarting, cheap and nasty stomping punkoid romo-glam. Metallic S&M chic, glorious outragious cliche after cliche, sleeping with the angels, waking up with the living dead - infectious (almost gothic) pop metal flamboyance that Marilyn would kill for... Rachel Stamp finally did the lot, the antidote to all that pseudo angst and fake dysfunction that's cluttering up rock... yeah - it's good, they did it at last. DIY GLAM METAL: Independent on Sunday Oceans of Venus (Pure Stirling) Welsh/English/Canadian glam-metal monsters defy all music biz logic. Masticated and regurgitated by the major label machine some years ago, diminutive frontman David Ryder-Prangley decided not to crawl under a rock and die, and instead took his band the DIY route. Rachel Stamp are now the focal point of the New Glam Underground. They specialise in unashamedly Old metal kicks and Oceans of Venus, their self-released second album is a glorious Kiss/Crue/T Rex/Prince collision, executed with a devilishly dirty mind and exquisitely bitchy wit. An addictive antidote to sexless nu-metal posturing. By Simon Price 4/5

Location London, London - United Kingdom

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