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Manchester, England (2003 – present)

Nine Black Alps are a / quartet from Manchester, England, named after a line in a Sylvia Plath poem and fronted by Sam Forrest.

From their inception in late 2003, the band’s energetic live performances earned them a hardcore fanbase after playing for only a few months on the Manchester music scene. In 2004 the band were signed to Island Records and spent the year touring the UK and recording their first studio album with producer Rob Schnapf in Los Angeles. In 2005 Nine Black Alps toured the UK extensively, promoting the release of their debut album, Everything Is on 13th June 2005. Their first U.S. single was Cosmopolitan; their album Everything Is was released in America on February 28, 2006.

The band’s second album, again recorded in LA with producer Dave Sardy Love/Hate, was released on 29 October 2007 and heralded a split with Island Records shortly thereafter. However, Nine Black Alps went on to self-finance and record their third full-length album with producer Dave Eringa, entitled ‘Locked Out from the Inside’. Only available as a download from the band’s own website - http://www.nineblackalps.com, the album was a return to the louder, heavier sounds of the first record.

Nine Black Alps, after a hiatus of almost 2 years, have been back in the studio as a 3-piece recording tracks for a fourth album, with a possible release in 2012.
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  • czech-idiot

    OMG, discovered this band today. I'm in love!

    last month
  • Slowbrosif

    Saw them live a long ass time ago at EndFest in Seattle. I remember them sounding very energetic.

    March 2012
  • lyle_catcliffe

    Spotted their debut in Poundland. Worth a quid?

    March 2012
  • NitroSnake

    shot down reminds me of the good ol' burnout revenge days

    February 2012
  • Ninja1980

    Awesome band.... come to Canada.

    December 2011
  • Lewis_7

    If this is an outtake from their upcoming album, then the keepers must be amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Bi7FDbTXE And fuck, Sam's voice heartbreaking here

    October 2011
  • LiquidSheep

    It confuses me that Future Wife is nowhere to be found in the top 15. One of their best sons imo.

    June 2011
  • EFCfan2007

    Everything Is = perfect album. I like every song on it.

    May 2011
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Welcome Karl...

9 Apr 2012 | from www.nineblackalps.com/news.php

Hello out there, Just to say that we're proud to announce that we have a new bass player in the form of Karl Astbury. Karl is a Manchester native and was formerly in the excellent band The Witches. …

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