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Pitchshifter | |
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 Pitchshifter performing in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Pitch Shifter |
| Origin | Nottingham, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1989–2003, 2004, 2006–2008, 2010, 2018–present |
| Labels | |
| Spinoffs | This Is Menace |
| Members | JS Clayden Mark D. Clayden Dan Rayner Tim Rayner Simon Hutchby |
| Past members | Johnny A. Carter Stuart Toolin Jim Davies Matt Grundy D.J. Walters Matt Godfrey Jason Bowld |
Pitchshifter (originally Pitch Shifter) are an English industrial rock band from Nottingham, formed in 1989. The band was started by lead guitarist and programmer Johnny A. Carter, and bassist and vocalist Mark Clayden.[5] The band's early material was characterized for its gritty industrial metal sound with downtuned guitars and the use of drum machines, and has been cited as one of the originators of the genre along with Godflesh. With later albums the group's music became increasingly more melodic and strongly influenced by nu metal and drum and bass; particularly evident of their 1998 release www.pitchshifter.com, which has been compared with groups like The Prodigy.[5]
Although Pitchshifter has found little mainstream success, the band managed to gain a platinum certification with the release of the Mortal Kombat: Annihilation soundtrack. Since its formation, the band has released six studio albums, three EPs and eight music videos. The band has played in various festivals around the world including Ozzfest, Phoenix Festival and Damnation Festival.[6]
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