Myriad UK

To label Myriad as a band with a promising future or as a band of potential is an injustice. Myriad have a real depth to their music already and a dark mystique you won't see for miles around. In this modern age of undefined rock it's so damn refreshing to hear a band whose lyrics are actually deep in a true sense. Songs like "La Julia" can stimulate a dedicated listener's emotions, and is an infinite opposition to the trite nonsense about skater boyz or well-endowed school mistresses living next door (available for your listening trauma on a commercial music channel near you!)

Myriad are Dan Bignell, Gareth Burrows, Mark Kragh and Mark Stuart. Crossing paths from different parts of the world, Gareth and Dan first met in Plymouth Uni, and after some open mic nights held by the uni's music society in the Cuba cafe we met the Danish drummer extraordannaire Mark Kragh, who after many nirvana covers joined me and Dan to form the first incarnation of Myriad. As a three piece doing mostly covers we met Mark Stuart at the cooperage open mic night, and with a kickass bassist on our team we started progressing as a band. After about 10 months we recorded our first demo at PMC, and with the help of Doc got down 3 tracks recorded live. Early in 2003 Myriad went back to PMC to record as a backing band to Mark's sister (over from Denmark) on some acoustic rock songs, and over the two days Myriad managed to record 2 more new songs. These two songs showed a band further defining their style, and with Doc at the desk the recording came out sounding immense. In June 2003, with the aid of Dan's New Deal for Musicians, Myriad went to Deep Blue Sound Studio as a project band for students to record. Playing live in a very hot humid studio, and after breaking 3 guitar strings in 20 minutes, we managed to record 2 more songs and are awaiting the 7 seperate mixes from the students of each song. Cant wait.....

Myriad perform in Plymouth, Devon. We can usually be found at the Phoenix Tavern and regularly at Freak Jam (Monday nights) at the Cooperage, and c103 (JFK's) and Legends.

Deftones, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Metallica, Radiohead, RHCP, Muse, Silverchair, System of a Down, Vex Red, Kidney Thieves, Sigur Ros, Kashmir

Guitars: Neon - Fernandes Monterey Elite, Boss GX-700 Rack preamp/multifx, Heaviest Peavey Valve Amp ever. Dan - Schecter A-1, Zoom 8080 mulifx, Peavey Mace Head, Marshall TSL 2x12 cab Mark - Cort 5 String Bass, Trace Eliiot AH400 amp with Ashdown MAG 4x10 Denmark - Drums.. lots of nice ones, double kick, gibraltar rack system