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| Background information | |
| Origin | Burton upon Trent,Midlands, England,UK |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Naim Edge,Hassle |
| Members | Wil Ray Matt Stevenson Ben Winnington Pete Reisner |
| Past members | JB Willcox Tom Garrett Chris Gilbert |
| Website | http://www.maxraptor.co.uk |
Max Raptor are an English four-piecepunk rock band fromBurton upon Trent in theMidlands, England, formed in 2006. They have toured the UK and played two dates in 2009 with Canadian punk bandBilly Talent and then toured 16 dates in 2010 with British punk bandThe Stranglers.
Their single "Breakers" from their forthcoming debut album was played[1] for the first time on 13 June 2013 onBBC Radio 1'sZane Lowe show.
Max Raptor playedDownload Festival 2010[2] and played withCage the Elephant,The Futureheads, Captain,Calvin Harris andOceansize earlier in their career.
In August 2012, they played theBBC introducing Stage at theReading and Leeds Festivals.
"The King is Dead" is the feature track and leads the global commercials for Xbox/PlayStation game,Dirt: Showdown 2012.
Max Raptor's first two singles were also released on Naim record label,[3] "The Great & The Good" and "Ghosts" were recorded at Brighton Electric studios with Sam Bell, who has also recorded part of theBloc Party albumIntimacy plus new recordings forWeezer,Regina Spektor, Lost Alone,The Wombats andThe Cars.
Max Raptor released their debut albumPortraits on 11 April 2011.[4] It was recorded byDan Weller at Fortress Studios. Weller has produced the thirdEnter Shikari albumA Flash Flood of Colour. Other bands on his CV includeRise to Remain,Sharks,Gallows,Johnny Truant,Malefice andYoung Guns.
In December that year, Max Raptor played two dates withpost-punk bandNew Model Army at Brixton Electric and Manchester Ritz Theatre.
Their next album,Mothers Ruin, was released on 30 September 2013, on Naim.
A four track EP entitled "Damage Appreciation" was released on 13 November 2015 on Hassle Records.
A successfulFacebook campaign led by James Halstead of the Gill and Beez Facebook page – a group which largely spearheaded the campaign in November 2011 along with pushes from Kerrang's Katie P bringing on other artists to support the cause – it resulted in Max Raptor agreeing to play a show in the bedroom of a fan, Barney Hall. This show was streamed on Max Raptor's Facebook page on 18 December and gathered attention fromKerrang! andFront.[5] A comment made by several members during the show led to an official "WE ARE ALL BARNEY HALL" T-shirt being made available for a limited time.[6]
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