Static Rain band website
Welcome to our website: here you will find more information about the band, our music, what we look like and where we are going. We hope that you enjoy your visit.
News - November 2008
The Brittle Sky album launch gig was fantastic! Thank you everyone that made it down; it was hot and it was packed and you were a great audience. Nice dancing too! ;o)
We are back in the saddle and feeling really good as a band. The plan is to arrange some more gigs over the next few weeks: we'll get them advertised soon. Also look out for CD's, T-shirts, trinkets and things that we are going to gather together and put on sale in a new on-line shop. How cool is that? Soon you could be wearing us.
Oh, and we might even do some more recording over the winter...
MySpace/Biog...
You can visit us on MySpace at: myspace.com/staticrainband. If you can't get there though, and want to read our brief (press) biog, it follows:
Five man strong rock band Static Rain was formed in 2001. Fronted by singer Chris Beales, for seven years the band has been crafting their sound, a strong fusion of power and subtlety.
Initially playing gigs in and around Reading, the band became more and more successful. They recorded a couple of CDs before the first line-up change when Gareth Critchfield joined as a drummer. This strengthened the band and Static Rain started appearing at festivals and topping local battle-of-the-bands contests.
From 2006, however, the band disappeared from public view. For over two years, nobody heard a thing except for people walking by the place where the guys used to practice.
As Static Rain re-emerges, it turns out they have weathered a number of far-reaching changes. Chris launched a solo-album earlier this year, marking a clear distinction between his acoustic songs and the rocking sound of Static Rain. Mark Smith took up the electric guitar, to join Carlos Chadderton and build a much more powerful dynamic to the Static Rain sound. And finally, Eric Butcher joined the band on bass guitar, reinforcing the rhythm section.
The results prove the band's maturity and strength: there is a brand new Static Rain album, it is blood red, and it is called Brittle Sky. The album was launched in October 2008, with an exciting gig in Reading. This signals a new beginning for the band. After years of change, practising and perfecting their sound, Static Rain is ready to unleash all their energy once again.
More detailed history/biogs, music info, photos, gig listings, etc., are available from the links at the top of this page...