Oxzide

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The Band

Beth Hemming - Vocalist
Dean Ellis - Bassist
Hannah Fieldhouse - Rythm Guitarist
Rob Jarrot - Drummer
Stephan Holdnall - Lead Guitarist

About us


Oxzide are a five piece, Classic rock band from Dudley and Stourbridge in the West Midlands. Formed in the early part of 2006 by original members, Beth Hemming, Dean Ellis and Stephen Holdnall.

Throughout the latter part of 2006, they were joined by Hannah Fieldhouse. Throughout the year they played a number of gigs with different drummers honing their performing skills with classic rock covers and original numbers. During this time they supported several major UK tribute bands including 'The Bon Jovi experience' and 'U2-4U', giving the band the opportunity to show their potential to larger audiences.

It wasn't until January 2007 when drummer Rob Jarrott Joined the line-up that things really started to take off for the band. Everything seemed to come together and coalesce. This was when the true sound that is OxZide was born. Instead of supporting, they began to headline at popular local music venues, such as the Rock cafe 2000 and JB's Dudley. Their success was bolstered by the recording of a demo disc in march which demonstrated the bands recording potential. A couple of tracks from this demo appeared on evolution radio last year. The demo lead the band to an invitation to headline the Harley Davidson music festival. However due to technical issues the festival never occurred. The invitation remains open to the band.

The real pinnacle for OxZide however, was their success in the international bodog battle of the bands, they reached the Birmingham city finals which took place in January this year. This gave them the opportunity to play at the Carling academy. One of the most prestigious venue's in the country played by artists like. Ozzy Osbourne, Velvet revolver, Korn and Megadeth. This performance placed OxZide in the rankings as one of the top 10 bands in the area.

January also saw them back in the Recording studio. With the support and expertise of sound engineer, Andy Taylor, they produced their debut album 'Really not insane' It's a real pile driver of eleven original OxZide numbers that truly demonstrate the bands potential and ability.








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