OXYMORON Oxymoron are an exciting, new band from Barry, South Wales. Oxymoron blend traditional metal with gothic and nu-metal styles to create an interesting and original sound. What the future holds we know not, but we will send our music into the ether with boundless optimism and not a little pride. |
Welcome to the Oxymoron news centre. Here you can stay up to date with the latest news and information on the up and coming South Wales metal band Oxymoron. |
OXYMORON LINE-UP: (Unconfirmed) Fish- Vocals. Fyre- Guitars, Vocals. Arf- Guitars. Jimmy Stylus- Drums. |
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NEWS ARCHIVES All news concerning Oxymoron and its members will appear here in the future. NEWS (August 7th 2001)- It seems ages since I last updated the site. Well, in that time OxyMoron lead guitarist and songwriter Luke Nicholas has had a new nickname, and he has also written lyrics and most of the music for 2 new songs. You can check out the lyrics to the 2 new songs on the discography page. More lyrics will be uploaded soon. Luke's new nickname is Fyre. Dave (Fish) may also be getting a new nickname soon. NEWS (July 24th 2001)- I've decided to remove the interviews to the right and left within the next few weeks. They are taking up too much space. If you want to keep the interviews then print them out, or write to me and i'll send you printed versions (along with some freebies). Oh, in other news, i've completed a new piece of A4 artwork. Limited edition pieces of artwork done by me will be on sale on the official site soon. If you'd like more work on my artwork or my solo projects then please write or e-mail me. NEWS (July 23rd 2001)- Oxymoron Line-up turmoil: We've had problems during rehearsals and meetings in the past 5 days. Due to these problems we've experienced utter chaos line-up wise. At the moment i can't confirm who is in or out of the band although i can confirm that myself (Snow), Dave (Fish), and both Stepens (Arf and Stylus) are all here. I'm sure the problem will be resolved soon. Meanwhile, some better news is that the official site at: http://www.oxymoron.iwarp.com has details of some brand new merchandise. Check it out. NEWS (July 18th 2001)- New line-up finalised: Oxymoron have finalised their new line-up (see above) and have been given new nicknames. Also, the song 'Close The Door' has been recorded (as well as some B-sides for a single release), and another press release is being written to bring fans up to date with the current situation. When the single has been fully written, re-recorded and rehearsed, Oxymoron will record it a professional studio and release it commercially. The tracklisitng for the forthcoming single can be seen in the discog page. NEWS (July 17th 2001)- Oxymoron have confirmed that they will be performing a short set as part of a regional music concert in November 2001. The song 'Close The Door' is nearly finished, see left for David Corkings thoughts on the track. NEWS (July 16th 2001)- The band have (for the past few days and for the next two days) been attending a music training/development programme. The results of some interesting sessions are a completed track 'Close The Door' (probable title) featuring some special guests (on bass, drums and keyboards). The song is an indie track, which Oxymoron hope to record and distribute as a single. NEWS (July 14th 2001)- Major news- Bassist Adam Lashmar has been removed from the band for undisclosed reasons. The site has been updated accordingly. We spoke with guitarist Stephen Barker about Oxymoron's progress so far (SEE COLUMN TO THE RIGHT FOR INTERVIEW). Meanwhile, we have drafted in a new guitarist- John Jones. NEWS (July 13th 2001)- Some changes have been made to the site. I've loaded up a second guestbook into this mainpage, and i've also done some text editing. Thanks to everyone that has signed the guestbook. NEWS (July 12th 2001)- Oxymoron have made a major breakthrough and are currently working hard on the song 'Liberty Chemicals'. With vocals written by Dave, the rest of Oxymoron are working on the music for the track. NEWS (July 10th 2001)- The OFFICIAL OXYMORON WEBSITE (by David Corking) is now up and running. This news makes this website now unofficial, but it will be updated and improved as normal. The official website now have the press release online. NEWS (July 5th 2001)- The Oxymoron news centre is finally up and running after lots of hard work by our members. You can expect the site to be updated and improved constantly in the future. NEWS (July 5th 2001)- Press Release info- We now have a press release/band biography or introduction. To obtain a copy please send one 1st class stamp to the Oxymoron postal address. NEWS (July 5th 2001)- Band rehearsals- Oxymoron are close to securing a venue for weekly rehearsals. About 5 songs have been written by the band so far. |
OXYMORON SCHed- ULE FOR 2001 During the summer period of this year we hope to record a 4 track cassette EP of original material. Within the summer we also hope to play our first live gig. In the winter we hope to record another 10 songs to be able to release a 14 track demo album on tape. At the same time we will be aiming to play our first tour or regular gigs at local venues, either headlining shows or supporting other bands. We also will try to arrange some guest only gigs at our rehearsal venue. |
Oxymoron C/O LM Nicholas 18 Crossfield Road Barry Vale of Glamorgan CF62 7NL Wales E-mail the band: wayne_static50@hotmail.com exginger@hotmail.com david.corking@ntlworld.com |
IINTERVIEW WITH LUKE NICHOLAS (7TH AUGUST 2001) WM: What can you tell us about these 2 new songs you've written? LN: They're not finished yet. The lyrics and guitar are complete, but I need to consult the other band members about the drumline, the order and style of vocals etc. WM: Apparently, the new songs both have a meaning? LN: Yes, Ichkeria (which is literally the word Chechnya in the Chechen langauge) is all about the terrible events which are happening in Chechnya at the moment. We really need to raise awareness about the atrocities there. Stormcrow is influenced by a part of the Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. LOTR is my favourite book ever and in my opinion the best book ever written, and alot of my influences come from it. Everyone mentioned in the song Stormcrow is based on a character from LOTR. WM: And finally, what style are the songs written in? LN: Both tracks are a mixtue of grunge, rock, emocore and post-rock. I think they're going to sound very nice when recorded. Blessed Be, |
ICHKERIA BULLETS FLYING PEOPLE DYING BOMBS ARE BANGING BABIES CRYING BODY TOLLS ARE MULTIPLYING LOSING SIDE TURNS TO TORTURE NEED MORE LAMBS FOR THE SLAUGHTER |
Click here to add your tLINKS: Below are some links to sites which Oxymoron enjoy: Ambervoid (immense unsigned band) http://www.ambervoid.com/ Oxymoron UnOfficial Website http://www.oxymoron.iwarp.com/ Super Furry Animals (Fyre's personal favourite band) http://www.superfurrys.com/ or http://www.ringsaroundtheworld.co.uk/ Homestead (make a great site) http://www.homestead.com/ Tyla official page (Tyla is a singer/songwriter who Snow really likes) http://www.tyla.btinternet.co.uk/ Sugarline (another Barry band) http://www.sugarline.co.uk/ Google search engine http://www.google.com/ MSN messenger, e-mail and stuff http://www.hotmail.com/ Any links you'd like to add please contact Luke. To add a link to this page (which is visited by a lot of people) you must link this site on your page. Blessed B, stay strange Fyre |
OxyMoron are part of Vigilante Records, owned by LM Nicholas. OxyMoron are in no way connected to other projects of the same name, ya da yada yadda. 2001. |