October File (band)

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| origin = UK

| genre = Post-punk, heavy metal, industrial metal

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| label = Candlelight Records

| current_members = Ben Hollyer – Vocals
Matt Lerwill – Guitars
Steve Beatty – Bass Guitar
John Watt – Drums

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October File were a British post-punk band, named after the die Kreuzen album. Their debut album was released in 2004; subsequent releases followed on the labels Golf Records and Candlelight Records. Their music uses elements of punk, hardcore and industrial metal, often with political overtones.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r712508|pure_url=yes}} Review of A Long Walk on a Short Pier]. Allmusic. Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke guests on 2007's Holy Armour from the Jaws of God.[http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/octoberfileholy.htm Review of Holy Armour from the Jaws of God]. About.com. Accessed 26 January 2008. The group was scheduled to tour with Prong in January 2008 but pulled out due to illness.[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87994 October File Pulls Out of PRONG Tour]. Blabbermouth.net, 8 January 2008. Accessed 26 January 2008. The band toured in February 2010 with American band Fear Factory and British band Sylosis, followed closely by an appearance at Hammerfest II in Prestatyn, Wales on the second stage. Additionally, the band appeared as themselves in the zombie comedy Zombie Driftwood, set in the Caymen Isles. The movie soundtrack comprises a selection of heavy metal songs and includes the tracks Falter and Isolation by October File.

The band called it quits on 6 October 2016[https://www.facebook.com/octoberfile/posts/10153834946271791 October File - Hi All Its been a wonderful ten years,...]. Facebook.com, (6 October 2016). Retrieved on 2020-06-10.