Stampin' Ground

{{Short description|British metalcore band}}

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| origin = Cheltenham, England

| genre = {{hlist|Groove metal|metalcore}}

| years_active = 1995–2006, 2014

| label = {{hlist|We Bite|Kingfisher|Century Media}}

| associated_acts = {{hlist|Suicide Watch|Romeo Must Die}}

| website = [https://www.facebook.com/stampinground?fref=nf Stampin' Ground] on Facebook

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| past_members = Adam Frakes-Sime
Scott Atkins
Antony "Mobs" Mowbray
Ben Frost
Neil Hutton
Ian Glasper
Ade Stokes
Heath Crosby
Paul Catten

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Stampin' Ground was an English metalcore band from Cheltenham, initially active from 1995 to 2006, and again in 2014. The band has toured with the likes of Anthrax, Chimaira, The Haunted, Agnostic Front, Sick of It All, Soulfly, Arch Enemy, and played the main stage at Download Festival 2003.

On 24 February 2014, they were announced to be playing the 2014 UK leg of the Sonisphere festival.{{cite web |url=http://sonisphere.co.uk/news/wilko-johnson-electric-wizard-dog-eat-dog-anti-flag-and-more-join-bill/ |title=Wilko Johnson, Electric Wizard, Dog Eat Dog, Anti-Flag and More Join Bill « Sonisphere Festival UK |access-date=2014-08-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812030114/http://sonisphere.co.uk/news/wilko-johnson-electric-wizard-dog-eat-dog-anti-flag-and-more-join-bill/ |archive-date=12 August 2014 |df=dmy-all }} They went on to play a string of dates in that year, which would be their last dates for the time being, finishing at Damnation Festival in November of 2014.

On 2nd December 2024, it was announced that they will be playing at Damnation Festival 2025, celebrating 20 years of Damnation Festival along with the 25th anniversary of their LP Carved From Empty Words.

Members

  • Adam Frakes-Sime – vocals (1998–2006, 2014)
  • Scott Atkins – guitar (1995–2006)
  • Antony "Mobs" Mowbray – guitar
  • Ben Frost – bass (2003–2006, 2014)
  • Neil Hutton – drums (2002–2006)
  • Ian Glasper – bass (1995–2003)
  • Adrian "Ade" Stokes – drums (1995–2002)
  • Heath Crosby – vocals (1995–1997)
  • Paul Catten – vocals (demos only)

Discography

  • "Dawn of Night" 7 single (1996)
  • "Starved" 7" single (1996)
  • Stampin' Ground mini-CD (1996)
  • Demons Run Amok (1997)
  • An Expression of Repressed Violence (1998)
  • The Darkside Versus the Eastside (split mini-CD with Knuckledust) (1999)
  • Carved from Empty Words (2000)
  • Allied Forces (split EP with North Side Kings) (2002)
  • Trapped in the Teeth of Demons live 10" (limited edition picture disc) (2003)
  • A New Darkness Upon Us (2003)

References

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