The Plight

The Plight
Origin Leeds, England
Genres Rock, Punk, Metal
Years active 2004-2011
Labels Visible Noise, Thirty Days Of Night
Website Official MySpace
Members Allister Mancrief
Lewis Pugh
Richard Storrow
Sean Loughlin
John Defenzi

The Plight were a heavy rock band from Leeds, England. The band was formed by guitarist Lewis Pugh and drummer John Defenzi in the winter of 2004.[1] The Plight toured the UK and Europe extensively with bands such as Gallows, Converge and Poison the Well. The band were signed to UK record label Visible Noise Records alongside Bring Me The Horizon and Bullet For My Valentine. The band members were Sean Loughlin on bass, John Defenzi on drums, Lewis Pugh and Richard Storrow on guitar and Allister Mancrief on lead vocals. In 2010 their song 'Ball and Chain' was used by Lucozade for a national television advertisement campaign.[2][3] The band announced they had broken up in 2011 on their Facebook page.

History

After releasing their demo in early 2005, The Plight signed to Thirty Days Of Night Records, with whom they released a self titled, seven track E.P in 2006. A UK tour with Gallows followed the release. In March 2007 The Plight were signed by Visible Noise Records. Their debut Visible Noise EP 'Black Summer', was released on 8 October 2007. The band appeared on a UK tour with Poison The Well in April 2008, followed by a European tour with Converge and Integrity in July. They also appeared at Guilfest, Boardmasters and Hard Rock Hell that year. In May 2009 they were part of the Vans 'Off The Wall' UK Tour alongside Short Sharp Shock and Cancer Bats. The Plight recorded a live session for BBC Radio 1 at Maida Vale Studios and covered 'Easy Lover' by Phil Collins. Their full-length album was released in October 2009 and was titled 'Winds Of Osiris'.[4] Following this, the band appeared on BBC Lock Up Stage at Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2009 [5] and the Red Bull stage at Download Festival in 2010 .[6]

Members

Discography

Winds Of Osiris
Studio album by The Plight
Released 26 October 2009
Genre Rock
Length 41:00
Label Visible Noise
Producer Jason Sanderson

Albums

EPs

Year Release title Album Label
2007 "Black Summer" EP Visible Noise
2006 "The Plight" EP Thirty Days Of Night Records
2005 "Demo" EP None

References

  1. BBC. "The Plight", BBC, Leeds, 26 May 2006. Retrieved on 4 March 2016.
  2. YouTube. "Lucozade Energy - Do More", "YouTube", Retrieved on 4 March 2016.
  3. TV Ad Music. "Lucozade", "TV Ad Music", Retrieved on 4 March 2016.
  4. Rock Sound. "The Plight - Winds Of Osiris", "Rock Sound", London, 30 October 2009. Retrieved on 4 March 2016.
  5. NME. "31 bands added to Reading And Leeds Festivals line-up", "NME", London, 30 July 2009. Retrieved on 4 March 2016.
  6. eFestivals. "Napalm Death, The Plight, and Rolo Tomassi for Download", eFestivals, London, 3 February 2010 Retrieved on 4 March 2016.

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