FIRSTBORN - THE MOOD CLUB

There are mutliple artists named Firstborn: 1) Firstborn were an alt-rock band from Harpenden, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. The group was formed around 1999 by Simon Jack and Chris Mills, along with former members Nick Halliday and Phil Clarke. Halliday was soon replaced by Chris Noakes, and the band went on to release a few demos. In the band's early days, Neil French and Nick Taylor were acquired from other local bands, Freefall and Oversoul, following the departure of bassist Chris Noakes to study and the sacking of drummer Phil Clarke. The first songs written with the new lineup compiled the groups debut EP, 'The Face In The Frame' in May 2004. The band decided not to release the effort commercially at the last minute, a decision supported by the intended label, Infernal Records and their management. However, press campaign for the EP saw the band receive numerous plays on The Rock Show program on BBC Radio 1, as well as favourable press from Metal Hammer, Classic Rock and Kerrang magazines. The latter even awarded the group it's 'Single Of The Week' accolade, beating off competition from established artists such as Lostprophets, Funeral For A Friend and Ash. Reviewer, Mark Greenway, stated that, "you'll wonder where Firstborn have been all your life." 2004 saw the band tour the UK twice, with Make Her Cry in May and Shouting Myke (now A Silent Film) in August, as well as numerous shows in between, including an O2 'Fresh Weekend' festival appearance. The touring schedule resulted in the selling out of the first pressing of 'The Face In The Frame'. After time out to write, the group once again emerged with the limited edition single, 'A Curtain Call To Arms' in the June of 2005, and set off on tour with Chè in July, for a three week tour of the UK. The single wasn't covered much in the mainstream press, mainly due to the fact it wasn't going to be widely available. That didn't stop well respected DJ Zane Lowe playing the track on his primetime Radio 1 show though, another great achievement for a band who hadn't had a shop release. The remainder of 2005 brought a tour with Dopamine in October, as well as a somewhat relentless gigging programme, notably the group's support slot alongside household names such as Funeral For A Friend, The Used, Killswitch Engage and Story Of The Year on the Taste Of Chaos tour in Doncaster, before the band hibernated to commence writing their next release, planned for mid-2006. 2) Firstborn were a hardcore band from Maine, USA. 3) Firstborn were a melodic death metal band from Zagreb, Croatia. 4) Firstborn are an experimental downtempo jazzdance outfit. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.