Before taking time to write and record their third album Amplifier were main support to Porcupine Tree on their UK tour in April 2007. During their European tour in early 2007 they were supported by the Swiss indie rock band Cloudride. A video for "Procedures" was filmed during the band's Munich show, on the European tour.Īfter their own UK and European tour, Amplifier were main support for Opeth's European Tour. No singles from the album will be released to the public. "Procedures" was chosen as a radio single to promote the album and has been played by Zane Lowe on Radio One. The album was released on 29 September 2006 in Germany and Austria and 2 October in the rest of Europe on SPV in a digipak with 12-page booklet. The band also recorded extra tracks to be used as future B-sides. Their second album, titled Insider includes 12 tracks, three of which were posted to the band's MySpace before the album's release.
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In 2006, the band played numerous festival dates including opening the main-stage at Download Festival, UK. The EP " The Astronaut Dismantles HAL", which contains 6 songs as well as a hidden track, was released on 17 October 2005. Throughout 2005, the band toured across both the UK and Europe. The debut was re-released in May 2005 with a second disc containing the three B-sides and "Half-Life" and videos for the singles "The Consultancy" and "Neon".
In 2005, they signed a deal with SPV (Germany). After buying the rights for the album back the band went label-hunting. The label ran out of funds and was bought-out by Sony, which was not interested in working with smaller bands. The extra tracks were the two segues ("Drawing No 1" and "Drawing No 2") and new track "Half-Life". As well as the standard 10-track jewel case, the album was released as a 13-track digipak. After the two singles "The Consultancy" (b/w "Glory Electricity") and "Neon" (b/w "Boomtime" and "Throwaway"), the band’s self-titled debut album, Amplifier, was released on 6 June 2004 by Music for Nations – which is a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records – and was very well received by English media and critics. After being signed in May 2002 by British label Music for Nations, Amplifier were asked to support Deftones at Manchester Apollo. History Early career and Amplifier (1998–2005) Īfter forming around 1998 Amplifier toured the UK and recorded a few demos and sent promo CDs to labels and the press. They are often cited as one of the most underrated bands of the UK's rock scene, although they retain a strong cult following around Europe. Their fourth album, Echo Street was released in 2013, and the fifth album, Mystoria, was released in September 2014.
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Their third album, The Octopus, was released to fans in December 2010 ahead of a full release in January 2011. Their second album, Insider was released in Europe in 2006 on the SPV label. Their self-titled debut album, Amplifier, was released in 2004 by Music for Nations. Their music has been described as " Soundgarden, Tool, Black Sabbath, Oceansize and Pink Floyd taking copious amounts of mind-altering substances and venturing on a trip through time and space (to another dimension), and back again." Their music is characterised by guitarist Sel Balamir's effect pedals, Matt Brobin's complex drumming, extended heavy sections, atmospheric compositions and philosophical lyrics. The band has released six albums and four EPs since its inception in 1999. Kscope, Ampcorp, SPV, Music For Nations, Superball Music, RockosmosĪmplifier are an English rock band originating from Manchester. Progressive rock, space rock, psychedelic rock, alternative rock
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