Orchid Fixation

The roots of Orchid Fixation were laid in Norwich just hours after Big Ben had rung in the start of 2005.  Having just left his old band, Steve Phipps began writing material for his next project.  Dan Sluckin, a former band mate who had also just found himself band-less, suggested the two of them jam through some of the songs.  After a few rehearsals as a duo, they asked Ian Griffiths to join on bass.  Just as momentum was starting to build though, the band was put on hold as the members moved their separate ways.

In summer 2007 however, they were all in Norwich for a few short months.  In just ten rehearsals, they managed to write the tracks that make up their debut album.  Two days before Dan was due to leave Norwich again, he went into the studio to record the drums tracks – not even a broken collarbone slowing him down.  With Steve handling the rest of the engineering duties, the project stalled as real life took over and time to work on the CD became scarce.  The title, ‘A Path More Dangerous’ was chosen before recording started; it proved to be a fitting description of the process.

Over the next two years, the album was slowly put together piece by piece until finally, in May 2010, it was ready to be released.  Built around a strong melodic core, the songs are big on atmosphere and dark in tone.  It’s a deeply personal album that showcases a band not afraid to wear its heart on its sleeve, and not worried about stepping away from their metallic roots to show the full range of their taste and influences.

Already drawing comparisons to artists as diverse as Alice In Chains, Deftones, Mastodon, APerfectCircle and Earthtone9, the positive feedback has got the band chomping at the bit to bring these songs to a live audience.