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"With its range of styles from aggressive post-hardcore, through to anthemic alt-rock and on to sensitive balladry, this is also a record that has all its bases covered. There's enough examples of stand out radio friendly material here to see the band competing healthily in today's rock music scene and a real sense that this is a band that could well and truly cross over into the big leagues." - UK Music Search
"With its range of styles from aggressive post-hardcore, through to anthemic alt-rock and on to sensitive balladry, this is also a record that has all its bases covered. There's enough examples of stand out radio friendly material here to see the band competing healthily in today's rock music scene and a real sense that this is a band that could well and truly cross over into the big leagues." - UK Music Search
"Singer James “J” Burns voice has a certain warm and powerful quality which makes the band all the more remarkable in a heavily saturated rock market with bands struggling to find that unique touch. Bohica are not just another teenage angst rock band to vent your anger to, but a positive and energetic new band." - Room Thirteen
"Singer James “J” Burns voice has a certain warm and powerful quality which makes the band all the more remarkable in a heavily saturated rock market with bands struggling to find that unique touch. Bohica are not just another teenage angst rock band to vent your anger to, but a positive and energetic new band." - Room Thirteen
"A fractious blend of hook-laden American stadium rock and gritty punk/ metal values that gushes through on a tide of melodious vocals and scintillating fretwork. It’s a common formula admittedly, but one nonetheless that’s rarely achieved with such a blistering batch of songs." - Noyz
"A fractious blend of hook-laden American stadium rock and gritty punk/ metal values that gushes through on a tide of melodious vocals and scintillating fretwork. It’s a common formula admittedly, but one nonetheless that’s rarely achieved with such a blistering batch of songs." - Noyz
"Bohica are the perfect remedy: heavy riffs and screaming solos, but with a delivery that never loses sight of the ‘song’. For everyone who thought Eighteen Senses screamed just a bit too much, check this out." - Click Music
"Bohica are the perfect remedy: heavy riffs and screaming solos, but with a delivery that never loses sight of the ‘song’. For everyone who thought Eighteen Senses screamed just a bit too much, check this out." - Click Music
Discography
Written Ignition - Album 2007 Revolver Records
No Apologies - Album 2004 Copro Records
Unsigned - EP
The Next Life - EP
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Bio
Friends, brothers, colleagues, housemates, classmates - over the years members of Bohica have been all those things. Whilst their world around them changed they continuously got together to write, record and make loud music to piss off the neighbours!
After releasing a number of self financed EPs the band started to attract the attention of labels and promoters up and down the country looking to take advantage of their rising profile.
In 2004 their debut album was released through Casket Records - the spiritual home of some of the most well known underground metal bands in the UK. With reviewers making such laud praise in stating that Bohica had "achieved in making an almost perfect hardcore record with 'No Apologies'" the band hit the road for their first tour of the nation.
With the help of friends in the film industry the band pulled together, guerilla style, to film a number of broadcast quality music videos on a shoestring budget. This paid off well and attracted the attention of Scuzz TV who began to play a number of their videos on rotation. MTV2 and Kerrang TV soon followed suit and Bohicas reputation became more and more widespread.
The band continued to gig up and down the UK and in 2005 began the process of recording their follow up album "Written Ignition". An album which will show a much harder and energetic side of Bohica to the world. "It wasn't a conscious decision, simply a natural progression after 'No Apologies'" states James. In fact the writing process continued after the first album was released and the band wrote twice as many songs than appear on the new album choosing to be more selective this time around.
"The most obvious thing to us is that we've pushed ourselves 10 times harder on this album with our writing and our performances" declares Eng Wei gratifyingly. "We're so much prouder and happier with this album and can't wait for people to hear it".
It was a dream come true having the album finalised by legendary Mastering Engineer Eddy Schreyer in his Californian studio, as he had previously worked on some of the bands favourite albums of all time.
With the release of "Written Ignition" in Autumn 2006 it will reinforce Bohica as one of the UKs top modern metal bands however the band are not simply content with their own nation, there are already plans in place to to fulfil the demands of touring abroad in 2007.
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