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Sight Transcend

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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"X Hits The Spot"

Supporting Static X @ Capitol, Sunday November 15, 2009.

Sight Transcend were first to feed the hungry crowd and it was a meaty meal indeed. Though only playing a handful of songs, the onslaught was enough to satisfy the early-comers. Cranking out fast, brutal and techy riffs, they did very well with a crowd that was desperately hanging out for the big name.

- Laura Glitsos - XPRESS Magazine


"Bon Voyager"

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Sight Transcend supporting Voyager on their 'European Tour farewell', at Club Capitol, Perth, June 12, 2007.

"Although melodic in their own way, Sight Transcend do not employ melody on a grand scale like the other bands playing on the night. Thrashier and heavier, they were the only band that straddled multiple genres (rather than multiple sub genres of metal).
...A solid lineup of support acts made this a great night from the beginning."

- Jodie Smith, Xpress - Xpress Mag


Discography

2006 - Western Swing Demo
2009 - 'For The Sake Of Your Tomorrow' EP

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For the last 3 years, Perth's SIGHT TRANSCEND have been diligently establishing themselves as a major force in Western Australia's metal community.
Their melodic brand of pulverising tech- groove, watertight execution and enthralling live performance has warranted them sharing the stage with International act Static X in November 2009, and playing with some of Australia's best, including;
I Killed The Prom Queen, Voyager, Chaos Divine, Dyscord, Pathogen, The Furor and Gallows For Grace.
Other achievements have included successful headline launch shows of their highly anticipated debut EP 'For The Sake Of Your Tomorrow', in both an
All Ages and 18+ settings, being invited to play at the West Australian Music Industry (WAMi) Festivals 2008 Metal Night, and completing a 5 show tour of the Southwest Corridor of W.A. in 2007.

The release of their debut EP 'For The Sake Of Your Tomorrow', has been a long time in the making. Opting not to release a commercial disk until they had grown into their musical skins has had its advantages. It becomes evident that 'For The Sake Of Your Tomorrow' is a very different beast to the majority of copycat artists out there that tend to clutter metal and its subset genres.

The 5 red-hot tracks that greet your ears are full of cleverly woven twists and turns. Sight Transcend demonstrate their prowess to create brutal and crushingly intense passages, whilst never departing from a sense of intimacy and stirringly harmonic overtones. It is indeed this ability to merge many facets, feelings and styles of music that gives Sight Transcend their signature sound.

The passion and vision is clearly evident in these four young men, whose moniker alludes to going beyond what is normally seen.

Expect to see alot more from Sight Transcend in the months to come, including W.A. tours and headlining shows
in support of the EP, new music videos, single releases and national tours planned for 2010.

Sight Transcend's scope has always been an international one, and it is a pleasure to invite you as they begin their journey with this release.

SIGHT TRANSCEND'S 'For The Sake Of Your Tomorrow' is available nationally through Firestarter Music from August 17, 2009.
You can also find our EP on iTunes Internationally, and at Waterfront Records. (www.waterfrontrecords.com).

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The expanded Story of Sight Transcend.

'Sight Transcend' was formed in 2004 with Josh, Adum and Jordan seeking a frontman after the disdanding of their last metal project 'Xpired'. They found Ed, the 'then' guitarist/singer for prog rock trio 'P.L.O.W.'.

Songs began flowing quickly within the newly formed 4 piece, with ideas coming from many spectrums and perspectives of life. Many of the original songs like 'The Other 95' and 'Dying Light' carried powerful philosophical messages, stemming from Eds new found freedom of expression within singing. "I feel I can more accurately express myself through words.." muses Ed, "...as aposed to having an instrument as an intercessor to my musical expressions."

'Soon, there were enough songs and drive to take our brand of metal outside Josh's garage," laughs Adum. "We started out slowly, at local pubs and clubs, the found a monthly residency at The Castle, in Nothbridge. Man, we played in that place so much!"

After a years worth of shows, and a venturing out of the city and into rural Western Australia for a tour, 2006 saw the name 'Sight Transcend' finally superceed the old 'Xpired' Banner. "It was definately time for the change, as our music had just kept evolving and changing, and we felt the old name wasnt doing us any favours!" says Josh. "It was a long process, but the name 'Sight Transcend' captures the idea of going beyond what is seen, and also expresses the bands want to continually push past the normal confines of what is acceptable in metal."

"We are a band whose sound captures many spectrums of heavy music. The artistic term 'chiaroscuro' comes to mind when describing the balance between the fast, brutal, technically prolific and progressive style of our expression, in relationship to the soaring, groove infused, melodically intuitive sections." says Ed.

We are into all sorts of stuff, but bands that have been most influential include Meshuggah, Soilwork, Between The Buried and Me, Dimmu Borgir, Textures, Sikth, Opeth, Lamb Of God.

The last 3 years have been great for Sight Transcend, as they became more recognised as a key player in Perths local heavy music scene. Supporting International act 'I killed The Prom Queen', aswell as nationally known acts 'Pathogen', 'Voyager', 'Malignant Monster', 'Chaos Divine' and 'Dyscord', definately helped to cement the name into peoples minds. The band went on their first tour, seeing South Western Australia with brother bands 'Dogs Of War', In A Moment' and 'Deadlock'.

2009 is proving to be even bigger, with the release of their debut EP "For The Sake Of Your Tomorrow', th