OxZide

Formed in 2006, Oxzide are a 4-piece, female fronted, classic rock powerhouse from the West Midlands who have been stunning audiences across the UK with their powerful sound and stage show. The band, in their time, have gone from strength to strength, playing at reputed venue's and events such as The Carling Academy Birmingham, JB's Dudley, Glastonbudget and The Femme Metal Festival. They put on a show that people won't forget...

Oxzide was initially formed by band members Stephen Stevo' Holdnall and Dean Jarv' Ellis and soon after joined by vocalist Elizabeth Betty' Hemming and rhythm guitarist Hannah Fieldhouse. The band underwent a series of line-up changes before finally arriving at a 5 piece setting in 2007 with the addition of Robert Jarrott (who most refer to as 'Animal') on drums. The departure of Hannah in 2009 left the band at it's current 4-piece line-up.

In 2008, the band released their debut album 'Really Not Insane'. An 11 track album containing new material as well as fresh re-recordings of fan favourite's, I Am Rock And Roll' and So Sick Of Love' that appeared on the band's 2007 E.P. The album received positive reviews across the board and the band were quoted to be "really not insane but closer to musical genius" by the prestigious Midland's magazine Ryans Gig Guide'. 2009 saw a step up for the band once again, hitting the festival scene starting with Europe's largest unsigned festival Glastonbudget'. Here, they were spotted by ex-Shawaddywaddy drummer Malcolm Allured, who booked the band to perform at his venue in Nottingham in association with the Thunder Valley bike rallies. Later in the year, the band performed to a packed house at the Femme Metal Festival in Birmingham, alongside a line-up of some of Europe's best female fronted bands.

In 2010, Oxzide recorded their second album. The album contains another 11 original tracks, amongst which are some of their most popular live tracks to date, including Not Crazy No More', Bloody Mary' and The Pirate Song' and is a stomper from start to finish! The Single from this album 'Out of the Shadows' Will be released on the 20th December 2011, under the bands new publisher 'Broken Music Publishing'

Oxzide are planning to advance their audio and visual prowess with bigger and better stage shows featuring their trademark pyrotechnics, special effects and lasers. So make sure you keep an eye out for them in the future, coming to a venue near you. They guarantee a show that'll keep you talking about OxZide for a very long time!