Stoopi

Stoopi formed as a band in 1997, four years on and various line-up changes later the band has built up a healthy buzz in and around the metal/hardcore underground. A chance meeting with Sean Worral of the independent label Org records gave the band the chance to release an album. The first track the band released was featured on Organ Radio 6 compilation; the track featured was 'With the rest'. This instantly became the 'foot in the door' for the band both praised by the press and the metal community alike.

The next step was to release an album. Recorded in a demo studio with a budget of £500, the band laid down six tracks in five days. The tracks were combined with five tracks from London based band Latch and were released early 2000, titled 'Stoopi meets Latch: A Game of Two Halves'. This again sparked off huge interest within the media. The track drawn was played and requested numerous times on the Radio 1 Rock Show. In the words of Mary-Ann Hobbs, the resident DJ, "Stoopi are a band that were absolutely lauded on this show". This of course led to the Stoopi name becoming ever popular among the metal/hardcore underground. They started to play higher profile shows around the UK, to much critical acclaim. Playing with the likes of Earthtone9 and Raging Speedhorn.

After several offers from record labels, Stoopi parted ways from Org Records and signed with Loudspeaker Records, a subsidiary of Plastic Head Distribution. The band is due to record an album in their own right at the end of July 2001, at Dep International Studios in Birmingham. The release date soon to be confirmed as September 24th. To kick off the bands signing and the birth of Loudspeaker Records the band headlined a label launch gig at the King's Head in Fulham, the band's first show with a new line-up. The show was broadcast live on Total Rock Radio to a listenership of 1.5 million and also included a live on air interview with Tommy Vance, who congratulated the band on a "different, totally unique sound that couldn't be mistaken anywhere else".