Hexagram Biography
Back in 2003 seeking to scratch that insatiable itch, Aaron Miller started writing music outside of the scope of the bands he had been playing with. There was somehow more. As time passed a style was defined and Hexagram was born.
By late 2006 as the music shaped up, Aaron was able to recruit Marty O’ Hara- a tall, ferocious, rock-solid bass player and drummer Nick Menyhart. Hexagram was ready to get the show on the road. With relentless rehearsals Hexagram’s showtime was getting closer. In an effort to draw a crowd Aaron took to online promotion to build support. It came thick and fast with footage on Myspace. By June 2007 Hexagram was ready to rock.
Later in the year the band entered Total Rock Radio’s ‘Best Heavy Metal Band’ competition and won the opportunity to play the Bloodstock open air festival with the likes of Testament, Lacuna Coil, Dark Tranquillity and Arch Enemy. Spurred on by the reaction from live audiences, the band also picked up an Express FM Golden Plectrum Award- an award for which they are again a contender this year.
By this time they needed an album, so serious writing sessions began. These writing sessions produced the very powerful song ‘Absence of Trust’, but also saw the departure of drummer Nick Menyhart. Whilst continuing to write and record, Biomechanical drummer Jonno Lodge stepped up and Hexagram produced a video of this pivotal song.
As Aaron and Marty finished the album, ‘Rhymes for the Hated’ the band’s search for a drummer stopped at the sticks of Adam Rockett.
Now, fully charged and more powerful than ever, Hexagram delivers a convincing ‘in yer face’ and relentless live show, which in 2009 has already taken them from their native metal venue, the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth into London’s metal scene, to a prime slot at the UK metal extravaganza, Hammerfest, in North Wales.
Hexagram is now well and truly showing up on the metal radar everywhere, with metal radio embracing the band and enquiries coming in from all over the World.
The rest of 2009? Watch this space.…………….
