"This is Turin are an unpredictable beast, with a sound so bludgeoning it makes your bones rattle within their sockets" UKMU This is Turin are a technical metal band from Cheshire England who fuse elements of extreme metal with a hardcore delivery to create a powerful and diverse sound. This is Turin are credited with delivering an intense and passionate live performance. The band received the award of 'Kerrang! MCN Live' on the merit of their live performance and have subsequently gone on to play shows with established and respected bands from various alternative genres ranging from hard rock and hardcore all the way through to black and death metal (The Red Chord, 36 Crazyfists, For The Fallen Dreams, Suffokate, The Ghost Inside, Deaf Havana, Lower Than Atlantis). The band were awarded with the Manchester ‘Metal to the Masses’ award which saw them go on to open Bloodstock Open Air Festival. The band has a firm focus on writing ‘songs’ without the fear of diversity which resulted in their latest release receiving a 9.5/10 rating from the UK Metal Underground - the highest rating received following a review. The band is currently preparing for their debut album release “Cercis” in 2014. Link to E.P (Free Download): https://soundcloud.com/thisisturin/sets/viaticum Links to live footage; http://youtu.be/rm_rqvSaiTc Review Link; https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=180517734684 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.