After months of speculation, UK metallers Stampin\' Ground, featuring \"Steel\" Neil Hutton (photo) behind the kit, have confirmed their imminent demise. The band has issued the following statement:\"We slogged our hearts out for eleven years; harder than any band we\'ve ever met, and we loved every minute of it. It\'s been the greatest ride and were proud to have been part of it, but all good things come to an end and so has SG. This has nothing to do with musical differences, personal stuff or any other lame ass excuse you\'ve heard a million times, truth is we just feel the time is right to hang it up. We never set out to win the world title, we just wanted to go the distance for 15 rounds and get some good punches in.\"
Prior to disbanding, the group will embark upon one final tour across their home country. Here\'s the info:
Stampin\' Ground was one of the leading European hardcore bands combining the energy of hardcore with the musical heaviness of metal. They developed their style long time before it became fashionable in today\'s metalcore scene.
Guitarist Scott Atkins is currently running his own recording studio, Grindstone, where UK bands such as Denounce, Archaian, Uncerta, and Fallout \"get pulled into shape without being ripped off and end up sounding like shit for the privilege.\"
