Currently preparing to release their debut full length album 'In The Light Of A New Day' on April 2nd 2007, Manchester based metal band I DEF I are carving themselves an ever widening niche in todays alternative music scene whilst remaining defiantly unmoved and unchanged by trends and cliques.

Starting 2006 with the release of critically acclaimed debut mini album 'Bloodulst Casualty', which became the fastest selling title to date on UK indie label Copro/Casket the band took the year by the throat maintaining a relentless live schedule which saw them support Breed 77 around the UK, play coveted slots at 'Rock London' at the Mean Fiddler and opening the Myspace/Gibson Stage at Download Festival 06 and undertake 2 UK headline tours.

In September 2006 the band entered MCC Studios in Chesire to record the follow up to 'Bloodlust Casualty', before heading straight back out for a series of shows with the likes of American Headcharge, Skindred and Dry Kill Logic.

Continuing the positive reviews and industry attention already afforded to the band through their embryonic early years which found them sharing the stage with the likes of Fear Factory, Stone Sour, Kiling Joke and Mindless Self Indulgence, as well as receiving endorsements from companies such as Warwick and Line6, 2006 proved to be a strong catalyst for the bands continued ascendancy from the underground.

Indeed following in the footsteps of 2005 DIY release 'A Curse Beneath The Surface' (200 copies only made and sold out), 'Bloodlust Casualty' sold out it's first 1,000 run on pre orders alone and 'Bloodlust...' track 'Devil In The Vein' hit the airwaves on the Radio One Rock Show (for whom I DEF I had previously recorded a Maida Vale Live Session), XFM and Kerrang! Radio and in October 2006 was chosen for inclusion on both the CD version and digital format of Gut Records/Kerrang! Magazine 'New Breed' compilation.

With 'In The Light Of A New Day' released on April 23rd and plans in place to return to the road both in the UK and further afield, 2007 will be the year in which this UK quartet's staggeringly powerful blend of metal and melody reaches it's biggest audience yet. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.