Visionary British prog-metal legends SIKTH have released a live performance of ‘Bland Street Bloom’, the opening track of their seminal Death Of A Dead Day album.
Recorded at Marshall Studios, and engineered by Adam Beer and Dan Weller, with film captured and directed by Ali White of Earth House, the session sees the six original members of SIKTH in a live studio setting for the first time since their BBC Maida Vale session back in 2006.
“There’s hasn’t been a live studio recording captured in nearly 20 years, so we figured it was time,” says guitarist Dan Weller. “Being in a room together with the original lineup was special. We have the fire back. There’s definitely unfinished business to be done next year.”
The band play two exclusive anniversary shows in February 2026 at Manchester’s Academy 2 and London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town, performing the iconic record in its entirety to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of ‘Death Of A Dead Day’. Support will come from rising Birmingham metalcore quartet Heriot, and the recently reformed London Drum’N’Bass Metal Mob Ted Maul.
Originally released on 6th June 2006 (06/06/06) and featuring a horde of fan favourite tracks including ‘Bland Street Bloom’, ‘Flogging The Horses’ and ‘Sanguine Seas Of Bigotry’, Death Of A Dead Da established the band as one of the most forward thinking, progressive and boundary breaking artists in heavy music. Revisiting the album will show that the same is true today, the music as vital and important as it always has been and continuing to grab the attention of artists and fans alike. For fans of the band, regardless of whether you discovered them two decades ago or today, these shows are unmissable.
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DEATH OF A DEAD DAY 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWS
with support from Heriot & Ted Maul
26/02/26 – Academy 2, Manchester
28/02/26 – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
SIKTH are widely regarded as pioneers of the djent/tech and progressive metal movement. Formed in 1999 in Watford, England, the band solidified their influential six-piece lineup in 2001: vocalists Mikee Goodman and Justin Paul Hill, guitarists Dan Weller and Pin, bassist James Leach and drummer Dan Foord.
After two acclaimed EPs, SIKTH released their groundbreaking debut album The Trees Are Dead & Dried Out, Wait for Something Wild in 2003, followed by the fan-favourite Death of a Dead Day in 2006. Known for their frenetic energy, complex arrangements, and dual-vocal assault, SIKTH quickly earned a cult following through relentless touring and major festival appearances.
In 2007, Goodman and Hill stepped away from the band to pursue other ventures, and SIKTH disbanded soon after. However, their influence only grew, cited by a new wave of progressive and technical metal bands.
Following a surge in demand, SIKTH reunited in 2014, returning triumphantly to headline a stage at Download Festival. In 2015, they released the Opacities mini-album, followed by a sold-out UK tour and a major arena tour supporting Slipknot. After this run, Hill departed once again, with Joe Rosser stepping in on vocals. The band’s third full-length album, The Future in Whose Eyes?, arrived in 2017.
Justin Hill rejoined SIKTH in 2022, with the band headlining a sold-out show at London’s Electric Ballroom.
They were most recently seen headlining the DogTooth stage at this year’s Download Festival.
To date, SIKTH have toured across 26 countries, leaving their mark on stages worldwide. Members of the band have also collaborated or guested with artists from Iron Maiden, Deftones, Cypress Hill, Periphery, Devin Townsend, and more — underlining their continued influence and relevance in heavy music.
BAND MEMBERS
Mikee Goodman – vocals
Justin Hill – vocals
Dan Weller- guitars
Graham ‘Pin’ Pinney – guitars
James Leach – bass
Dan ‘Loord’ Foord – drums
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