BAND CHARTED AND DIDN’T NOTICE FOR NEARLY 3 YEARS – ALBUM REACHED 85 ON THE TOP 100

UK Metal act Kaine discovered this week that the band's album After Extinction, released on September 19, 2022, made the official album download charts (29/9/22), reaching 85 on the top 100 and finishing ahead of acts such as Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna, and the Eagles that week. The band was unaware of this achievement for two and a half years until it was highlighted to them just this week after their return to rehearsals announcement.

March 21, 2025 5

SELF-PROMOTION AND THE CHALLENGES WE FACE AS KAINE

It is a constant battle to try and be seen and heard through the noise of new media. Some people even get outright upset with your promoting, will block you, unfriend you, or unsubscribe within seconds not even taking just a minute to check out whatever it is you are trying to promote.

December 31, 2023 0

WE RETURN TO REHEARSALS TODAY – PREP FOR SOUTHEND GIG + CRISIS AVERTED EP

https://youtu.be/rBh8d_lTXAM?si=BbgGKHJTE_bvXN0z We'll be making preparations for our gig in Southend next month at the Alex, today at Unit One Studios Colchester. The gig takes place on the 17th and tickets are available in advance from here. It is still up in the air whether or not Rage will be playing guitar at this gig, as... Continue Reading →

October 8, 2023 0

REFORGED IN EXTINCTION LIVE ALBUM MIXED – CD AND VIDEO TO BE RELEASED SOON

The album contains a selection of songs from both Reforge The Steel and After Extinction, as well as one track from the Extinction After EP. This was recorded at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester, earlier this year.

September 10, 2023 0

MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED OUR COLCHESTER SHOW!

Over the years we have been consistently told the scene is dead, nobody comes out and supports live Heavy Metal music unless it's Metallica or Iron Maiden anymore, and there is no point in running gigs in places such as Colchester. As ever, Friday has again proven those people wrong. We will continue to prove them wrong and work hard to promote our events, Heavy Metal is alive and well, and the scene is thriving in the UK underground.

May 22, 2023 0

AFTER EXTINCTION STREAMED OVER 171,499 TIMES SINCE RELEASE – FULL BREAKDOWN + EARNINGS BELOW

After Extinction is proving to be our most popular album yet, breaking streaming records for the band. Since releasing our album in September, it has been streamed 171,499 times. YouTube has been by far the most popular place to stream the album, with Spotify in a distant second and Bandcamp in third.