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GOTHIC | PROG | PSYCH

WHO THE HELL ARE DITCH THE DEMON? Gothic prog-rock misfits to banish your devilish woes, troubadours of bombastic rock 'n' roll and so much more.

Formed early 2019 from the faded Victorian glamour of Hastings (UK), Ditch the Demon have reinvented the keyboards-led heavy-rock sounds of the 1970s, assimilating prog, psych and art rock under a dark yet uplifting aura. The band’s music is characterised by the epic haunting vocals of Amanda Brooks-Byron, driven by seasoned musicianship and exceptional, original songwriting.

"...East Sussex's answer to Blood Ceremony, and full-length debut 'Ain't Dead Yet' is a hugely enjoyable mix of psych, prog and garage goth. Brooks-Byron surely spent her teenage nights before a mirror miming to Kate Bush, Siouxsie Sioux and Coven's Jinx Dawson..."
(Grant Moon, Prog Magazine, issue 150)

NEW! "Meat Honey", Ditch the Demon's new single from the band's forthcoming second studio album, is available on BandCamp and streaming services now!

AIN'T DEAD YET, Ditch the Demon's debut album, is available on CD from Ditch the Demon's page on BandCamp and Tough Love St Leonards, price £12 (P&P payable at BandCamp). CDs are also on sale at gigs, of course! Digital downloads are available from BandCamp and online music services. Twelve tracks of goth/prog light 'n' shade... wanna know more? Label Prozakville Records has more.

LIVE IN THE BIG BAD CITY, a download-only BandCamp exclusive, offers a raw taste of earlier live shows, price £5. A limited number of DIY CD copies of this album are available at gigs.

MEAT HONEY
NEW SINGLE! (2026)

Meat Honey (single)

Digital single exclusive to BandCamp.

AIN'T DEAD YET
Album (2023)

Ain't Dead Yet (album)

CD LP from BandCamp & elsewhere!

Full Discography
LPs, EP & Singles

Discography

Downloads and CDs from BandCamp.

Online Shop
Tee-shirts, badges and more!

Merchandise

Lovely things from BandCamp!

Influences driving the band's music are diverse. The spiritual roots of Ditch the Demon can be traced to seminal band Coven, whose 1974 album “Blood on the Snow” inspired the band to forge their own contemporary goth/prog twist on 1970s rock. (Listen to Ditch the Demon's Spotify Playlist!)

DITCH THE DEMON are: AMANDA BROOKS-BYRON (vocals), TERRY KEEN (keyboards), STEPH BENNION (bass, backing vocals) and NEIL WARMAN (drums).
Former member KARL MEE (guitar) appears on all recordings to date.

The band has been compared to: Inkubus Sukkubus, Lacuna Coil, Curved Air, Meat Loaf(!) and Jinx Dawson's Coven.

HUGE THANX TO: John Head at Deal Radio, Tony Davis at Emerging Rock Bands / Hastings Rock Radio, Brian McAllister at Epic Prog Radio, Chuck Simons and the Game of Prog podcast, DoKtor Know at Guerrilla Radio, Paul Huggett and Ralph Winser at Hastings Rock Radio, Demonize Debz at Metal Devastation Radio, Rádio Armazém, Martin Jasek at Radio Bloodstream (hear our jingle!), Rick Marks at Radio Seagull, Paul Bamlett at Voodoo Radio Online and Sammi Quinn at Voodoo / Mixcloud for airplay!

JINX DAWSON DEVIL'S HORNS SALUTES TO: Anja and Johnny of Hastings Rock for interviewing us for their YouTube channel; also to Grant Moon of Prog Magazine, Mike Burgess of Progressive Voyages and Metal Junkbox for writing lovely things about Ditch the Demon's music!

Stage

UPCOMING GIGS

See you there!

NENE VALLEY ROCK FESTIVAL

9-12 September 2027
Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 0LY
Full details and tickets

More exciting news coming for next year!

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Nene Valley Rock Festival line-up for 2027

CONTACT

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Venues, promoters, media: See our Electronic Press Kit (EPK)

Ditch the Demon

Ladies, gentlemen, queens and ruffians
Embrace the mischief, reap what you sow
Shake off the curses, ditch those demons
Come and join our rock 'n' roll show…!

Mandie of Ditch the Demon