LYNCHPIN BRADFORD BAND BATTLE 2004 WHARFEDALE REGIONAL WINNERS 2005 RICCALL-REGEN WINERS 2005 Band: JON MENNELL - Vocals JAMES LANGLEY - Guitar RICH REILLY - Guitar/vocals BEN HAMMOND - Drums PETE HYNDMAN – Bass/vocals Listening to Lynchpin is like being punched repeatedly - Play Music Magazine Dec 2005 Lynchpin were formed in early 2001. The York based 5 Piece Metal Outfit have supported bands such as Funeral For A Friend, Fony, The Kills, Number One Son, Sikth and "Bad Manners" to name but a few. Credits include taking the crown of the "Bradford Rio Battle Of The Bands" Winners, Second in Wharfedale's National Adopt A Band, and much more. In 2005 Lynchpin Signed to Hangmans Joke Recordings, and are currently putting the finishing touches to their Up and Coming EP Produced by Chris Tsangarides (Black Sabbath, Judas Preist, Less Than Jake) and Russ Russell (Sikth, Napalm Death, The Wildhearts). If you have'nt already heard of LYNCHPIN.............You soon will. Huge powerful riffs, Pounding drumbeats, Brutal screams, all out attack Twinned with epic choruses. A relentless journey through musical styles and emotion. Killswitch Engage,Lost Prophets,Trivium "THIS BAND ARE AMAZING. THEY ARE GOING TO BE HUGE, F**KING MASSIVE" Barney - PlayMusic Magazine