Clams - Stone Lane (2022)

20 years ago in the picturesque Dorset town of Wimborne, three musicians joined forces to create a new Rock band. They featured the thundering riffs of Rich Peacock, the relentless bass of Olly Hopper-Pay and the Bonham-esque drumming of Peter Giles. The birth of the Clams provided the South Coast with plenty of new original music and their relentless gigging led to after only 18 months being signed by Andy Ross’s (Food Records Fame) record label Boss Music. The industry sat up and took notice with the likes of Metal Hammer and Kerrang providing them with plenty of positive press. The band in 2003 were chosen as the main support for Chris Cornell’s Audioslave at Brixton Academy in London, closely followed by playing at Alan McGee’s request at his “Death Disco” night. After all this early success things started to fail and the record label struggled to find the funds to record and release the band’s debut album. After regrouping and self-funding a new recording of “Clams 1” they caught the attention of Smashing Pumpkins “James Iha” and Fountains of Wayne’s ‘Adam Schlesinger’ who wanted to sign them and mentor them on their Scratchy Records label. Alas; due to contract issues this was never to happen and after band members ended up in different parts of the Country, sadly Clams were put on ice...