 send more paramedics were a horror film-influenced crossover thrash band from leeds in the north of england. ==biography== the name is a reference to a line in the 1985 horror/comedy return of the living dead. the band originally formed as a side project of leeds "emo" band and none of them knew they were robots, but have gained a higher profile than and none of them knew they were robots, who have since split up. the band played in the 1980s crossover style, what they described as "zombiecore...a fusion of 80s thrash and modern hardcore punk", with lyrics about zombies and cannibalism, and are heavily influenced by zombie movies. on-stage, they dress as zombies and the drummer dons a mexican wrestling mask (a homage to the character in brian clement's meat market films with whom he also shares the name el diablo). as part of this on-stage persona, band members claim to be members of the living dead. the band performed at the 2005 download festival, the 2006 reading and leeds festivals, were one of the first acts confirmed for 2006's damnation festival and were the opening act for avenged sevenfold at the camden underworld. they also toured as support to the offspring. their live show was described by drowned in sound as "brilliantly ghoulish" and "mouth-agape entertainment of the highest quality".hocking, matt (2004) "gigs/review/avenged sevenfold, ako and send more paramedics", drowned in sound, 27 february 2004, retrieved 15 september 2009diver, mike (2005) "gigs/review/send more paramedics", drowned in sound, 15 august 2005, retrieved 15 september 2009 disc 2 of the 2006 album, the awakening, is a concept disc, a zombie movie soundtrack, similar to the soundtrack in george a. romero's dawn of the dead. they won the 'fresh meat' competition on zane lowe's bbc radio 1 show, leading to a "guerilla gig live" performance on bbc three."b'hellmouth speaks...to guerilla gig live", bbc, 2005, retrieved 15 september 2009 the band's third album, the awakening, feature
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