Bossk are a band formed in Ashford

Ashford, Kent

Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...

 in 2005. Following their 2006 debut release, .1 , on the QnotQ label they toured extensively with a number of bands, including Cult Of Luna

Cult of Luna

Cult of Luna is a Swedish post-metal band from Umeå. They formed from the remnants of a Umeå hardcore punk band called Eclipse in 1998. They slowly garnered critical appreciation and underground popularity with early releases Cult of Luna and The Beyond ; however, it is 2004's Salvation that can...

, The Ocean, Yndi Halda, Baroness

Baroness (band)

Baroness is a band from Savannah, Georgia whose members grew up together in Lexington, Virginia.-Formative years:Baroness formed in mid-2003, founded by former members of the punk/metal band Johnny Welfare and the Paychecks...

, Capricorns and The Hope Conspiracy.

Bossk .2 was released by Eyesofsound

Eyesofsound

Eyesofsound is an independent London based label founded in 2006 by Ryan Berry. With a focus on the innovative, the label has put out records from bands including Behold…The Arctopus, Bossk, Devil Sold His Soul, Yakuza, Manatees, Humanfly, Palehorse and more...

 in October 2007. Touring on the back of the release saw the band play shows throughout not only the UK with the likes of Devil Sold His Soul

Devil Sold His Soul

Devil Sold His Soul are an ambient influenced progressive metal/post-hardcore band from the South of England signed to Century Media. Three of the band joined from Mahumodo, thought to be a pioneer of the British hardcore scene...

 and Ephel Duath, but also on continental Europe

Continental Europe

Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands....

, with Cult Of Luna and Humanfly.

During early 2008, after an extensive jaunt around the UK with Kruger, original members Nick (drums

Drummer

A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...

) and Rob (guitar

Guitarist

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) left Bossk. Replacements were found and Bossk were back on the road with Textures

Textures (band)

Textures is a metal band from the Netherlands, formed in 2001. Textures' lineup revolves around founding members Jochem Jacobs, Stef Broks, Bart Hennephof, and bassist Remko Tielemans who joined in 2007...

 for a brief stint in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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. May 2008 saw the band play their 200th show and their first headline show at the Islington Academy in London

London

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.

In October of the same year Bossk decided to break up. Two final shows were played and the .3 video

Video

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 EP

Extended play

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 was released, along with a trilogy

Trilogy

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 box-set of all their EPs. In August 2009, a split with Rinoa

Rinoa (band)

Rinoa were an English post-metal group, formed in Essex in 2007. Their line-up consisted of vocalist Perry Bryan, guitarists Matthew Holden and Jozef Norocky, bassist DavidGumbleton and drummer James May...

 was released. This was the band's final release and featured a soundboard recording of a new song which was to be used on the album the band were working on before they called it a day.

Former members

• Tom Begley - bass
• Sam Marsh - vocals
• Alex Hamilton - guitar and Vocals
• Rob Vaughan - guitar
• Andrew Waghorn - guitar
• John Simmons - drums
• Nick Corney - drums

Post Bossk

In the wake of Bossk, bassist Tom Begley has formed The Mire with ex-members of metalcore band Centurion.

Discography

Format and year	Title	Label
CD (2006)	.1	QnotQ Records
CD (2007)	.2	Eyesofsound Eyesofsound Eyesofsound is an independent London based label founded in 2006 by Ryan Berry. With a focus on the innovative, the label has put out records from bands including Behold…The Arctopus, Bossk, Devil Sold His Soul, Yakuza, Manatees, Humanfly, Palehorse and more...
2xLP (2008)	.1 and .2	Garden of Exile
DVD (2008)	.3	Eyesofsound Eyesofsound Eyesofsound is an independent London based label founded in 2006 by Ryan Berry. With a focus on the innovative, the label has put out records from bands including Behold…The Arctopus, Bossk, Devil Sold His Soul, Yakuza, Manatees, Humanfly, Palehorse and more...
Split LP (2009)	Split with Rinoa	Eyesofsound Eyesofsound Eyesofsound is an independent London based label founded in 2006 by Ryan Berry. With a focus on the innovative, the label has put out records from bands including Behold…The Arctopus, Bossk, Devil Sold His Soul, Yakuza, Manatees, Humanfly, Palehorse and more...