The Bardo - Punk Rock - PD and Mike met in 1996, worked with numerous bassists and a couple of guitarists, played a series of shows with One Minute Silence, Machinehead and Coal Chamber and met Laura in February 2000. Signing a record deal with Riverman Records a year later, the trio have played with the likes of Static X, Groop Dogdrill, Miocene, Clutch, The Kennedy Soundtrack, Number One Son, Easyworld, The Moonies, Tiny Elvis, Miss Black America and most recently Queen Adreena, 80's Matchbox B-Line Disaster and Face to Face.

'Libertine', the debut offering from the London based band, was recorded at the Townhouse in December 2001 under the watchful eyes of Head and engineer Tom Stanley. 'Question, Persuade, Refer' (RMR12CDS) was released on 3 June 2002 to great press, and the follow-up 'To Inhabit' (RMR16CDS) was released on October 28th.

The Bardo played a show at the Elbow Room, New York as part of the CMJ Music Marathon in October and attracted some industry interest. They hope to follow this up in the coming months.

Is it possible to be rock, punk and metal all at once? The Bardo think it is. But are they any good, you ask? In a word, very. 'I smoke 40 a day Marlboro' - gruff vocals and riproaring guitars are where this three-piece are at. Three words: energetic, enigmatic and exceptional - make way for The Bardo. Rock Sound - Issue 37, June 20024/5

Format: Three-track CD ('Question, Persuade, Refer'/'Search And Destroy'/'System') The Bardo have a really nasty quality to their sound (and that's meant in a good way). There are moments on 'Question, Persuade, Refer' when it actually sounds like there is a pack of Rottweilers in the studio barking down the key changes and having a playful chomp on lyricist PD's vocal chords. The Bardo are snappy, tight and vicious, grinding away at metal sensibilities without spiralling into self-indulgence and 'Question, Persuade, Refer' is a sprawling monster of a rock tune. Kerrang! - 18 May 2002 KKKK

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