To this point God Is An Astronaut was purely a studio project. With word spreading, the band wanted to get out and to start playing the material live and so enlisted Lloyd Hanney (who was trained by the late jazz drumming legend Johnny Wadham) to join on drums. When first out on the road their tours included self-made visuals that were added to the live show with the purpose to enhance the emotion and structure of the songs. Initially the band picked up a wave of publicity from this, often due to the shocking images that featured on the visuals, however as their confidence grew as live performers, they put the emphasis back on their music and released their breakthrough album "All Is Violent, All Is Bright" in early 2005.

2010 seen the release of the band’s 5th album "Age of the Fifth Sun" and the band go from a 3 piece to a 4 piece with keyboard/piano player Jamie Dean joining the band. Lloyd Hanney departed from the band in early 2011 with Michael Fenton taking over on full time drumming duties. The band received rave reviews and the best ever reactions to their concerts due to the explosive energy of the new lineup. As with all the bands music to date, they describe the record as “a photograph or a snapshot of who we are in that moment of time”.

Despite being 5 albums in, the band’s outlook and ethos still remains the same as it did on their debut – the sole priority being on releasing and performing music they love.

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