ænd ˈeɪt slˈæʃ tˈɛn ɪn mˈɛɾəl hˈæmɚ ðˈɛn ðə mˈoʊst wˈɛlnˈoʊn pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃənz ɪnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ fɔːɹ ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv mˈɛɾəl ænd hˈɑːɹd ɹˈɑːk mjˈuːzɪk, ænd ðə bˈænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ plˈeɪ ˌɔn bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ wˈʌn, dᵻspˈaɪt ðə fˈækt ðætðə bˈænd wɜː kəmplˈiːtli ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ænd hæd nˈoʊ plˈʌɡɚz ɔːɹ pˌiːˈɑːɹ.
and 8/10 in Metal Hammer (then the most well-known publications in the UK for alternative metal and hard rock music), and the band received radio play on BBC Radio 1, despite the fact that the band were completely independent and had no pluggers or PR.