A BAND who claim to have been formed in the heart of a distant sun will be hoping to make the mercury soar at their latest gig. Based in Stevenage, Liquid Metal Men are Glenn Osborn (vocals, guitar), John Vooght (bass) and David Woolford (drums, percuss

A BAND who claim to have been formed "in the heart of a distant sun" will be hoping to make the mercury soar at their latest gig.

Based in Stevenage, Liquid Metal Men are Glenn Osborn (vocals, guitar), John Vooght (bass) and David Woolford (drums, percussion).

The unsigned three-piece list Rage Against The Machine, The Beatles and Nirvana among their influences and describe themselves as a "melodic heavy funk trio that sounds like Led Zeppelin taking dance lessons from James Brown". So there.

Liquid Metal Men will be at Club 85, Hitchin, next Saturday (March 7).

They will be joined at the Whinbush Road venue by Angry Badger and Blue Root Zoots.

The music starts at 7.45pm and is expected to finish at 11.45pm.

Tickets cost �4 on the door.

For more information log on to www.myspace.com/liquidmetalmen