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About Lostprophets
The Lostprophets have
twice made it to the top
ten on the UK singles
chart with Rooftops from
Liberation Transmission,
the third album, and
Last Train Home from
their second album Start
Something. Last Train
Home was also at number
one on the Alternative
Songs Chart.
The band has evolved
much since its formation
in 1997, when it was
started by Ian Watkins
mainly as a side project
for the punk band Public
Disturbance. Band
members Mike Lewis and
Ian Watkins, however,
went to become more
successful as part of
Lostprophets. While
Public Disturbance was a
hardcore Punk band,
Lostprophets have
several notable
influences on their
musical style, including
alternative metal,
post-hardcore,
alternative-rock and
post grunge. They are
generally classified as
a ‘nu metal’ or hardcore
rock band.
Lostprophets started out
in Wales in the town of
Pontypridd, near
Cardiff. The band was
initially known as Lozt
Prophetz, and they
worked the South Wales
scene, playing gigs at
various venues. Kerrang!
and Metal Hammer, two
music magazines, noticed
the band and gave them
brief reviews which gave
them some exposure. The
band has played as
supporting acts for
various high profile
artists like Linkin
Park, Deftones and
Pitchshifter. This
gained them a
significant following
for their live
performances. Today, the
Lostprophets have made a
place for themselves on
the international scene.
The band has released
three studio albums to
date and the fourth
album The Betrayed is
slated to be released
early 2010. The first
single from the upcoming
album, It’s Not The End
Of The World But I Can
See It From Here, was
first heard in August on
BBC Radio 1. The single
was released in October
and opened in the top 20
on the UK singles chart.
The debut album
Thefakesoundofprogress
was first released in
2000 under the label
Visible Noise, but was
re-released in 2001
through Columbia
Records. The album was
more successful the
second time around, and
became the band’s
breakthrough album. It
spawned singles like
Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja
and The Fake Sound Of
Progress.
Start Something was also
a success, both
critically as well as
commercially. Last Train
Home from this album
peaked at the number 8
position on UK singles
charts and was a big hit
worldwide. The third
studio album Liberation
Transmission was also a
huge success and reached
the top spot on the UK
Albums Chart. The album
spawned the single
Rooftops, amongst with
other singles. Rooftops
also reached number 8 on
the UK singles Chart.
After a few delays in
the release of the
upcoming album, it has
been announced that The
Betrayed will be
released early next
year.
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