Pedro - Metallica, Motorhead, Rammstein, Macc Ladds, Classical music
Elliot - Metallica, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Dragonforce
Ash - Devin Townsend, Megadeth, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Iron Maiden
Sounds Like
Our music will appeal to fans of Metallica, Guns n Roses, Alter Bridge, Black Sabbath, Paradise Lost, Iron Maiden.... basically anyone who likes loud music they can bang their head and sing along to!
LIVE VIDEO CLIPS! Three samples of some Megawatt live action, also this was our first gig as a 5 piece featuring new axeman ASH WILKINSON!
These clips plus extra tracks are now available at the official MEGAWATT WINGED AVENGER website:
Enjoy!
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Formed from the ashes of local York bands Knee Deep and Forty7three in the autumn of 2005, MWA started out as a just-for-fun side project, just playing a few covers, but following the amicable departure of bassist Adi Bury from Knee Deep (three bands is too much, even for the Burymeister!) MWA incorporated the original songs by Knee Deep and Forty7three into the set also.
NEW INN, EASINGWOLD - PART DEUX - Review by Bill Harding
On March 2nd, Megawatt Winged Avenger returned to the New Inn,
Easingwold. You're damn right they did. This time they were a five
piece. The new guitarist, Ash, blended in as though he'd been there
since the foundation of the band two years ago. He hails from Tamworth
in Staffordshire, for some unknown reason. He doesn't try to upstage
original guitarist Rosco, but instead complements the old sod's
lightning fast fretwork; spot on. There's something special about MWA
gigs. The guys don't take themselves seriously, but they take their
music seriously and it shows. The audience at the New Inn loves them
and at one point there were punters doing Yoga rolls in the aisles.
Well, we are talking Easingwold here, folks..
This time there were no solos from Tupplington, MWA lead singer.
Instead, Adi, their ex-bass player's other band, Dunno, came on for a
half-hour set of covers. They set the stage for
the "big" attraction from York. A standout was Whisky In The Jar, the
old Irish drinking song made legendary by Thin Lizzy. Their music is
metallic in a similar vein to MWA's, so their energetic set was a
perfect intro. Aidi holds his bass slightly lower than a grass snake's
bollocks and his four piece rocks like the bloody kasbah, so to speak..
Unofficially, this MWA set was for drummer Pedro Croft's 30th birthday - 29ish, anyway - and he wore a black wig that made him look like an alien plant had sprouted from the top of his bonce and was about to
strangle him to death unless he sprayed the thing with paraquat - and
bloody fast. The fact that he didn't sweat to death was probably down
to the succession of evil-looking, brightly coloured vodka-based
cocktails passed from the crowd at worryingly short intervals. They
upped rather than downed his energy levels and he played like a
veritable demon..
Tupplington was on fine form, despite smoking more ciggies than a laboratory beagle on speed. How it doesn't f*&% up his voice is
anyone's guess, but it doesn't. (Shut it, Harding, you twat. It didn't
exactly crap up Sinatra's vocals, did it?) Anyway, MWA's customary
blend of AC/DC (HIghway to Hell), Bon Jovi (Bad Medicine) and Iron
Maiden (The Trooper) covers meshed perfectly with self-concocted songs
like BIN and Final Chapter and the brand new Broken Arms. This time
two of the band, Ash and bassist Smelliott Elliott showed off their
new state of the art UHF radio packs, allowing them to walk into the
audience and interact with their hysterical fans. I've been at Who
gigs where the punters were quieter than this bunch of New Inn
loonies. When the lads belted out The Proclaimers 500 Miles, one of
their most popular couveurs, the massed pissheads nearly rioted.
During the song, Elliott ambled off to the bog and kept playing
throughout, not missing a single note. That really is a first. Let's
hope it's a last, too. What WOULD happen if he ended up throttling his
guitar with bog roll?.
Anyhow, it was a stonking gig and a great time was had by all, especially tentacle-topped Pedro, who was up for more even when the
customary encores and not so customary jam bash with Adi and some
bloke called Scotty from another band called The Daftness had ended.
Now that, folks, is rock 'n' roll. This was another classic gig from
MWA and may there be plenty more. We want them here and we want them
NOW.
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On Thursday 31st July Hessian brings you our most exciting gig yet:
RATATAT at the newly opened Duchess, York - a fantastic underground lair of a venue.
Support comes from Leeds' awesome Wintermute, and with DJing from Grim Beeper, Tim Prudames and Ollie Harvey to look forward to it should be a great night.
we are recording some huge bands in YORK lately & have come across some very talented bands/solo artist's. Location-recordings. co. uk would like to wish you all the very best for the future.Aside from that, the relationship we now have with bands in york has blossomed ten-fold so thanks guys...
Hessian is excited to present Semifinalists at our most intimate gig yet - City Screen Basement Bar on 6th June. The guys promise a blinding show, featuring an awesome new light show! NME described their live show as "a brilliantly bonkers confection: like vomiting up a Ferrari, a gram of coke and a missing child all at once." This one should not be missed for anything!
You know, I've heard that a couple of other York bands have breathed a sigh of releif that Megawatt has finished - and a few ven=ues too! I think we'll take that as a compliment to our ignorance, then............
What an absolute fuckin shame! cant believe you guys are no longer :(
ALWAYS a brilliant performance put in by all you lads! Good luck to you all in whatever youre setting out to do....hopefully one day a reunion tour will come around....let me know....ill come back from Aussie for it!!!
hey guys me n mark were lookin through the list of bands weve played with recently and thought we'd letcha know we came to this conclusion...
tupps is defo the best vocalist weve ever played with ..m/ and you guys are in the top... 3? bands weve played with, we had a good night that night (Y) hope to do it again sometime
Some band called Knee Deep played a blinding set last night at The Junction - doing MWA covers! What a great set of lads they must be! Undergrass did a great set and Mantra were as awesome as ever.
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hey guys thanks for the add your music is absolutely AWESOME your singer kicks arse haha and is it just me or is pedro left handed? (i hope so.. so then im not the only one haha) cant wait to play with you guys at gasworks on the 31st
