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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LAST EVER GIG AT THE ROYAL OAK AS IT IS SHUTTING DOWN!!! Stacked Promotions Battle of the Bands 2009 Heat 2 at the Royal Oak 20th June. Come vote for you favorite band or just come for a good time. The third heat 3rd July and 25th July final will be held at the YMCA Halifax and its bring your own booze.
Hiya We’ve been working on some new songs and are in pre-production for the recording of our first commercial CD release which will be recorded over the summer, with a hopeful release October time,
Our last live performance before our summer holiday will be at the Selby outdoor festival at the James Street 'bowling green' in Selby on the 21st June, the event starts at 1pm and we’ll be on stage at 5pm others on the bill are Dirty Secrets, Chantel McGregor, The Beautiful Sound, Last Gang and headlining is the Bryan Adams Experience, we hope you can be there.
Hiya It’s been busy in the K&Q camp and we’ve a few gigs coming up in the next few weeks. We are starting with a couple of gigs in York, Fibbers 23rd April and Speakeasy 28th April before moving on to the New Roscoe in Leeds on 25th May and then onto Nottingham Trent Students Union, Brackenhurst Bar, NTSU Brackenhurst Campus, Southwell on the 29th May, It would be great to see you at one of them if you can come. love K&Qs xxx
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Hessian are excited to announce it's next night on 9th January featuring an awesome double bill! Indiepunk band violet violet, favourites of Artrocker, will be bringing their riotous live show to basement with local support (to be confirmed). Following this Eskimo Twins, fresh from live sets supporting Evil Nine and at Bad Sneakers, will DJ the Hessian clubnight along with Grim Beeper.
Tickets are available from City Screen basement at £4otd/£3. 50adv (£2 clubnight only)
Hiya We are playing at the Junction in York on Friday 21th November; it would be really nice to see you there but we understand if you can't make it
We’ve put some of the new live recording up on our Myspace and are re-mixing our mini album ‘Kitchen Drums and Turn-up Tantrums’ which will be freely available from us at gigs soon Take care
We are headlining an Oxjam Charity gig at the Junction in York on this Sunday (26th October) with support from Hannah & the Junk Funk, Euphoria Audio & The Review, £3 on the door (8pm start), We hope you can make it; we’d love to see you there.
We are also playing the York Speakeasy 6th Nov, the Packhouse in Leeds on the 7th Nov and back at the Junction (in York) on the 21st Nov,
We have nearly finished mixing our mini album ‘Kitchen Drums and Turn-up Tantrums’ which will be freely available from us at gigs Hope to see you soon
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.
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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!!!
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