METALWORKS

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Genre: Classic Rock / Metal / Rock
Location London, Please select your region., Un
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Last Login: 3/14/2012
Member Since 10/1/2006
Type of Label Major
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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Metalworks : .... Now on Facebook! See the Blog... .... The first lineup of Metalworks emerged back in the early nineties, with current Vox/Guitarist Steff, and Lead Guitarist Tony Parsons, together with various other musicians sharing drum and bass duties. .... Prior to Metalworks, Steff and Tony had been in a couple of bands together, and for a short time Tony was also part of an early Iron Maiden lineup, Recording the tracks Wrathchild and Sanctuary for the Metal For Muthas compilation album, The BBC Live Sessions, and embarking on their first UK Tour. Tony and former Maiden Drummer Doug Sampson were later replaced by Dennis Stratton and Clive Burr. .... A number of years later, a chance meeting, and then some informal jamming with old mates,led on to what is now Metalworks.Since its early formation, the band has been a regular feature on the live circuit, particularly in London and the South East, and has held residences at some of the capital's top venues. These include: The Marquee Club, Leicester Square. Dingwalls, Camden Lock; and currently The Monarch, Chalk Farm Road, Camden, playing the regular Rock night every Sunday from 8:00PM. .... A few years ago, Tony decided to leave the band due to other commitments, and the current lineup features: Steff Vox/Guitar, Richie Faulkner and Matt Pearce on Lead Guitars, Dave “Shapes” Rimmer on Bass and Peter Cowan on Drums. .... Previous notable members have included: Les Binks on Drums (Judas Priest) Pete Friesen on Lead Guitar (Alice Cooper band) .... Over the years, many well known names from the Rock/Metal scene have guested and jammed with the band; amongst those inlude! Paul Di’anno (Iron Maiden), Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden), Adam Ant (Adam Ant), Cobalt Stargazer (Zodiac Mindwarp), John Norum, John Levén and Ian Haugland from Swedish Rock band Europe,to name a few. .... Profile of band members: .... Steff - Vox/Guitar .... Steff ! Best known for his time in Rock/Metal outfits over the years,Steff has also fronted bands, and been involved in various projects with former members of: Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy and early Fleetwood Mac.. .... Richie Faulkner - Lead Guitar/Vocals .... Richie first performed with Metalworks in the summer of 1994 at the age of 14, joining them for a jamm of Jimi Hendrix's All Along The Watchtower, at The Queens Head pub, Green Lanes, North London, and was subsequently invited to join the band. Since then, Richie has also been involved in various other bands and projects, most notably the Stockholm based Solemn Temple, and established UK acts Deeds, Voodoo Six, Ace Mafia and his current band Lauren Harris. The past couple of years have seen Richie travelling the globe opening shows for Iron Maiden and playing such legendary venues as: Madison Square Garden, New York. The Buddokan, Tokyo. Earls Court Arena, London; and Twickenham Stadium, England, also having toured Europe with Heaven & Hell, Within Temptation and Mötley Crüe. Richie is currently working on the 2nd album with Lauren and the rest of the band, which is expected to be released in early 2011, in the meantime Richie is a regular fixture at most Metalworks shows. .... Matt Pearce - Lead Guitar/Vocals .... Matt is currently playing with Voodoo Six, who released their debut album worldwide last year, and have since been touring all over the UK and Europe, including playing Download Festival, Sonisphere Festival and supporting Extreme on their European tour. Recently the band have opened shows for UFO and The Union and have recieved favourable reviews from the likes of Classic Rock and other quality music mags. Matt's downtime from Voodoo Six is mainly spent performing with Metalworks, so he is also a regular feature at most shows. .... Dave “Shapes” Rimmer - Bass Guitar/Vocals .... Dave, based in Camden, but originally from Liverpool is also the Bass player for Sleaze Rock outfit Zodiac Mindwarp And The Love Reaction. A staple of the European festival circuit; they recently opened the Halloween show for Alice Cooper at London's legendary Roundhouse. Dave has been an almost permanant fixture at Metalworks for the past 10 years, and has also been involved in various side projects with other local bands. .... Peter Cowan - Drums .... Pete first peformed with Metalworks at the the Three Blackbirds Leyton,in the summer of 1996 after chatting to Steff at The Cauliflower Ilford.. Since that time, Pete has been a regular at most shows,and when Les Binks (Judas Priest ) left the band in 2004, Pete was asked to get more involved..Pete also regularly takes up drum duties with RDB (Remus Down Boulevard), which features acclaimed East London blues Guitarist Dave Edwards and former Iron Maiden Lead Guitarist Dennis Stratton, as well as doing occasional session work. .... Metalworks - Regular Deps And Occasional Guests .... Due to the fact that at any one time, one or more of the regular lineup may be away on tour, or unavailable for other reasons,there are a select number of friends/musicians, to step in and cover most situations, and the roster of deps & occasional guests include: Rikki Arpeggio, Tom Draper, Amitt Sharma & Tony Parsons on Lead Guitar; Mel Gabbitas, John Currie, Tony Newton & Geos Daniels on Bass; Les Binks, Dave "Grav" Cavill & Ollie Usiskin on Drums; Luca "Twitch" (D'Artagnan) on Vocals. ....
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STEFF-VOCALS/GUITAR .... RICHIE FAULKNER-LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS .... MATT PEARCE-LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS .... DAVE "SHAPES" RIMMER-BASS GUITAR/VOCALS .... PETER COWAN DRUMS ........ .. ..
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