Once described in the music press as "not so much a musician, more a hooligan who got a bass guitar for Christmas", Wolf (Engine Of
Excess) has played in many bands over the years, first appearing on the national circuit at the tender age of thirteen, fronting the
Glam Metal outfit Narcissus.
Although Wolf's main role over the years has been that of bass player and lead vocalist, he has turned his hand to various duties
depending on which band recruited him and what they needed at the time. Bands of note include the aforementioned Narcissus, Punk
bands The Agitators and Division 4, Post Punk band Square Shapes, Heavy Rock outfits Thunderchilde, Roxberg, Radio Free Moscow,
Stateline, and The Grudge, and seminal NWOBHM miscreants Avalanche.
1992 saw Wolf's ever escalating musical career come to a shuddering halt in the shape of a horrific motorcycle crash, which resulted
in him losing his left leg above the knee, and severely damaging his left hand which had to be reconstructed bone by bone. A particular
nightmare for any guitar player.
Now, after a much extended period of recovery, Wolf is once again back where he truly belongs ... angrier and darker than
ever before.
The new, independently-produced Engine of Excess album, "God, The Devil, & Trinity Black", is available from this page. You can order by using the PayPal shopping cart button (UK & overseas) below ...
01. Razorblade Arcade.
02. Lower Than Bones.
03. Towers of Silence.
04. Ghosts.
05. Still the Forest Burns.
06. City of God.
07. Legion.
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Reviews :-
"this album is quite simply a gothic
masterpiece" ... Insomnia.
"undeniably ambitious and original debut" ... Bubblegum Slut.
"showing a huge amount of promise" ... Devolution.
"It's a deliciously-dark slice of gothy rock that should put a pointy-tooth smile on the faces of the black-clad legions" ... Derbyshire Times.
"The weird thing about this mini-album is that it's slippery yet grinding rock axis reminded me a lot of Batfish Boys and then I realised, Wolf, who has sung and composed everything, aided only by vocal contributions from Rosie Lugosi as the newsreader and Ber Lynne as the nurse, used to be a biker. Clearly something about roadhog lurching, back and forth, creates a rolling rhythm all of its own! You see if I'm not wrong; this is a positive, bracing collection" ... Mick Mercer.
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Wolf exclusively plays Steinberger & Hohner Professional "stick" guitars and basses.
THE RETURN OF THE BAT
Specimen will bring their special brand of glam mayhem, The Batcave to London again.
After last year’s wildly-successful 25th anniversary Batcave event, The Batcave returns to its original spawning ground of London’s West End on Sunday July 19 for another night of blasphemy, lechery and blood.
Specimen (Fresh from a fantastic show at Leipzig’s Waves Gotik festival), the original Batcave instigators will headline the lurid frolics at the Embassy Club, (29 Old Burlington St, London W1S3AP) Also on the bill are original Batcavers Sexbeat, with DJs Hamish and Cavey Nick, cavorting from decks to decadence with the usual brutal, trouser-dropping surprises & suitably confronting & barbaric entertainment.
The 2009 Batcave will feature installations from exciting new artists of the ‘Dark London Underground’ and visuals from the upcoming ‘Welco
THE RETURN OF THE BAT
Specimen will bring their special brand of glam mayhem, The Batcave to London again.
After last year’s wildly-successful 25th anniversary Batcave event, The Batcave returns to its original spawning ground of London’s West End on Sunday July 19 for another night of blasphemy, lechery and blood.
Specimen (Fresh from a fantastic show at Leipzig’s Waves Gotik festival), the original Batcave instigators will headline the lurid frolics at the Embassy Club, (29 Old Burlington St, London W1S3AP) Also on the bill are original Batcavers Sexbeat, with DJs Hamish and Cavey Nick, cavorting from decks to decadence with the usual brutal, trouser-dropping surprises & suitably confronting & barbaric entertainment.
The 2009 Batcave will feature installations from exciting new artists of the ‘Dark London Underground’ and visuals from the upcoming ‘Welcome To The Batcave’ book, along with this year’s bitcrushed message from the creature in t
And our only purpose is, to kill off those not dead We are the dead and we’re coming for you We are the dead and we’re coming for you We are the dead and we’re coming for you… Because we are the dead
Do you love your Gore? YEAH! Do you love your Horror? YEAH! Do you love your goth-industrial? YEAH!
Well July 5th, 2009 Volgothic is giving you a healthy dose of Horror and Gore Mixed with your favorite doseage of Goth/Industrial!!
You heard us right, Volgothic's Second Themed Event is going to be..........
DISCO BLOODBATH! Horror Movie Tribute Night With Horror Movies played all night Give-a-ways from Troma Independent Movie Company DJs Warring and Mindcage Cover will be 10 dollars However......Dress in costume of your favorite Horror Villian, Monster, Victim, or just come dressed as a Zombie, Vampire, or Bloody, and you'll get in for only 5 Dollars! And while you're 'dressed to depress' enter yourself in to the Costume Contest to win achance to get you and 10 of your friends VIP'd for the next event, and a free bottle on us!
ALSO, were you ever a fan of Kittie? Or lets get OLD SCHOOL on you. Were you ever a fan of the Baltimore Local Band called SPINE? Maybe the name Jennifer Arroyo rings a bell to you? Shes the Former Bassist to Spine and Kittie, current bassist to Suicide City, and she will be the Guest DJ for the night. So show your face and say hello! Its been a looong time since she's been home!
Just less than a week away, are you ready to go to bed??
HALF OFF COVER IF DRESSED IN THEME [Pjs, Lingerie, etc] Special Guest DJs from HOLLOWBOY Red This Ever CD Release Bundled Raffle Pillow Fight Featuring up and coming Volgothic Beauty Models Sexiest Bedroom Attire Contest 9-2am 21+ June 7th!
May 3rd, 2009 The Second Installment of Volgothic Sundays Featuring Celebrity Guest Host and DJ MICKDETH of 18 Visions Also featuring Guest DJs: Sean of the Dead and SuperNik And Celebrity Resident DJs: Mindcage of Chemlab,Ego Likeness, and Mindless Faith Warring of Electroshok Baltimore 9PM-2AM 21+ Special Give-a-ways, Contests , and much much more!
Hey there, If you happen to know anyone who is/or fancies themselves as a voice artist can you get them to send me a message, as I am looking for people to record small snippets of the stories from Ethereal Tales for adverts I am making. There is no pay, but they will get credit in the advert notes.
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