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Released: Nov 14, 2010

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The Watt Riot belt out high voltage, rocknroll tracks that are stained with the hard edge of post-punk & the grit of dirty blues.Forming around the shores of Wollongong back in 2005 the line up consists of Johnny Watts on vox & guitar, Red on lead guitar, Dan on bass & Trina on drums. They have been described as “Harking back to the glory days of dirty Australian rocknroll”. Rusty Hopkinson Reverberation / You Am I.

The Watt Riots tunes are filled with blistering guitar hooks, big smokin vocals & hair flickin rhythms. This band gets the punters tapping their hi-tops all over the dance floor & yelling for more!

“More throat-tearing gutbucket, kickarse rock from Wollongong, jagged, ragged, uncomplicated, uncompromising, unpretentious guitar-chunking, scream-driven, four to the floor thump in the grand tradition of The Hard-Ons and Tumbleweed”. Michael Smith - Drum Media

The Watt Riot has floored audiences at venues all over Australia including: Enmore Theatre (Syd), Gaelic Club (Syd), Annandale Hotel (Syd), Pony (Melb), ANU (ACT), Oxford Tavern (Wollo), Greenroom (Melb), Spectrum (Syd), UniBar (Wollo) & Hopetoun (Syd). The foursome has shared these stages with notable acts like: Eagles Of Death Metal (USA), The Answer (IRE), Betchudupa (NZ), Ivory Line (USA), Mess Hall, British India, Vasco Era, Airbourne, Tambalane, Cockfight Shootout & 67 Special.

“This is like hard as Boniwell Music Machine....its smoking...and what a cool name for a band”...5/5 Jesse (The Devil) Hughes - Eagles Of Death Metal

In March 2006 The Watt Riot released their debut EP Nightmare on Love St. Radio stations including Sydneys FBi & Triple J played tracks from the EP. On Valentines Day 2007 The Watt Riot were Unearthed by Triple J with the track RocknRoll.

“Yknow how everyone uses rock to describe something good these days. Like you rock dude! or that DJ set was totally rockin, or Im gonna rock the mic tonight or even Fallout Boy rock!. Well, unless they sound like this song by The Watt Riot, they dont really rock at all.” 5/5 Chris Scadden - Triple J

The Watt Riots second release, a 6 track EP titled Paint The City Red was release through Soviet Records and Creative Vibes distribution in November 2008. Working with Anthony The (Wolfmother, Youth Group & The Vines) at Velvet Sound and Al Wright (Motley Crue, Ratt & INXS) at 313 Studios, The Watt Riots live energy and boisterous sound has been captured once again. The CD also includes a multi-media function which contains video footage of their recording experience, television appearances on J-TV, as well as some exclusive live footage. Checkm out live on your computer!

In 2010 The Watt Riot returned to writing and shows. The parting of founding drummer Trina Collins saw the band commence several auditions. Drummer Nathan Favero joined for a short four gig stint before leaving due to work commitments. Former "Annexed" drummer Alex Gonzalez then joined in late May 2010.

In August of 2010 drummer extraordinaire and all round sweet fella Dave Murphy completed the line up. The Watt Riot are now in preparation for a full length album in 2011.

General Info

Genre: Alternative / Indie / Rock
Location Sydney/Wollongong, AU
Profile Views: 71797
Last Login: 11/17/2011
Member Since 12/5/2005
Website www.thewattriot.com
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
The Watt Riot belt out high voltage, rocknroll tracks that are stained with the hard edge of post-punk & the grit of dirty blues.Forming around the shores of Wollongong back in 2005 the line up consists of Johnny Watts on vox & guitar, Red on lead guitar, Dan on bass & Trina on drums. They have been described as “Harking back to the glory days of dirty Australian rocknroll”. Rusty Hopkinson Reverberation / You Am I. The Watt Riots tunes are filled with blistering guitar hooks, big smokin vocals & hair flickin rhythms. This band gets the punters tapping their hi-tops all over the dance floor & yelling for more! “More throat-tearing gutbucket, kickarse rock from Wollongong, jagged, ragged, uncomplicated, uncompromising, unpretentious guitar-chunking, scream-driven, four to the floor thump in the grand tradition of The Hard-Ons and Tumbleweed”. Michael Smith - Drum Media The Watt Riot has floored audiences at venues all over Australia including: Enmore Theatre (Syd), Gaelic Club (Syd), Annandale Hotel (Syd), Pony (Melb), ANU (ACT), Oxford Tavern (Wollo), Greenroom (Melb), Spectrum (Syd), UniBar (Wollo) & Hopetoun (Syd). The foursome has shared these stages with notable acts like: Eagles Of Death Metal (USA), The Answer (IRE), Betchudupa (NZ), Ivory Line (USA), Mess Hall, British India, Vasco Era, Airbourne, Tambalane, Cockfight Shootout & 67 Special. “This is like hard as Boniwell Music Machine....its smoking...and what a cool name for a band”...5/5 Jesse (The Devil) Hughes - Eagles Of Death Metal In March 2006 The Watt Riot released their debut EP Nightmare on Love St. Radio stations including Sydneys FBi & Triple J played tracks from the EP. On Valentines Day 2007 The Watt Riot were Unearthed by Triple J with the track RocknRoll. “Yknow how everyone uses rock to describe something good these days. Like you rock dude! or that DJ set was totally rockin, or Im gonna rock the mic tonight or even Fallout Boy rock!. Well, unless they sound like this song by The Watt Riot, they dont really rock at all.” 5/5 Chris Scadden - Triple J The Watt Riots second release, a 6 track EP titled Paint The City Red was release through Soviet Records and Creative Vibes distribution in November 2008. Working with Anthony The (Wolfmother, Youth Group & The Vines) at Velvet Sound and Al Wright (Motley Crue, Ratt & INXS) at 313 Studios, The Watt Riots live energy and boisterous sound has been captured once again. The CD also includes a multi-media function which contains video footage of their recording experience, television appearances on J-TV, as well as some exclusive live footage. Checkm out live on your computer! In 2010 The Watt Riot returned to writing and shows. The parting of founding drummer Trina Collins saw the band commence several auditions. Drummer Nathan Favero joined for a short four gig stint before leaving due to work commitments. Former "Annexed" drummer Alex Gonzalez then joined in late May 2010. In August of 2010 drummer extraordinaire and all round sweet fella Dave Murphy completed the line up. The Watt Riot are now in preparation for a full length album in 2011.
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The Watt Riot belt out high voltage, rocknroll tracks that are stained with the hard edge of post-punk & the grit of dirty blues.Forming around the shores of Wollongong back in 2005 the line up consists of Johnny Watts on vox & guitar, Red on lead guitar, Dan on bass & Trina on drums. They have been described as “Harking back to the glory days of dirty Australian rocknroll”. Rusty Hopkinson Reverberation / You Am I. The Watt Riots tunes are filled with blistering guitar hooks, big smokin vocals & hair flickin rhythms. This band gets the punters tapping their hi-tops all over the dance floor & yelling for more! “More throat-tearing gutbucket, kickarse rock from Wollongong, jagged, ragged, uncomplicated, uncompromising, unpretentious guitar-chunking, scream-driven, four to the floor thump in the grand tradition of The Hard-Ons and Tumbleweed”. Michael Smith - Drum Media The Watt Riot has floored audiences at venues all over Australia including: Enmore Theatre (Syd), Gaelic Club (Syd), Annandale Hotel (Syd), Pony (Melb), ANU (ACT), Oxford Tavern (Wollo), Greenroom (Melb), Spectrum (Syd), UniBar (Wollo) & Hopetoun (Syd). The foursome has shared these stages with notable acts like: Eagles Of Death Metal (USA), The Answer (IRE), Betchudupa (NZ), Ivory Line (USA), Mess Hall, British India, Vasco Era, Airbourne, Tambalane, Cockfight Shootout & 67 Special. “This is like hard as Boniwell Music Machine....its smoking...and what a cool name for a band”...5/5 Jesse (The Devil) Hughes - Eagles Of Death Metal In March 2006 The Watt Riot released their debut EP Nightmare on Love St. Radio stations including Sydneys FBi & Triple J played tracks from the EP. On Valentines Day 2007 The Watt Riot were Unearthed by Triple J with the track RocknRoll. “Yknow how everyone uses rock to describe something good these days. Like you rock dude! or that DJ set was totally rockin, or Im gonna rock the mic tonight or even Fallout Boy rock!. Well, unless they sound like this song by The Watt Riot, they dont really rock at all.” 5/5 Chris Scadden - Triple J The Watt Riots second release, a 6 track EP titled Paint The City Red was release through Soviet Records and Creative Vibes distribution in November 2008. Working with Anthony The (Wolfmother, Youth Group & The Vines) at Velvet Sound and Al Wright (Motley Crue, Ratt & INXS) at 313 Studios, The Watt Riots live energy and boisterous sound has been captured once again. The CD also includes a multi-media function which contains video footage of their recording experience, television appearances on J-TV, as well as some exclusive live footage. Checkm out live on your computer! In 2010 The Watt Riot returned to writing and shows. The parting of founding drummer Trina Collins saw the band commence several auditions. Drummer Nathan Favero joined for a short four gig stint before leaving due to work commitments. Former "Annexed" drummer Alex Gonzalez then joined in late May 2010. In August of 2010 drummer extraordinaire and all round sweet fella Dave Murphy completed the line up. The Watt Riot are now in preparation for a full length album in 2011.
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