Band Information
Music Style: Pop Rock, Alternative RockCountry: UnitedKingdomYear: 1992- PresentWebsite: www.feederweb.com/
Line-up
Grant Nicholas- vocals, lead guitarTaka Hirose- bassMarkRichardson- drumsJon Lee (deceased)
Biography
Feeder is a British rock band that hails from Newport,Wales. The band is composed of a trio of musicians that started out playingwith cover bands. Grant Nicolas serves as the bands lead guitarist andvocalist. He is accompanied by Taka Hirose on bass and Mark Richardson ondrums. Richardson was a replacement for the band’s original drummer, Jon Leewho committed suicide on 2002, just after the band’s breakthrough year.
The band released two albums Polythene and Yesterday WentToo Soon before they achieved mainstream success on their third album, EchoPark in 2001. This was followed by Comfort in Sound atr the end of 2002 forwhich the band was well received by critics. The album Pushing the Sensesfollowed in 2005. Their upcoming album Silent Cry is due for release sometimein mid-2008.
Discography
Polythene (May 31, 1997)- UK #65, Certified Silver(UK).Yesterday Went Too Soon (August 30, 1999)- UK #8, Certified Gold (UK).EchoPark (April 23, 2001)- UK #5, Ireland #54, Certified Platinum (UK).Comfort inSound (October 21, 2002)- UK #6, Ireland #27, Certified Platinum (UK).Pushingthe Senses (January 31, 2005)- UK #2, Ireland #16, Certified 2X Gold(UK).Silent Cry (June 16, 2008).
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