Irritant (band)

Irritant (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Irritant


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Origin = Gloucester
Genre = Progressive rock, heavy metal
Years_active = 2002—2008
Label = unsigned
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URL = http://www.irritantonline.com/
Current_members = Niall Thomas : Vocals, bass guitar
Jack Williams : Rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Will J. Rees : Lead guitar
Dan Lee : Drums

Past_members = Pete Bright : Drums, percussion [as of 29 July 2007]
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Irritant were a progressive rock / heavy metal band from Gloucester, England, UK, formed in 2002. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/music/2003/10/irritant.shtml Do Irritant have the Lynx effect?] , BBC Gloucestershire] They originally described themselves as an "independent hard rock band", and flirted with rap, but developed a blend of progressive metal and hard rock. They cited among their influences Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, Rush, Avenged Sevenfold, Guns 'n' Roses, AFI, 80s metal and late 60s progressive rock." [http://www.soglos.com/music/27381/Backstage-with-Irritant Backstage with Irritant] ", SoGlos.com, 19 June 2007]

Their 2007 single "Voice of the Siren", described by the BBC as a "gargantuan rock classic", was produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven (who previously worked with Black Sabbath, The Jam, and The Rolling Stones) and reached #70 on the UK Singles Chart.Morris, Stephen (2007) " [http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2007/05/15/irritant_feature.shtml Band on the up!] ", BBC] [" [http://www.rockfeeder.com/rock/?p=18 Irritant Single released album to follow] ", RockFeeder, June 3 2007] They band split on 8 February 2008.

Discography

Singles, EPs

* 2006 "Old Bones" EP
* 2007 "Good Evening From The Machine" EP
* 2007 "Voice of the Siren" UK #70 [ [http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=11021 Chartstats database record] Access date: 22 July 2008] [ [http://acharts.us/song/26723 acharts entry for "Voice of the Siren"] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.irritantonline.com/ Official site]
* [http://myspace.com/irritantband MySpace page]
* [http://www.tourdates.co.uk/IRRITANT Iritant profile, tourdates.co.uk]


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