Irritant (band)

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Irritant
Origin Gloucester, England, United Kingdom
Genres Progressive rock, heavy metal
Years active2002–2008
LabelsUnsigned
MembersNiall Thomas: Vocals, bass guitar

Jack Williams: Rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Will J. Rees: Lead guitar

Dan Lee:

Contents

Drums
Past membersPete Bright: Drums, percussion [as of 29 July 2007]
James Piper: Rhythm guitar

Irritant were an English progressive rock / heavy metal band from Gloucester, formed in 2002. [1] They originally described themselves as an "independent hard rock band", and flirted with rap, but developed a blend of progressive metal and hard rock. [1] They cited among their influences Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, Rush, Avenged Sevenfold, Guns N' Roses, AFI, 1980s metal and late 1960s progressive rock. [1] [2]

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 No. 70 on the UK Singles Chart. [3] [4] The band split on 8 February 2008.

Discography

Singles and EPs

References

  1. 1 2 3 Do Irritant have the Lynx effect?, BBC Gloucestershire
  2. ↑ "Backstage with Irritant", SoGlos.com, 19 June 2007
  3. ↑ Morris, Stephen (2007) "Band on the up!", BBC
  4. ↑ "Irritant Single released album to follow [ permanent dead link ]", RockFeeder, 3 June 2007
  5. ↑ "Official Charts Company – Irritant". Archive.is. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Voice of the Siren by Irritant – Music Charts". Acharts.co. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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