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 Medusa's Julian Molinero in Hollywood, CA | |
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| Origin | Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Punk rock, hard rock |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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Medusa are a rock/punk band, based in London, UK, led by Julian Molinero. They have had numerous line-ups but have consistently been a three-piece group.
Formed in Blackburn, Lancashire in spring 1998, by guitarist and vocalist Julian Molinero whilst still at school. [1] [2] [3]
Over the next several years, the band went through many line up changes and claimed to have been banned from the majority of venues they played in the early years. [4]
The band finally recorded and released their debut album, Medusa, in 2006. The second album Can't Fucking Win was released in March 2011. [2]
Their second music video, to the track Tinkerbell, features intoxicated dwarf Josh Bennett, a reality TV star from the Channel 4 show Seven Dwarves, dressed as an Oompa Loompa on a drunken limousine ride with the band. [5] In 2014, the band released their third album Headcase's Handbook, produced by Deaf Havana producer Lee Batiuk. [2] [6]
In 2016 and 2017, the band headlined monthly shows in London, as well as playing gigs at a few other towns in England. [7] [8]
Neal "Snell" Eldridge joined the band as the new drummer in late 2019; best known as the drummer from Towers of London but whom had also played drums for The Prodigy. [9] [10]
They recorded their fourth album In Bed with Medusa with Steve Albini at his studio Electrical Audio in Chicago. It was released in February 2020. [10] [9]
The band played on the main stage at the O2 Academy, Sheffield on 2nd October, 2021 at the HRH Punk Festival. [11] [12] In 2023, Medusa played a show on a boat sailing the River Thames in London which was recorded for a concert film. [13]
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