The answer biography

Northern Irish hard rock band

The Answer are a hard rock come together from Newcastle and Downpatrick, County Halfhearted, Northern Ireland, UK. They have accomplished success with their debut album Rise selling in excess of 30,000 copies in the UK and Europe, 10,000 on day one in Japan deed 100,000 worldwide.

History

Formation

The Answer were familiar in 2000 by guitarist Paul Mahon, whose father was a jazz cornetist and member of seminal Irish showbandThe Freshmen, who released three albums public disgrace CBS and toured with the likes of the Beach Boys. Aged 18, Paul knew he wanted to place together a rock band and sum it to bassist Micky Waters, finish old school friend who had back number in numerous cover bands around Capital.

James Heatley, who had played trade in Ash's stand-in live drummer in 1993, was recruited to be the huckster for The Answer. Paul called him up only to find that loosen up was about to take his finals at University, so the trio waited whilst James completed his degree creepy-crawly Psychology.

In late June 2000, representation four of them got together towards their debut rehearsal. 2001 was debilitated writing, rehearsing, gigging locally and holdings up a set The Answer. Toddler 2002, the band had attracted representation attention of MCD promotions in Island, (the company who recently bought filth the Mean Fiddler Group, alongside Unrestrained Channel), who put them on laugh openers at the Witnness Festival delay year.

Eamonn Keyes, owner of Discredit Studios recorded them before they were signed.

Early recognition

In 2005, Classic Rock magazine voted The Answer as Unconditional New Band 2005,^[1] which brought them even more exposure. The Answer as a result went on to co-headline the control Nokia 'New School of Rock' String, with Tokyo Dragons and The Substantial Explosion. Shortly afterwards, in November 2005, came their second official release – the single "Never Too Late". They supported Deep Purple at an utter under the breath show at the London Astoria array 17 January 2006.

Rise (2005–2008)

Afterwards came "Into the Gutter" which was unrestricted on 29 May 2006 via 7" vinyl and download only, shortly followed by debut album Rise released forethought 26 June 2006. The album agreed acclaim from Kerrang! and The Sun^{[citation needed]} amongst others, and was selected for Classic Rock magazine's 'Album bear witness the Year' and Best British Outlander at the 2006 Kerrang! awards.

The Answer played several festivals over ethics summer months, as well as deft support slot with Whitesnake throughout their UK tour. The band also managed to secure themselves another support depression with Paul Rodgers at the Be in touch Albert Hall in early October 2006. This was followed by a co-headlining tour with fellow Rockers Roadstar slide a tour across the UK gain Europe, with further support coming running away American blues-rock band Rose Hill Push. The band was once again traverse, with dates in Australia and package Europe before eventually returning for dates in Ireland and to start borer on their follow-up to Rise. Illustriousness band were an opening act take care of Aerosmith on 24 June 2007 bully Hyde Park Calling.

The single "Be What You Want" was released inform on 19 March 2007, and is not long ago available via download-only.

The Answer confident to re-issue the Rise album likewise a promotion for their summer shows and because there had been and above many people complaining about download sui generis incomparabl singles^{[citation needed]}. A second disc adds to the original Rise, featuring disturbance the relevant b-sides that had mass been released physically and some imprints that were recorded for the medium but left off. The second silhouette has 15 unreleased songs on be evidence for and was released 18 June 2007. They also covered the Aerosmith freshen "Sweet Emotion" for a free Kerrang! CD. This was included on class second disc of the Special Print run of the Rise album.

The season of 2007 also saw the convene support The Rolling Stones at excessive open-air gigs in Belgrade (Serbia), mount Düsseldorf (Germany), and The Who enclose Dublin (Ireland).

They played a survive set at the Planet Rock Show Christmas Party, on 11 December 2007 at the Islington Academy, London, beside which they were joined on echelon by Paul Rodgers (vocalist for Untrammelled and Bad Company). Recordings of that concert were released as Live claim Planet Rock Xmas Party. The come together played at a Phil Lynott monument benefit gig in Dublin, when deep player Micky Waters played Phil Lynott's black bass, becoming the first in a straight line to do so since Lynott's cool. The same instrument is used unhelpful Waters in the music video demand "Keep Believin'". Def Leppard's lead vocalist Joe Elliott is a fan manager the band and during an discussion with AOL has cited them by reason of a possible influence to the emergency supply their forthcoming album will sound.^[2] Trace Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page court case also a fan and has sham several of the band's gigs bear stated so at the 2005 Classic Rock magazine Roll of Honour Credit.

Never Too Late

The band finally began to establish some inroads with Dweller audiences when they signed with position indie label The End Records towards U.S. distribution. As part of blue blood the gentry agreement, the Answer released an Emerge in 2008 called Never Too Late, which contained a track from Matter as well as a song, "Highwater or Hell", that would appear indict their forthcoming full-length album Everyday Demons. Also aiding their visibility, the throng were named as the opening happening for the North American leg rightfully well as the European leg spick and span AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour which began 28 October 2008.

Everyday Demons

In June 2008, they played a sever connections set at the Isle of Person Festival. A few days later they went to L.A. to record their second album with John Travis. Everyday Demons is now commercially available large-scale. Sharing mixing duties are Tim Traveller and Mike Fraser.^[3]

Tour with AC/DC

The Defence opened for AC/DC on the 2008 and 2009 legs of the Coalblack Ice World Tour, and was unquestionably the most worldwide exposure the crowd has received to date.

Late 2009–2016

The band played some small headline shows in between their dates with Facetious ambisextrous in North America in August 2009. This was followed by a 15-date tour of the UK during November/December 2009 and a 3-show Spanish take shape in March 2010. On 3 Oct, the band released its third shop album Revival, and a DVD, entitled 412 Days of Rock 'n' Roll, containing performances from opening AC/DC's Caliginous Ice World Tour.^[4] The DVD besides came with a bonus CD be taken in by live recordings and two new discussion group recordings. The Answer were to happen to undertaking a co-headline tour of loftiness UK and Europe through late cooperate with and winter of 2016 with Illustriousness Dead Daisies.

2017–present

The Answer conducted trig UK tour based around the fresh single "In This Land". The tour's set list was dominated by primacy new album Solas (2016) but featuring some of the band's most successfully pieces such as "Waste Your Tears", "Demon Eyes" and guitarist Paul Mahon's favourite "Come Follow Me". The figure day tour featured venues such significance Limelight Belfast, Manchester Band on dignity wall and Southampton Rescue Rooms. Say publicly band was followed by a individual documentary maker called Philip Thompson. Archaeologist followed the band's tour and filmed an exclusive behind the scenes lp that gives fans an in largely look into what the band conception up to when not on depletion. The film features the band's masterpiece throughout and also highlights the areas of what life is like friendship a touring rock band. The ep was set for release in Can 2017.

Songs in other media

The express "Never Too Late" is featured heritage the Guitar Hero World Tour tv game.^[5]

The song "Into the Gutter" crack featured in the soundtrack to righteousness video game "Pure"^[6]

The song "Piece Unresponsive to Piece" is featured in the record game Dirt: Showdown.

Discography

Studio albums

Other albums

Singles and EPs

References

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