Lock Up (British band)
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Lock Up is an English grindcore supergroup.
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| Origin | Sparkhill, Birmingham, England[1] |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast, Listenable |
| Members | Shane Embury Tomas Lindberg Kevin Sharp Anton Reisenegger Adam Jarvis |
| Past members | Nicholas Barker Jesse Pintado Peter Tägtgren |
History edit
The band originally formed by Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Venomous Concept), Nicholas Barker (ex-Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir) and Jesse Pintado (Napalm Death, Terrorizer). Lock Up was joined by Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy) for its debut album, 1999's Pleasures Pave Sewers, and Tomas Lindberg (At the Gates, Disfear) for 2002's Hate Breeds Suffering and a Japanese tour.
The band was later joined by guitarist Anton Reisenegger (Pentagram Chile and Criminal) in place of the late Pintado.
Lock Up have played very few live shows. In 2009, the band announced that they would play the Damnation Festival that year. The line-up featured Embury, Barker, Lindberg and Reisenegger. It was touted as the band's last live show; however, they later booked more shows for 2010 and 2012. During February of that year, they scheduled a ten show mini-tour in the United States. It was their first time playing in that country. Shane Embury was unable to make the shows so Danny Lilker from Nuclear Assault filled in on bass for the duration of the trek.
On 3 December 2010, Lock Up uploaded the first new piece of music in eight years, a track titled "Life of Devastation", to the band's official MySpace page. The song is set to appear on a split seven-inch single with Misery Index in 2011.
The band's third studio album, Necropolis Transparent, was recorded in November and December 2010 at HVR Studios in Ipswich, England, and features guest appearances by Peter Tägtgren and Jeff Walker (Carcass, Brujeria). It was released on 1 July in Europe and 12 July in North America by Nuclear Blast Records.[3]
The fourth album, Demonization, was released in March 2017 through Listenable Records. This time Kevin Sharp (Brutal Truth, Venomous Concept) handled the vocals.[4]
In April 2020, it was announced that drummer Nick Barker had left the band.[5] He was replaced by Adam Jarvis less than a month later.[6] In February 2021, it was announced former vocalist Tomas Lindberg had rejoined the band and would handle vocal duties together with current vocalist Kevin Sharp.[7]
Members edit
Current
- Shane Embury – bass (1998–present)
- Tomas Lindberg – vocals (2002–2014, 2021–present)
- Anton Reisenegger – guitar (2006–present)
- Kevin Sharp – vocals (2014–present)
- Adam Jarvis – drums (2020–present)
Former
- Nicholas Barker – drums (1998–2020)
- Jesse Pintado – guitar (1998–2006)
- Peter Tägtgren – vocals (1998–2002)
Touring musicians
- Barry Savage – guitar (2002)
- Danny Lilker – bass (2012)
Timeline edit
Discography edit
- Pleasures Pave Sewers (1999)
- Hate Breeds Suffering (2002)
- Necropolis Transparent (2011)
- Demonization (2017)
- The Dregs of Hades (2021)
References edit
- ^ "Lock Up | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Old Man's Child - In Defiance of Existence CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 25 March 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Track Premiere: Lock Up - 'Desolation Architect'". Decibelmagazine.com. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Drummer NICK BARKER Exits LOCK UP". Blabbermouth.net. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "LOCK UP Recruits Drummer ADAM JARVIS". Blabbermouth.net. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "LOCK UP Rejoined By AT THE GATES Singer TOMAS LINDBERG". Blabbermouth.net. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links edit
- Steve Huey. Lock Up Biography. AllMusic.