The Treatment (band)

The Treatment are an English hard rock band, which formed in Cambridge, England, in 2008. Previously, the band members had played together under the moniker, 'God Sacks Man'.

The Treatment
The Treatment at Big Gun fest 2019 (Russia)
Background information
Origin	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Genres	Hard rock
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Spinefarm
Members	Tagore Grey Dhani Mansworth Tao Grey Tom Rampton Andy Milburn
Past members	Ben Brookland Jake Pattinson Matt Jones Fabian Dammers Mitchel Emms Rick Newman "Swoggle"

In 2011 the band played at Sonisphere Festival^[1] on the Jägermeister stage. Later in 2011, a UK tour arranged by the Powerage record label featured The Treatment, alongside New Device, Lethargy and Million Dollar Reload.

After the Medication For The Nation Tour in the United Kingdom in December 2011^[2] the band went on tour in support of Alice Cooper,^[3] Steel Panther and Thin Lizzy.^[4]

The first album "This Might Hurt" was released on 19 September on Universal Music Group and Spinefarm Records.^[5]

Later, on 21 April 2012, The Treatment and Spinefarm released an EP with covers of songs by such bands as Electric Light Orchestra, Slade and others. The disc was titled "Then and Again".^[6]

The Treatment played on the Pepsi Max Stage at Download Festival in Castle Donington, UK on 9 June 2012.^[7]

In 2012 the band went on tour with Kiss and Mötley Crüe in their The Tour. In 2013 they played at Ozzfest in Japan and four dates with Slash in the UK.^[8] They also supported Status Quo on their Frantic Four reunion tour with Quo's original line-up in 2013.^[9]

On 3 February 2014 the second full-length album entitled "Running With The Dogs" was released.^[10]

In partnership with Reckless Love Treatment has released a mini-compilation on 12-inch orange vinyl to mark Record Store Day in 2014. The compilation was released by Spinefarm Records and includes 2 tracks from each band.

On 29 March 2015 the band announced that their frontman Matt Jones would be leaving The Treatment.^[11]

On 7 May 2015, the band announced that Mitchel Emms and Tao Grey were the new members of The Treatment.^[12] The band had been playing some secret shows with this line-up, then on 25 July 2015 they played at the Steelhouse Festival alongside Y&T, Nazareth and UFO.^[13] In September 2015, the band were special guests on tour in the UK with W.A.S.P.^[14] On 7 October 2015, the group was signed by the Italian label Frontiers records.^[15]

In September 2017, vocalist Mitchel Emms parted ways with the band.^[16] In December 2017, Tom Rampton (ex-Freeway Mad) was announced as the new vocalist.

In January, the single "Bite Back" was released,^[17] which is part of the upcoming album Power Crazy, which was announced for release on 22 March,^[18] followed by a tour to support it.

In early March, the label released a video for the song "Hang Them High",^[19] later another music video for "Luck of the draw" was released,^[20] which has radically different style comparing to the typical works of the band.

On 13 March 2019 the fourth album, called Power Crazy, was released.^[18] Utilizing guitar parts from earlier records e.g. Hang Them High and The Doctor

2020 is the year of the band making the new fifth studio album.

Members

Current members

• Andy Milburn – bass player (2020–Present)
• Tagore Grey – guitar/backing vocals (2008–Present)
• Dhani Mansworth – drums (2008–Present)
• Tao Grey – guitar (2015–Present)
• Tom Rampton – vocals (2017–Present)

Former members

• Ben Brookland – guitar (2008–2013)
• Matt Jones – vocals (2008–2015)
• Rick "Swoggle" Newman – bass (2008–2020)
• Jake Pattinson - guitar (2013-2014)
• Fabian "Dee" Dammers – guitar (2014–2015)
• Mitchel Emms - Vocals (2015 - 2017)

Discography

Studio albums

• This Might Hurt (2011)
• Running With the Dogs (2014)
• Generation Me (2016)
• Power Crazy (2019)
• Waiting for Good Luck (2021)

EPs

• Then and Again (Covers) (2012)
• Reckless Love, The Treatment — Die Hard / Angel Falling (12", Ora) (2014)

Music videos / Singles

• "Drink, Fuck, Fight" (2011)
• "Shake the Mountain" (2011)
• "Departed" (2011)
• "The Doctor" (2012)
• "Nothing to Lose But Our Minds" (2012)
• "I Bleed Rock & Roll" (2013)
• "Emergency" (2014)
• "Running With the Dogs" (2014)
• "The Outlaw" (2014)
• "Let It Begin" (2016)
• "The Devil" (2016)
• "Generation Me" (2016)
• "Bloodsucker" (2016)
• "Backseat Heartbeat" (2016)
• "Hang Them High" (2019)
• "Luck of the Draw" (2019)
• "Let's Get Dirty" (2019)
• "Bite Back" (2019)

References

1. "Interview with The Treatment at Sonisphere 2011". Getyourrockout.co.uk. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
2. Allen, Ross (16 October 2011). "The Treatment "Medication For The Nation" Tour Announced". ThisIsNotAScene.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
3. "UK Rockers The Treatment Confirmed As Special Guests On Alice Cooper UK Tour & Tickets". Stereoboard.com. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
4. "THE TREATMENT set to join Steel Panther and Thin Lizzy on tour". Midlandsrocks.co.uk. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
5. "The Treatment This Might Hurt (Album)- Spirit of Rock Webzine (ru)". Spirit-of-rock.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
6. "The Treatment Then & Again (EP)- Spirit of Rock Webzine (ru)". Spirit-of-rock.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
7. "DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2012 | Download Festival 2015". Downloadfestival.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
8. "The Treatment confirmed for Ozzfest Japan". Getyourrockout.co.uk. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
9. "03/17/2013: Status Quo / The Treatment @ SSE Arena, Wembley | Concert Archives". Concertarchives.org. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
10. "The Treatment Running with the Dogs (Album)- Spirit of Rock Webzine (en)". Spirit-of-rock.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
11. "Matt Jones leaves The Treatment". Facebook.com. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
12. Dave Ling (6 May 2015). "The Treatment recruit Voice star Emms". Loudersound.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
13. "Steelhouse Festival 2015". Efestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
14. "W.A.S.P. UK Tour 2015". Nmclive.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
15. "Frontiers Music Srl | Record Label". Frontiers.it. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
16. Meister, The (15 September 2017). "THE TREATMENT Part Ways With Mitchel Emms (News)". Decibelgeek.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
17. "Новый релиз THE TREATMENT ждем весной". Neformalsite.ru. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
18. "Frontiers Music Srl | Record Label". Frontiers.it. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
19. "Новый клип The Treatment - Hang Them High". Planetrock.ru. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
20. "The Treatment release video for "Luck of The Draw"". Sleazeroxx.com. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

External links

• Discogs artist page