Music:
Member Since: 9/18/2006
Band Website: mwaweb.com/rocksectorbands_breakdown.html
Band Members:
Chris Needham (Guitar and Vocals)
Chris started playing the guitar around the age of 11, coming from a family of drummers he was oddly attracted more to the guitar. His style of playing mixes feel, technical ablity and occasionally some "widdly" stuff! Along with gritty vocals, that have developed as a second skill over the years, he brings showmanship and a songwriting ability to the band. He is possibly the most diverse member of the band, taking influence from music ranging Bob Dylan through Rory Gallagher and Guns N’ Roses to Black Label Society. He fell in love with the Les Paul/Marshall stack sound from an early age, and so now uses Gibson guitars, Martin acoustics, Marshall amps and Boss and Jim Dunlop floor pedals.
Chris’s influences are Black Sabbath, Metallica, Black Label Society, AC/DC, Black Stone Cherry, Dream Theater, Fury UK, Jimi Hendrix, Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin, Guns N’ Roses, Lynyd Skynyrd, Ozzy Osbourne, Van Halen, Whitesnake, Velvet Revolver, Rory Gallagher, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai. Previous Bands: The Catch.
Luke Appleton (Bass & backing vocals)
Luke has been playing for nearly 3 years now, and has enjoyed every minute of it. He started with a Cort Bass but felt he was right with a Warrick Bass. He got an Ashdown bass rig for his 13th Birthday, a 500 watt head, 1x15 Bass cab & 4x10 Bass cab. He has passion for what he is doing, and he will keep doing it till the day he dies. He makes up the more heavy side of the band, likeing bands such as Lamb of God, Iced Earth, Megadeth etc. Luke’s influences are, Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Megadeath, Alter Bridge, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Stone Cherry, Fury UK, Heaven & Hell, Killswitch Engage, The Answer, Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine, Foo Fighters, Gary Moore, Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, Velvet Revolver, Motorhead, Glenn Hughes, Iced Earth, Black Label Society, Within Temptation, Metallica, Diamond Head, AC/DC, Lamb of God, Evanescence, Dragonforce, Shadows Fall, Kick The Kat, Bruce Dickinson, DIO, Rush, Rage Against the Machine, Skid Row. Previous Bands: Megadeth Tribute Band.
Jon Needham (Drums)
Jon uses Tama drums, Paiste cymbals, with DW hardware and pedals.
Jon’s influences are Dream Theater, Rush, Black Stone Cherry, HIM, Fury UK, Led Zeppelin, Stone Sour, Metallica, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, The Answer, Audioslave, Avenged Svenfold, Bad Company, Black Label Soiciety, Slipknot, Bullet For My Valentine, Alice Cooper, Mettalica, Jimi Hendrix, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath. Previous Bands: NA
Influences: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Metallica, Fury UK, Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin, basically all the classic hard rock and metal bands!
Sounds Like: A loud fuckin rock 'n' roll band!
Type of Label: None
