In 2005 two people, Steffan (guitar) and Jacko (vocals), picked up their instruments and jammed their balls off. They then gazed with sudden fury and wonder into each others eyes and asked the inevitable burning question "Should we start a band!?". The inevitable answer was "No, fuck it, we're too lazy"
In 2007 Steff and Jax decided that maybe there'd be more fun in the whole "rocking the fuck out" business, so after two acoustic songs (one of which would become the bands first song, "Sweet as Sin") were recorded on a phone. Not much else happened to be honest. Jacko and Steff left the comforts of school life and found themselves playing with the big boys in college. After playing a multitude of covers that your nan would like, they decided to bang out one of those acoustic songs, but this time, with some balls :D. The guys needed a drummer and bassist to pull this off. Three new members were drafted in: Joff Peters on the bass, Craig Williams ..boards and Stevey "Dimm" Dimmock on the drums. Joff and Craig were only in the band briefly as both had other stuff to do and, besides, we didn't rock with a keyboard. Neither did Maiden! (who shall be praised at all times ¬_¬....). But "Dimm" stuck around. With that crazy bastard in tow things were looking up...
Also that year whilst looking for a bass player, it was found in the most unlikely of places imaginable. Ashley Evans, a childhood friend of Steff and a member of the same music class in comprehensive school that housed both Jax and Steff, a self confessed bass hater, started playing the instrument! He rose to the task very well indeed and was rocking socks off in no time (as well as other pieces of clothing :P)
With the two new members in tow the band started gigging. After a while developing a recognisable sound and stage presence that is unique to them. For the last few months of 2007 Dimm was out of action being a daddy :) After a brief stint with our friends from "Your Local Hero", Tom and Ash Taylor, filling in for Dimm and adding an extra guitar to the mix we decided we didn't want to lose that extra power. So up steps Jared Smith, or "Jaz" if you wanna be cool and not take the time to utter the 2 syllables that makes up his name. METAL HEAD ALERT! He maybe a chugger but those pinch harmonics and random heavy endings he adds to our music really gives our music a hand to pimp slap you with.
They've yet to gig in their new line up, or play their new material but one thing's for certain: 2008 will be Tempra's year... We leave ya now with some of the immortal words from AC/DC: FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK, WE SALUTE YOU! See Ya Down The Front ;) xx
We Have Shared The Stage With These Sexy Bands: (Even Know We Don't Play The Same Music As Them WE LOVE IT)
Endurance Of Hate
Storm The Walls
State Of Fear
Ethereal Sky
Broken City Skyline
The Breakdown
The Autonomy Within
The Lost Rag Society
Denatured
Path Of Needles
The Dead Guys
Silenced by Suffocation
From Five Encounters
Your Local Hero
Liquid Distortion
Alazia Rising
Houston We Have A Problem
The Hot Topics (Shieladealers)
Cursing Cordelia
The Future/Fear And Loathing
Butterflies With Beards
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