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Against The Wheel

Major league rock riffs with heartfelt vocals

About Me


Against The Wheel are a 4 piece high energy rock band from Birmingham, UK. Formed in late 2004, ATW brings together four lifelong friends to form a driving rock sound with heartfelt vocals.
Previous venues have been shaking to an energetic LIVE set that pulls no punches and holds no compromise. Songs such as Outtaline, Sink Like A Stone, Got In My Head and All Around provide wide spread raw appeal while still staying true to experience. Seek them out and you'll agree.
Against The Wheel are:
Gavin Flint - Vocals, Guitars
Jeff Gowen - Bass
Dan Ratcliffe - Guitars
Andy Watson - Drums
"...straight ahead loud, energetic, just polished enough to be a tight outfit, yet just still raw enough to have the edge of unpredictability & avoiding sounding safe" - Birmingham Alive
"Songs like 'Outtaline' and 'Control' show promise, and tonight Against The Wheel are tighter than Spinal Tap's wardrobe." - This Is Fake DIY

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Transmission EP ATWEP001 - £3.75


1. Outtaline
2. Sink Like A Stone
3. Got In My Head
4. Breathe

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Member Since: 6/25/2005
Band Website: againstthewheel.com
Band Members: Gavin Flint (vocals & guitars), Jeff Gowen (bass & backing vocals), Dan Ratcliffe (guitars), Andy Watson (drums)
Influences: Foo Fighters, Muse, Van Halen, Matchbox 20, Metallica, Incubus, Feeder, Ash, Goo Goo Dolls, Porcupine Tree, Reuben, Jeff Buckley, Blink 182, Hell Is For Heroes, Dashboard Confesional
Sounds Like: Major league rock riffs with heartfelt vocals
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Against The Wheel get a review....

Yep, we got reviewed by the lovely Frankie at BurnFM, check out the review below, and also the full night review and many others at her myspace blog...[View All Blog Entries]The first act I saw, 'Agai...
Posted by Against The Wheel on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:08:00 PST

Against The Wheel at the Sunflower Lounge Wed 16th April

Gig time again, Sunflower Lounge time again. Those who were at the last sunflower lounge gig know it was a stormer with a great selection of acts to taste and sample.  This gig promises ...
Posted by Against The Wheel on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:31:00 PST

The Marrs Bar 13th Feb

A top night at the Marrs bar in Worcester last night! We attended the Wednesday jam night and did a couple of numbers that went down smooth! Mucho thanks to the great team down there and if you are ar...
Posted by Against The Wheel on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:37:00 PST

New Drummer Anouncement!!

We're excited and proud to finally announce that ATW now has a new Drummer!  Andy Watson is his name and hitting things with sticks is his game.  We've been working hard getting ATW on track...
Posted by Against The Wheel on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:31:00 PST

Drummer News

So, we've been quiet for a while now, and while we've been away we've been writing new stuff, tweaking old stuff and jamming the good stuff.  With all this we are incredibly sad to bring the news...
Posted by Against The Wheel on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:41:00 PST

UPDATE: Sink Like a Stone downloadable.

UPDATE:  Sink Like a Stone is now downloadable on our music player!  So waste no time, take it home with you and try it out!  If you like what you hear, drop us a line!
Posted by Against The Wheel on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:10:00 PST

New pics!!!

Check out our pics from the fabulous alter.nation night in Bearwood. Those guys and gals worked really hard to put on an excellent night and was one of our favourite gigs so far!!! Photos by Roger Sco...
Posted by Against The Wheel on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 05:36:00 PST

New Ep 'Transmission' now available for purchase!

Hi all, important news:You can now purchase Against The Wheel's debut EP 'Transmission' through our site here on myspace or over at www.againstthewheel.com .  The Ep features 4 pro recorded track...
Posted by Against The Wheel on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:08:00 PST

Against The Wheel need Street Teamers, apply within!

We have several openings for street teamers situated around Brum and the West Mids in general.  To be a street teamer (or perhaps we should dub it 'StreetWheeler'!) all you have to do is be abl...
Posted by Against The Wheel on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 06:13:00 PST

Against The Wheel @ Jug of Ale, Moseley, Birmingham 7th July

Hosted By: ATWWhen: 07 Jul 2006 20:00Where: Jug Of AleMoseleyBirmingham, UKDescription: ATW Click Here To View EventIf you wanna see ATW at The Jug Of Ale in Moseley Birmingham, Friday 7 th July, ha...
Posted by Against The Wheel on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:58:00 PST