The Answer

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Member Since: 10/11/2005
Band Website: theanswer.ie
Band Members: Cormac Neeson - Vocals
Paul Mahon - Guitar
Michael Waters - Bass
James Heatley - Drums

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The Answer are four lads hailing from Downpatrick, Northern Ireland.

“F*@king stupendous,” wrote Kerrang! of an explosive live show by Northern Ireland based rock quartet The Answer. “Sounds as fresh as any debut album in living memory,” was how they greeted the U.K. release of the group’s first full-length “Rise”, slated for U.S. shores in early ’08. Another reviewer for the magazine said, “Uplifting and authentic, classic rock is safe in the hands of this brilliant young Irish band.” Classic Rock voted The Answer 2005’s Best New UK Band at their prestigious annual awards. They also ranked Rise 3 out of 2006’s 50 Best Albums, calling it, “phenomenal. In short, a world class debut that goes a long way to reclaiming Britain’s blues-rock credibility.”Not bad for four country lads from Downpatrick, County Down, about thirty miles outside Belfast who, according to star-powered lead singer Cormac Neeson, “spent three or four years playing every shit hole we could find” before being signed in the U.K. to esteemed Australian rock label Albert Productions in 2005, famed for the development of rock icons AC/DC Since then, while they continue to blow the roofs off of clubs across the continent, they’ve opened stadium and arena concerts for such heavy-weight acts as The Rolling Stones, The Who, Aerosmith, Deep Purple and Whitesnake. The Answer has also triumphantly headlined tours in Japan, Australia and various corners of Europe, East and West. They are the real deal, passionate about their music, devoid of pretense and, as Neeson has said, “just doing what we do: playing every gig like our lives depended on it.”

The Answer have teamed up with Activision, the makers of Guitar Hero to bring you the chance to be a character in the game! That’s right, you could be imortalized on the consoles of back bedroom rockers throughout the world! Check it out at: www.ReleaseYourRockstar.com

The Answer: Real Guitar Heroes

At this years MIDEM ’08, Activision had an open listening session to pick one track to go on the next ’Guitar Hero’ game. Out of hundreds of hopefuls, The Answer’s "Never Too Late" won and will be included in the next ’Guitar Hero’ release. Soon fans will be able to pay homage to the Downpatrick four while rocking out in living rooms across the globe!

International Acclaim

The Answer are making waves around the world.
In Japan they have been voted as the number 2 new artist in 2007 by influential Japanese "Player" magazine. The number 1 act is a domestic act so that means The Answer are the number 1 international new artist. Domo arigato to all the fans in Japan! Also, at last weeks Spanish Kerrang! rock awards, The Answer came 5th in the category of best new artists. Muchas gracias to all of you in Spain! Good job boys!