Member Since: 3/9/2008
Band Members: GERRY MC CANDLESS (GERRY RAMONE) -FORMERLY OF THE MOONDOGS- LEAD VOCALS / BACKING VOCALS AND GUITARS.
ALAN GIFF (ALLY RAMONE) -LEAD VOCALS / BACKING VOCALS AND BASS GUITAR.
LUKE CAULDWELL (LUKEY RAMONE) - DRUMS AND BACKING VOCALS.WE WERE ALL IN A RAMONES TRIBUTE BAND HERE IN DERRY CALLED THE TEENAGE LOBOTOMIES ALONG WITH SINGER ANDY MCAULEY (ANDY RAMONE).GERRY WANTED TO DO A SIDE PROJECT AND INITIALLY RELEASE IT UNDER THE MOONDOGS WITH GERRY DOING THE MAIN VOCALS.
AS THE SONGS PROGRESSED WE DECIDED TO RELEASE IT UNDER THE NAME THE ALTUROS.
HOW DID THE BAND GET ITS NAME ? - THE BAND NAME ARRIVED AS HOMAGE TO THE RAMONES. WE WOULD PRACTICE AT ALANS HOUSE WHEN WE WERE THE TEENAGE LOBOTOMIES AND WE CALLED IT ALTUROS LOFT. THE RAMONES USED TO PRACTICE IN ARTUROS LOFT IN 1974 AND SO THE NAME STUCK.
Influences: ALL GOOD ROCK N ROLL MUSIC !!!!!!
RAMONES, NEW YORK DOLLS, THE DAMNED, YUM YUMS, VIBEKE SAUGESTAD, THE TWISTAROOS, THE CLASH, SEX PISTOLS, JOHNNY THUNDERS, JOAN JETT, THE RUNAWAYS, MOONDOGS, UNDERTONES, BLONDIE, REZILLOS, THE BOYS, THE YOBS, THE BEATLES, THE KINKS, THE WHO, RONETTES, SHANGRI-LAS, BEACH BOYS, THE AVENGERS, THE GERMS, GROOVIE GHOULIES, FLAMIN GROOVIES, GREEN DAY, FOXBORO HOT TUBS, ROY ORBISON, THE SWEET, T REX, BAY CITY ROLLERS, GENERATION X, MC5, THE ONLY ONES, EARLY DONNAS, BOBBYTEENS, BUZZCOCKS, THE JAM, THE CHORDS, THE GOLDEN HORDE, THE MUFFS, HANOI ROCKS, THE HUNTINGTONS, MISFITS, BLACK FLAG, IGGY, BOWIE, VELVET UNDERGROUND, SHONEN KNIFE, ASH, POINTED STICKS, EASTERN DARK, BEATNIK TERMITES, THE QUEERS, THE JOEYS, MOTORHEAD, AC/DC, RUDI, OUTCASTS, MEGA CITY FOUR, SENSELESS THINGS, STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, THE SULTANS, MADNESS, THE SPECIALS, BAD MANNERS, THE BEAT, THE SELECTER, THE CRAMPS, THE SABREJETS, SAINT ETIENNE, PRIMAL SCREAM, SHOP ASSISTANTS, TALULAH GOSH, ELASTICA, RAZORCUTS, FLATMATES, LAST BANDITS, YEAH YEAH YEAHS, BE YOUR OWN PET, THE KILLERS, MANICS ETC
Sounds Like: GREAT POP / PUNK !!!!!!!!
GREAT MUSIC, GREAT TUNES....AND LOUD GUITARS !!
Record Label: Unsigned