Lostprophets
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Lostprophets (stylised as lostprophets) were a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997 by singer and lyricist Ian Watkins and guitarist Lee Gaze. The band was founded after their former band Fleshbind broke up. They later recruited Mike Lewis on guitars and Mike Chiplin on drums.[1]
Lostprophets | |
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 Lostprophets performing in July 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Lozt Prophetz (1997–1999) |
| Origin | Pontypridd, Wales |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1997–2013 |
| Labels | |
| Spinoffs | No Devotion |
| Spinoff of | Fleshbind |
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Lostprophets released five studio albums: The Fake Sound of Progress (2000), Start Something (2004), Liberation Transmission (2006), The Betrayed (2010), and Weapons (2012). They sold 3.5 million albums worldwide, achieving two top-ten singles on the UK Singles Chart ("Last Train Home" and "Rooftops"), a No. 1 single on the US Alternative Songs chart ("Last Train Home"), and several Kerrang! Awards and nominations.
In December 2012, Watkins was charged with multiple sexual offences against minors, infants and animals. Lostprophets cancelled all tour dates and disbanded in October 2013, before the end of Watkins's trial. Watkins pleaded guilty to several charges. In December 2013, he was sentenced to 29 years of imprisonment plus six years of parole.[2][3] In June 2014, the remaining members joined American singer Geoff Rickly to form a new band, No Devotion.