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The Wildhearts

Band, 1989-1997 GB, Newcastle upon Tyne
Rock

The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica. However, this characterization is denied by the band, who see their influences as being far broader, as shown in the song "29 X The Pain", which lists many of group leader Ginger's influences. Despite several top 20 singles and one top 10 album in Britain, the Wildhearts have not achieved major commercial success, owing in part to difficulties with record companies and many internal problems often relating to recreational drugs and depression. Much of the band's early career was affected by bitter feuds with their record compan

Members

	Devin Townsend voc, g *1972 CA
	Willie Dowling key, voc, p
	Scott Sorry b *1978
	Jon Poole voc, b, g, key *1969 GB
	Ginger g, voc *1964 GB
	Mark Keds voc, g GB
	Chris Jagdhar g, voc
	Danny McCormack b, voc *1972 GB
	Ritch Battersby dr
	Stidi dr, bvoc
	Jef Streatfield g, voc *1971
	Snake voc 1963-2006 GB
	Patrice Walters
	Jools Dean
	Maurice Phillip Ross