Band, GB
Rock
The Room are a melodic rock band from the Southeast of the UK. The five band members bring together a broad range of musical influences which has helped form The Room’s distinctive style. Smart songs with great melodies are the essence of the band’s sound. Formed in 2010 with Martin Wilson and Steve Anderson from neo-prog rock band GLD were joined by Andy Rowe, Andrew Rae and Steve Checkley. The band started writing their first album over the winter 2011, recording it at Platform Studios in the summer of 2012. Melodic Revolution Records signed The Room on an album deal and Open Fire was released in Dec 2012. March 2014 saw the arrival of new drummer Chris York. The band signed a deal for album two with UK label Bad Elephant Music in 2015 and the album, Beyond The Gates of Bedlam was released in November 2015 to further critical acclaim.. Nominated in the Best New Band category at the 2016 Classic Rock Society awards The Room always deliver an outstanding show. Following a series of highly successful supports for Inglorious, Lifesigns and Soft Machine, a busy festival season and some headline shows, The Room filmed their final show of 2016 at The Robin 2 for release on DVD in 2017. Martin Wilson ~ Vocals Andy Rowe ~ Bass & backing vocals Steve Anderson ~ Guitar, keyboards & backing vocals Chris York ~ Drums & backing vocals Eric Bouillette ~ Guitar & violin Mark Dixon ~ Keyboards
Steve Anderson g, key, bvoc | |
Martin Wilson voc |
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Beyond The Gates of Bedlam | The Room | 2015 | Album |
Open Fire | The Room | 2012 | Album |