Dragster
Dragster on Reverbnation https://www.reverbnation.com/dragsterdiesel
Take a listen.
Dragster are a five piece punk rock n roll band who formed in the ghost town of Coventry
in 2005. They have a love of dirty, fast and energetic music, 50’s iconography
and sci-fi and B movie horror. Their first EP was produced by Rat Scabies of
The Damned and they were managed for a time by Jah Wobble of PIL.
Singer Fi
did a 40 date tour of the States fronting US collective Pigface with drummer
Martin Atkins (PIL, Ministry) and JS Claydon (Pitchshifter) amongst others.
Their first
EP “Trailer Trash” https://www.reverbnation.com/dragsterdiesel produced by Rat Scabies received rave reviews in the music
press and it got the band signed to London management team Scruffy Bird. Dragster released their first album “Step Into The Deathray” in 2006
on Noisemaker Records (Germany). The first pressing of the album sold out in
two weeks. The band released their second album “Here Come The Meat
Robots” in 2010 on Manchester punk label STP Records. The band are now on
the roster of the UKs best punk, psychobilly and ska booking agency, Hidden
Talent Booking.
A new EP
and Video “Drink You Pretty/The Dead Are Out In Droves” is to be
released in March 2013 and a third album is set for release in summer 2013.
They have
toured the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Germany and Italy, Spain and Portugal with
over 300 dates under their belts. The band will be doing full tours of the UK
and Europe in 2013 as well as a planned US west coast tour. They are booked for
festivals including Rebellion, Inkfest & Boomtown.
This sleazy
rock n roll train looks set to continue on rolling for a few years to come.
Dragster
are: Fi Dragster
(ex Pigface)-Vox, Diesel
– Guitar,
AC Speed
(Texas Terri Bomb) – Lead Guitar,
Tom AK (ex
UK Subs, Criminal Class) – Bass, Alex Page
(ex Vice Squad) – Drums.
NEW Article
and update by Pete chambers in Backbeat, Coventry Telegraph – here
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/backbeat-dragster-ready-first-gigs-11413643
Backbeat:
dragSTER ready for their first gigs in France as part of European tour
Band made
their mark many moons ago and their reputation for producing high quality
“in-your-face” punk-edged rock music is deserved
Coventry
rockers dragSTER continue to promote great city music on the world stage on
their tour of Europe.
Having
recently opened the Punk and Disorderly festival in Berlin, they are about to
play their first gigs in France, including promotional radio sessions with
stations Birock Radio and IndieUnderground.
The band
made their mark on the local scene many moons ago and their reputation for
producing high quality “in-your-face” punk-edged rock music is richly deserved.
The
five-piece have accumulated quite a history over the years, including being
produced by Rat Scabies (The Damned) and managed by Jah Wobble (PIL).
Singer Fi
did a 40-date USA tour fronting US collective Pigface with drummer
Coventry-born super-drummer Martin Atkins (PIL) and JS Claydon (Pitchshifter)
among others.
The
dragSTER line-up has changed a lot over the years but married couple Fi and
Diesel remain at the helm.
Current
line up is: Fi (Fiona Friel) – vox, Diesel (Paul Friel) – guitar, Ben Kelly
(who was previously their bass player and rejoined them at famous Rebellion
Punk Festival in Blackpool in 2014) – lead guitar, Tom AK (Tom Hadsley)-Bass
and Ryan Murphy – drums.
Their
latest album release is ‘Dead Punk’, which can be listened to for free or
purchased here.
