<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n BAND INDEX<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Dragster on Reverbnation<\/b> <\/span>https:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/dragsterdiesel<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Take a listen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Dragster<\/b> are a five piece punk rock n roll band who formed in the ghost town of Coventry <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Singer Fi Their first <\/span>A new EP They have This sleazy <\/b><\/span>Dragster AC Speed<\/b> Tom AK<\/b> (ex <\/span>NEW Article <\/p>\n Backbeat: Band made Coventry <\/span>Having The band The Singer Fi The Current Their \n <\/span><\/p>\n \n Dead Punk by dragSTER<\/a><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dragster BAND INDEX 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, … Continue reading
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\nin 2005. They have a love of dirty, fast and energetic music, 50’s iconography
\nand sci-fi and B movie horror. Their first EP was produced by Rat Scabies of
\nThe Damned and they were managed for a time by Jah Wobble of PIL.<\/span><\/p>\n
\ndid a 40 date tour of the States fronting US collective Pigface with drummer
\nMartin Atkins (PIL, Ministry) and JS Claydon (Pitchshifter) amongst others. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nEP \u201cTrailer Trash\u201d <\/span>https:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/dragsterdiesel<\/b><\/a> produced by Rat Scabies received rave reviews in the music
\npress and it got the band signed to London management team Scruffy Bird. Dragster released their first album “Step Into The Deathray” in 2006
\non Noisemaker Records (Germany). The first pressing of the album sold out in
\ntwo weeks. The band released their second album “Here Come The Meat
\nRobots” in 2010 on Manchester punk label STP Records. The band are now on
\nthe roster of the UKs best punk, psychobilly and ska booking agency, Hidden
\nTalent Booking.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nand Video “Drink You Pretty\/The Dead Are Out In Droves” is to be
\nreleased in March 2013 and a third album is set for release in summer 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n
\ntoured the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Germany and Italy, Spain and Portugal with
\nover 300 dates under their belts. The band will be doing full tours of the UK
\nand Europe in 2013 as well as a planned US west coast tour. They are booked for
\nfestivals including Rebellion, Inkfest & Boomtown.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nrock n roll train looks set to continue on rolling for a few years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nare<\/b>: <\/span>Fi Dragster<\/b>
\n(ex Pigface<\/b>)-Vox, <\/span>Diesel<\/b>
\n– Guitar,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n(Texas Terri Bomb<\/b>) – Lead Guitar, <\/span><\/p>\n
\nUK Subs, Criminal Class) – Bass, <\/span>Alex Page<\/b>
\n(ex Vice Squad) – Drums.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nand update by Pete chambers in Backbeat<\/b>, Coventry Telegraph – here
\nhttp:\/\/www.coventrytelegraph.net\/whats-on\/music-nightlife-news\/backbeat-dragster-ready-first-gigs-11413643<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\ndragSTER ready for their first gigs in France as part of European tour<\/span><\/p>\n
\ntheir mark many moons ago and their reputation for producing high quality
\n\u201cin-your-face\u201d punk-edged rock music is deserved<\/span><\/p>\n
\nrockers dragSTER continue to promote great city music on the world stage on
\ntheir tour of Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nrecently opened the Punk and Disorderly festival in Berlin, they are about to
\nplay their first gigs in France, including promotional radio sessions with
\nstations Birock Radio and IndieUnderground.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nmade their mark on the local scene many moons ago and their reputation for
\nproducing high quality \u201cin-your-face\u201d punk-edged rock music is richly deserved.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nfive-piece have accumulated quite a history over the years, including being
\nproduced by Rat Scabies (The Damned) and managed by Jah Wobble (PIL).<\/span><\/p>\n
\ndid a 40-date USA tour fronting US collective Pigface with drummer
\nCoventry-born super-drummer Martin Atkins (PIL) and JS Claydon (Pitchshifter)
\namong others.<\/span><\/p>\n
\ndragSTER line-up has changed a lot over the years but married couple Fi and
\nDiesel remain at the helm.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nline up is: Fi (Fiona Friel) – vox, Diesel (Paul Friel) – guitar, Ben Kelly
\n(who was previously their bass player and rejoined them at famous Rebellion
\nPunk Festival in Blackpool in 2014) – lead guitar, Tom AK (Tom Hadsley)-Bass
\nand Ryan Murphy – drums.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nlatest album release is ‘Dead Punk’, which can be listened to for free or
\npurchased here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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