Formed in Lincoln UK in late 2015, Ben Ellis was performing solo acoustic originals and playing in folk-punk band Dog Goblins while Rick Whitehead had been the lead songwriter and guitarist in alt-metal band, Tripswitch. Warren ‘Wozza’ Nel joined on drums in 2016 and the band racked up an extensive amount of gigs over the next 18 months including several festivals slots and supports with Black Balled (ft. Marshall Gill from New Model Army) and rising uk Rock act Carry The Crown. Lizzie Clarke (ex-Almaboobies) took over on bass in 2017 bringing her own hyper brand of stage presence. We have a huge range of musical influences including New Model Army, Tool, Queens Of The Stone age, Deftones, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Siouxsie And The Banshees. Our music is totally and utterly from our hearts, knowing the importance music to our lives.
When we first got together as a band we realised that trying to scratch every one of our musical itches as musicians was a tall order to say the least. We knew one thing though and that was what music meant to us as individuals and that we didn’t care for trends. We were all experienced musicians with our own individual tastes and stories and we used that experience and passion to create the sound we have now.
We released our Debut EP simply titled ‘Saboteurs’ on the 2nd of February 2018 and are working hard promoting it ourselves. We have just released a music video on youtube and we’re currently working on getting gigs and touring in the UK and Europe and appearing at some festivals in the summer. We hope to return to the studio before the year ends to continue our journey.
Ben Ellis – Lead Vox, Guitar
Rick Whitehead – Lead Guitar, Vox
Lizzie Clarke – Bass Guitar, Vox
Warren Nel – Drums, Percussion
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Thanks again,
Rick from Saboteurs
