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Artist:The Watt Riot

Genres:
  • Punk
  • Rock
Illawarra, NSW

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Track: Got To Run by The Watt Riot
Track: Got To RunGenres:
  • Punk
  • Rock
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    Track: Rock'n'Roll by The Watt Riot
    Track: Rock'n'RollGenres:
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    The Watt Riot belt out high voltage, rock’n’roll tracks that are stained with the hard edge of post-punk & the grit of dirty blues. Forming around the shores of Wollongong back in 2005 the line up consists of Johnny Watts on vox & guitar, Red on lead guitar, Dan on bass & Trina on drums. They have been described as: “Harking back to the glory days of dirty Australian rock’n’roll.” Rusty Hopkinson – Radio Birdman / You Am I. The Watt Riot’s tunes are filled with blistering guitar hooks, screaming vocals & hair flickin’ rhythms. This band gets the punters tapping their hi-tops all over the dance floor & yelling for more! “More throat-tearing gutbucket, kickarse rock from Wollongong, jagged, ragged, uncomplicated, uncompromising, unpretentious guitar-chunking, scream-driven, four to the floor thump in the grand tradition of The Hard-Ons and Tumbleweed.” Michael Smith - Drum Media The Watt Riot has floored audiences at venues all over Australia including: Enmore Theatre (Syd), Gaelic ...

    Members

    Johnny Watts - Vox/Guitar Red - Guitar/Vox Dan - Bass/Vox New drummer TBA

    Sounds Like

    QOTSA, Fugazi, Iggy & The Stooges

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