Freewheeler
was formed in the later half of 2001 in North London, England.
The band members were
brought together by a love for real loud, ballsy Rock in the
vein of AC/DC,
G’n’R, Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Rolling Stones. Since
those early days they've stuck to their guns, playing their
blend of good honest,
raunchy rock n roll to audiences all over the U.K. Their
rapid growing fan base is a testament to their fantastic anthemic
songs and
truly rockin' live shows, which has earned them supports with
bands like Nashville
Pussy, The Supersuckers, L.A.Guns and Rose Tattoo. Based
around the song writing team of Seb Marshall & Sophie Stievet,
the band have written
instant classics like Whiskey & the Pills, We Love the Drugs,
Your Love and The Tramp.
They've worked with
producer Kit Woolven (Thin Lizzy, Cradle of Filth, etc.)
and sound engineer Doug
Hall (Iron Maiden) and gained fantastic reviews for
their music across the globe. The
band is also blessed with having one of the most exciting frontman
to emerge in
recent times, Seb Marshall. He has been compared to everyone from
Mick Jagger through
Bon Scott to Marc Bolan. He just has that special quality that the
public want from a
singer, familiarity mixed with a unique freshness of his own.
Their e.p. release debut
on Sleazey Records is quickly gaining support & great reviews
everywhere, from Five Miles High & American website
Sleazegrinder.com to
airplay on LBC & Total Rock. They also won Powerplay
Magazine’s Underground
Band of the year in April ’04.
By
combining dirty boogie riffing with superb upbeat, sing-a-long
songs, and a dynamic
live performance full of energy and excitement, Freewheeler are here
to drag Rock'n'Roll
kicking & screaming into the 21st Century.
"Freewheeler
practice energetic, sleaze-influenced rock revelry. Great
fun and well tuned, they are definitely the kinda band we like at
Powerplay. Think
Dogs d' Amour on speed."
- Powerplay Magazine
"Good
time high energy hard rockin' London glam Rock’n’Roll pop
metal - they do it
well"
- Organ Zine
"Explosive
UK raunch and roll that seems more like the hatching of some diabolical
scheme than a mere demo. I mean, these fireballs-of-freedom-rock
leave you with nowhere to run, pinning you down like a fuckin'
Viet Cong sniper with their hard, bluesy swagger n’ roll.
Musically speaking, they sound kinda like AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, and
I dunno, something good and British- Raven, maybe. And good lord, do
they rock like crazy. Forget those screechy bitches in the
Darkness, and whatever those clowns at the NME say- Freewheeler
are the REAL saviours of UK rock and roll. Just try on their
party-hard anthem “Whiskey and Pills” to see what I mean.
Even if you’re normally a pussy, you’ll still be chugging
80 proof and speed dialling the local dealer before the second chorus
hits."
- Sleazegrinder
"Whiskey
& the Pills is a high octane radio rocker that will bring down
any house! The
main guitar riff is in your face and keeps your head bouncing.
You'll find yourself singing along with Seb as he belts out
some fine rock n roll vocals. I loved the chorus line on this
one as well. I swear if this song hit the radio it would soar to #1
on the rock charts!"
- The Shred Zone
"Whiskey
& the Pills is a rockin' sing-a-long slab of sleaze"
- Full Strength Magazine
"Whiskey
and the Pills has that sound reminiscent of Guns 'n Roses
with a bit more of a
sleaze vocal sound"
- Heavy Metal Resource
"Upbeat,
feelgood, sing-a-long songs with lots of attitude and 3 chords.
Vocalist Seb is a
natural born frontman and the rest of the band are all top class musicians.
Make sure to check this band out as I'm sure we'll hear a lot more
from them in
the near future"
- Aor-europe
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