Lostprophets | |
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 Lostprophets performing in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Lozt Prophetz (1997–1999) |
| Origin | Pontypridd, Wales |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1997–2013 |
| Labels | |
| Spinoffs | No Devotion, Lowlives |
| Spinoff of | Public Disturbance, Fleshbind |
| Past members |
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Lostprophets (stylised as lostprophets or LOSTPROPHETS) were a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997 by singer Ian Watkins and guitarist Lee Gaze. The group was founded after their former band Fleshbind broke up. They later recruited Mike Lewis on guitars, Stuart Richardson on bass and Mike Chiplin on drums.[1]
Lostprophets released five studio albums: The Fake Sound of Progress (2000), Start Something (2004), Liberation Transmission (2006), The Betrayed (2010), and Weapons (2012). They sold 3.5 million albums worldwide, achieving two top-ten singles on the UK Singles Chart ("Last Train Home" and "Rooftops"), a No. 1 single on the US Alternative Songs chart ("Last Train Home"), and several Kerrang! Awards and nominations.
In December 2012, Watkins was charged with multiple sexual offences against minors, infants and animals. Lostprophets cancelled all tour dates and disbanded in October 2013, before the end of Watkins' trial. Watkins pleaded guilty to several charges. In December 2013, he was sentenced to 29 years of imprisonment plus six years of extended supervision on licence.[2][3] In June 2014, the remaining members joined American singer Geoff Rickly to form a new band, No Devotion.
- ^ Bryan, Beverly (1 June 2012). "Lostprophets Found: Welsh Rockers Get Their Spirits Back On Weapons". MTV Iggy. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Lostprophets Ex-Singer Ian Watkins sentenced to 29 Years for Child Sex Crimes". People. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Ian Watkins Lostprophets child-abuse-trial". Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2014.