Voodoo Six

Voodoo Six
Tony Newton, band founder & bassist, on stage at Exeter Cavern, 21 November 2011
Background information
Origin London, England
Genres Hard Rock
Years active 2003 (2003)–present
Labels Cadiz Music, Spinefarm Records, Powerage, Locomotive Records
Associated acts Judas Priest
Website www.voodoosix.com
Members Tony Newton
Matt Pearce
Joe Lazarus
Nik Taylor-Stoakes
Craig Price
Past members Richie Faulkner
Dave Cavill
Henry Rundell
Chris Jones
Luke Purdie

Voodoo Six is a British rhythmic Hard Rock band formed in the summer of 2003 by bassist Tony Newton and guitarist Richie Faulkner.[1] The current lineup of the band consists of Nik Taylor-Stoakes (Lead Vocals), Matt Pearce (Guitar), Craig Price (Guitar), Tony Newton (Bass) and Joe Lazarus (Drums).[2]

History

The band was conceived by bassist Tony Newton and guitarist Richie Faulkner following a brief stopover by Newton in Los Angeles for production work. Upon his return to England, he and Faulkner began recruiting members for the band, before starting on the club circuit. In 2005, supplemented by drummer Dave "Grav" Cavill, vocalist Henry Rundell, and second guitarist Matt Pearce, they opened for Iron Maiden at the Hammersmith Apollo.[3]

Their first album, "Feed My Soul" was released the following year.[4] This was later re-mixed & re-issued as "First Hit For Free" in 2008[5], which also featured a new song, "Faith". By this time, Faulkner had left the band, his place being taken by Chris Jones. Faulkner later joined Judas Priest.

By the time of the band's next release, the 2010 EP "A Little Something For You", Luke Purdie had taken over on vocals. Purdie is notable for being the grandson of late entertainer Bruce Forsyth.

The "Fluke?" album followed shortly after[6], although Cavill left after the subsequent tour, with Joe Lazarus subsequently taking over on drums. This line-up recorded the "Falling Knives" EP in 2011, which was followed by the 2013 album "Songs To Invade Countries To"[7]. The band supported Iron Maiden on the European leg of their Maiden England World Tour and subsequently headlined their own tour throughout Europe in 2014.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Purdie left the band after this tour, his place eventually being taken by Nik-Taylor Stoakes. By the time of recording their 2017 album "Make Way For The King", Chris Jones had also departed, leaving Matt Pearce to record all the guitar parts on the record. Craig Price assisted them on a European tour ahead of the album's release & was later confirmed as a full-time member of the band.

Notable Performances

Although a relatively new band Voodoo Six have already managed to perform at 4 separate Download Festival festivals (in 2006,[16] 2008,[17] 2012[18][19] and 2013[20]), Sonisphere Festival in 2010 [15][21] and toured with Iron Maiden as the main support band on their European Maiden England World Tour.[10][10][11][12][15][22] After performing back at Sonisphere in 2014 they embarked on a European Tour.[23][24]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Feed My Soul (2006)[25]
  • First Hit For Free (2008)[26]
  • Fluke? (2010)[26][27]
  • Songs To Invade Countries To (2013)[14][26][27]
  • Make Way For The King (2017)[2]

EPs

  • A Little Something For You (2010)
  • Falling Knives (2011)
  • Lead Me On (2014)

References

  1. ↑ "Artist Biography by Corey Apar". allmusic.com. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  2. 1 2 "Big News – Album release & PledgeMusic campaign". ::: VOODOO SIX :::. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  3. ↑ "Voodoo Six". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  4. ↑ "Voodoo Six - Feed My Soul". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  5. ↑ "Voodoo Six - First Hit For Free". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  6. ↑ "Voodoo Six - Fluke?". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  7. ↑ "Voodoo Six - Songs To Invade Countries To". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  8. ↑ "Voodoo Six to tour UK". classicrockmagazine.com. 2014-01-19. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  9. ↑ "Voodoo Six Announce UK Tour!". tbfmonline.co.uk. 02/01/2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-04-10. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. 1 2 3 "Biography". voodoosix.com. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  11. 1 2 "Voodoo Six Announce European Tour With Iron Maiden AND NEW ALBUM RELEASE". voodoosix.com. 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  12. 1 2 "Voodoo Six and Lauren Harris AND NEW ALBUM RELEASE". voodoosix.com. 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  13. ↑ "Line Up Poster AND NEW ALBUM RELEASE". voodoosix.com. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Six reasons to see Voodoo Six at Buskers tomorrow". . 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-04-10. External link in |work= (help)
  15. 1 2 3 "Voodoo Six set to release new album via Spinefarm and announced as main support for Iron Maiden". . Retrieved 2014-04-10. External link in |work= (help)
  16. ↑ "Download Festival 2006". downloadfestival.co.uk. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  17. ↑ "Saxon, Voodoo Six, The Galvatrons and Fighting With Wire are among the latest acts confirmed for Download". virtualfestivals.com. 06/05/2008. Retrieved 2014-04-10. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ↑ "Download Festival Stage Times Are Live Go Go Go". metalhammer.co.uk. 01/06/2012. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-10. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ↑ "OODOO SIX ANNOUNCE DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL APPEARANCE AND DATES WITH ADRENALINE MOB". . 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2014-04-10. External link in |work= (help)
  20. ↑ "Download Festival 2013". . Retrieved 2014-04-10. External link in |work= (help)
  21. ↑ "Voodoo Six (performer's page)". efestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  22. ↑ "Voodoo Six announced support act Scott Stapp". rocknreelreviews.com. 2014-03-26. Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  23. ↑ "Line up poster". sonisphere.co.uk. January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  24. ↑ "Shows". voodoosix.com. September 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
  25. ↑ "Voodoo Six Feed My Soul". spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  26. 1 2 3 "Discovery". allmusic.com. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  27. 1 2 "Albums". voodoosix.com. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
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