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 Promoters of this years Hard Rock Hell Festival which will be headlined by Black Label Society and Thin Lizzy have announced that Waysted have been added to the bill for this years festival.
It was in 1983 that Pete Way, the backbone of legendary rockers UFO, got together with Scottish vocalist Fin to form WAYSTED a band which combines powerful guitarwork with Fin's distinctive gravel-soaked-in-whisky vocals, and also had an endearing close to the edge appeal which any project Pete Way is involved with automatically guarantees! Indeed, Pete Way is credited as the first to turn bass playing into a performance rather than just a part of the rhythm section. Steve Harris of Iron Maiden calls Way his inspiration and Joe Elliott Def Leppard and Ozzy Osbourne both cite him as the ultimate rock n roller saying that he taught them all they know about rock!
WAYSTED went on to put out three influential albums Vices, the self-titled Waysted mini-album and The Good, The Bad, The Waysted before Fin left in 85. The band has featured many musicians in its ranks including ex UFOs Paul Chapman, Motorhead drummer Philthy Phil Taylor, Humble Pies Jerry Shirley and Danny Vaughn Tyketto who sang on the Save Your Prayers album.
Pete continued to play with UFO, but the fans always kept a flame burning for the return of the high energy rock n roll, which WAYSTED did, and still do so well! In the summer of 2003 Fin and Pete met up again in Ohio and the next chapter of the saga began. Back in the UK, they recruited the remarkable Chris George who was voted Young Guitarist of The Year by Guitar Magazine at the tender age of 16. Chris has played in Greg Ridley's Humble Pie and is also Marshall Amps main man when it comes to demoing their gear around the world. Then aged 23, Chris was playing with a maturity that many of his elders could only dream of matching, yet he had an energy and excitement that was completely at home with the vibe of the band. On drums was another part of the Marshall family Paul R.D. Haslin - whose no-nonsense thundering approach to the skins fitted perfectly too.
This return to active duty was marked by the explosive and exciting, hard rocking and joyous Back From The Dead, which received excellent reviews including a 4-star review in Classic Rock Magazine, reaching No. 27 in their Album Of The Year charts for 2005.
And then there came the newest album The Harsh Reality, recorded at Trinity Heights in Newcastle during August 2007. Fred Purser who worked with Tygers of Pan Tang and Tom Jones was recommended to the band as a producer, and as it turned out they couldnt have hand picked a better man for the job. He has captured WAYSTED at their very best, from the opening driving riff of Propaganda, through the sure fire classic Long Time Dead, to the heartfelt Song For Steve. The band has never sounded better. This is British Hard Drivin Rock at its BEST!!!
The Harsh Reality features 10 new original songs and the aforementioned beefed up Handbags & Gladrags. Also included is Waysted World which portrays the band's humour and will become a collector's item in time. Mark my words!!!!!
The band have been touring extensively in 2008, and with a few festivals already confirmed for next year, Waysted World will be coming to a town near you. With this, the definitive line-up of Pete Way, Fin, Chris George, Paul R.D. Haslin - and now with Nacho Jase on rhythm guitar
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