Mclusky
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Mclusky (often stylized as mclusky), originally known as Best, are a British post-hardcore band formed in Cardiff in 1996. The group originally consisted of Andrew Falkous (vocals, guitar), originally from Newcastle upon Tyne, Geraint Bevan (bass) and Matthew Harding (drums); the latter two were replaced by Jonathan Chapple and Jack Egglestone in 1997 and late 2003 respectively. The band released three studio albums before splitting in 2005, reconvening in 2014 – without Chapple – under the monikers mclusky and mclusky*, before ultimately dropping the asterisk.
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- Mclusky at 2000trees Festival in July 2022, (l-r) Falkous, Egglestone, Sayell
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- Mclusky
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- Cardiff, Wales
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- Post-hardcore, noise rock
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- 1996–2005, 2014–present
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- Too Pure, Ipecac
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- Future of the Left, Shooting At Unarmed Men, Poor People, Christian Fitness, Harmony, The St. Pierre Snake Invasion
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- Andrew FalkousJack EgglestoneDamien Sayell
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- Geraint BevanMat HardingJonathan ChappleJulia Ruzicka
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Breakup
- New bands and reunion
- Members
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Compilations
- EPs
- Live releases
- Official single releases
- Awards and Nominations
- [[Berlin Music Video Awards]]
- References
- External links
Mclusky (often stylized as mclusky), originally known as Best, are a British post-hardcore band formed in Cardiff in 1996. The group originally consisted of Andrew Falkous (vocals, guitar), originally from Newcastle upon Tyne, Geraint Bevan (bass) and Matthew Harding (drums); the latter two were replaced by Jonathan Chapple and Jack Egglestone in 1997 and late 2003 respectively. The band released three studio albums before splitting in 2005, reconvening in 2014 – without Chapple – under the monikers mclusky and mclusky*, before ultimately dropping the asterisk.
==History== According to the band, they originally formed in 1996 when Falkous and Harding met at the Blackwood Miners Institute, a venue in their home town. The pair met Chapple a short time afterwards at the Reading Festival when they caught him urinating on their tent late in the night.
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