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Biography

Ian Watkins

Lee Gaze

Mike Chiplin

Mike Lewis

Jamie Oliver

Stu Richardson

From the peaceful streets of Pontypridd, South Wales dwelled the elite force of Lostprophets. The six simple welsh guys started off hungry for a way to express their depressions of school with their musical talents, Ian Watkins, Lee Gaze, Mike Chiplin, Mike Lewis, Jamie Oliver, Stu Richardson later experienced similarities between their musical tastes and personalities.

Thus, the birth of Lostprophets.

However, at the age of just 16, it was Ian’s and Mike’s idea to start a band together to form a hardcore band to name themselves, ‘Public Disturbance’. After a thriving impact on the London Underground, Lostprophets slowly began to retreat back to concentrate more on other important events, such as, finishing University.

But finally, in 1997, with all their struggles behind them, Lostprophets set forward back into the music industry developing more melodies to introduce to the rest of the world. Ian firstly started off playing drums in the band, although the others were more impressed by his unique vocals style rather than his drumming ‘abilities’. It was then that Mike Chiplin was to join the group as their full time drummer.

As the band was complete, they immediately began writing songs and putting melodies together like there was no tomorrow. They produced a small demo and began playing countless shows and local gigs. ‘Metal Hammer’ magazine managed to get hold of the band’s demo and rated it ten out of ten. The word soon spread as more and more media intakes got hold of their music, thus spreading around the world like wildfire.

Through all of these publications, major record labels from all around the states took them into account.

But out of all these numerous offers, Lostprophets chose Visible noise and Sony and quickly began work on an album. They then released ‘The Fake Sound Of Progress’ in November 2000, which was then later released in October 2001. The release of their debut single, Fake Sound Of Progress’ and fan favourite, ‘Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja’ were huge hits.

The band soon received high praise from the media, and substantial amounts of recognition. Lostprophets conquered the states soon after the album release and played numerous tours for 2 months in March. After a long rest in hibernation, the band returned with the hard-core hit single ‘Burn Burn’ in 2003, which wiped through the U.K and America. But the fans didn’t have to wait long for another breath taking song to hit the airwaves.

The band quickly released their anthem, ‘Last Train Home’ that became a huge success that lingered in the U.K charts for weeks. Their other single releases ‘Make a Move’ and ‘Last Summer’, released in 2004, also pushed the sales of their album, ‘Start Something’. The album was so incredible, that it easily reached number 3 in the U.K album charts. All their fine efforts had successfully paid off and Lost Prophets had lived the dreamed they’d always hoped for. But I doubt very much that this will be the last we hear from them

Bio written by: hellz_hunny

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I love this band!! This band totally kicks ass!!	rockerbaby4562000

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o'm'gosh. no one writes on this board	waLkingContridiktion27
i LOVE lostprophets!!! theyre my fave band ever and Start something rules!!!! i think the best song is either last summer or we still kill the old way. what does everyone else think?	burn_burn34
woah.. only 3 posts on this board?! i thought everyone loved lostprophets! yeah they kick major ass.	yellow_my_card
these guys are fucking rad ass!!!!!!	i_heart_emo_boys187
i went to other boards and tried to persuade other people to come here, but obviously it didn't work!	waLkingContridiktion27
lol.......i came!!	i_heart_emo_boys187
YAY! lol	waLkingContridiktion27
this band kicks big fat ass! i'll try to get people to come here!:) i'm doin' it for the band.	benjisbiatch09
Hey peoples what's up hahaha i love them to...my fave song is Last Train Home off of thier CD	punksarethefuture
im just wondering...how many of the fans here have the fake sound of progress?	loser_freak
yep i do really like lost prophets. last train home is sooooooooo good. and i like the wake up one.. tho ive only heard it a few times.	whoamiagain
i dont but i know some songs that are on there, great songs-as usual:P i am the greatest fan of lostprophets you will ever meet you dont know how obssesed i can get! so i would back-away	burn_burn34
"Hello again" is a real depressing song:( hmmmf	burn_burn34
hehe yeah you and lostprophets is like steph and evenescence	loser_freak
i wouldn't say you are the biggest fan of lost prophets because their are other people in the world that love lostprophets so you can't say that.	benjisbiatch09
lostprophets... what to say about them..... hmmm they kick ass! i don't like just one of their songs! i like them all!!!!!!!	iLoVePuNkRoCk
ditto	i_heart_emo_boys187
well.......I think i did just say that, so nothing you can do about it now, whats been said has been said	burn_burn34
well they all kick ass very awesome music but sense everything has been said i guess we can clarify that ppl like them hahaha	SimplePlanLvR4EvR
lol	i_heart_emo_boys187
Start Something is a great album! But the other one is just as good! With Fake Sound of Progress and Shinobi vs. Dragonninja (i think it's called). My fave song from Start Something has to be: We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan, that song has a really cool guitar to it! All the songs from it are truly amazing! Lost Prophets rock! I can't believe someone had to add this artist to the site though, i would have thought they were popular enough to have already been on here!	Hellz_Hunny
yeah i would think that too.....huh i don't know.....don't some of you think people who say they are the bands biggest fans are i don't know stupid because there are more people in the workd then people on this website that like lost prophets!!!	benjisbiatch09
I liked this band's old music but now their new is bunch of mainstream shit. :D the guys voice is cool though.	Shoebox
yea, once simple plan and gc fans like them they are teeny bopper status	boshsky
Yep. I liked it better when they weren't known so well to the public. I listened to this band like, 1-2 years ago.	Shoebox
Yeah I like Last Summer and Start Something, they're both kewl songs	Bloody_Tattoo
it's the damn simplplan fans! i'm not really a fan of gc just listen to their music when i'm extremely bored with myself!	benjisbiatch09
yeah you must be EXTREMELY bored with yourself	BLASTT
dudes shut the fuck up....i love sp and i love tlp	i_heart_emo_boys187
Hmm..Well anyway! Carrying on...	Hellz_Hunny
lost prophets are cool...my fav song would have to be start something and we still kill the old way....yeah the simple plan people post every f&*king where! aah... well what can you do...they wont die :(.....	AraZoRBlaDeRoManCe
o yeah you guys should check out the band FROM FIRST TO LAST, UNDEROATH,POISON THE WELL, THE PRISIONERS DILEMA, THE EARLY NOVEMBER, and NORA they kick ass!!...butit aint for the poppy- simple planners ..sorry lol...	AraZoRBlaDeRoManCe
I don't think there's any song on the 'Start Soemthing' album that i don't like...Maybe 'Goodbye Tonight' i just think that's kinda..dull but anyway! The bands you mentioned, are they like similar to Lost Prophets or bands you just reccommend?	Hellz_Hunny
Hey! they have come here so many times and i never get to see them but b/c of that i love them more and more everytime i think about it..... they are so good.	danhasanice_butty
cant wait for the fall tour	i_heart_emo_boys187
Hi im "new" and i love Lostprophets... I have both "The Fake Sound Of Progress" and "Start Something" albums, theyre amazing although i appreciate more the progress in their sound achieved in their second album ^^ i missed them live and u dont really know how much that hurts... i wrote a review for "Start Something" hope you like it tried my best :)	BiG_BrOwN_EyEz
ive written 44 reviews!! go me!	i_heart_emo_boys187
lol 44!? You're on a roll! (",) \|m/	Hellz_Hunny
65!	BLASTT
I think i've writted about 7, lol. But i'm always on the forums, i don't really bother with anything else on the site..	hellz_hunny
well, still, go you!!!!	i_heart_emo_boys187
wOw... im happy theres people who love them as much as i do, thank u ^^	BiG_BrOwN_EyEz
Ok i've written about 11 reviews today, half of them being album reviews lol. So hopefully that'll boost me up the scale abit! =D	hellz_hunny
I'm getting there, i've written another 18 reviews today! And they're mostly all album reviews.	hellz_hunny
4 of mine went through	i_heart_emo_boys187
Lol, mine all get through.. I've written loads before, they always accept mine..	hellz_hunny
well you all love lp- as i do- get ur asses down to the kerrang day of rock on the 24th august. Get ur FREE passes at virgin megastores store on oxford street in london...but b quick its a 1st come 1st serve. u can get the passes on the 21st of august so make sure u do :D and lostprophets r headlining the day...so u get 2 c 1 of ur fav bands lie for free...how cool is that!	100_reasons
I wont be there cause im going to Cardiff on the 21st Nov and right now im not living in England, so unfortunately i cant take a plane whenever i want to xD I hope you have a good time and tell me how it went ;)	BiG_BrOwN_EyEz
everyone is talking about their newest album. Does anyone remeber Fake Sound of Progress? I havn't heard their newest album yet but this one totally kicks ass!	NAILSS
woohoo 109 reviews...not bad i might say yes, i'm planning on buying Start Something when i get another chance 2 go shopping, but i own FSOP and it totally kicks ass! one of my favorite albums at the moment...but i hear people talking all about "Last Summer" from Start Something...wtf? that song sucks ass, lostprophets need 2 shoot themselves for making that song, as for the singles "Last Train Home", "Wake Up", and "Bun, Burn"...not too shabby i might say, it looks as if they calmed down from the screaming, hardcore nu-metal days of FSOP and started 2 mellow down into an alternative band with a few mediocre heavy moments, not the best transition, but i still plan on buying the album...	BLASTT
Oh cool, cool! =D I've got Start Something, next time i go shopping, i'm definately getting their first album..	hellz_hunny
is we are godzilla, you are japan on start something?	BLASTT
Yeah, track 12.. it's the heaviest on the album anyway..	hellz_hunny
on the internet apparently sway is #12...you must have an import with bonus tracks...damnit i wanted that song!	BLASTT
yea sway is number 12...i think we are godzilla you are japan or whatever is an extra track.	benjisbiatch09
Yeah, that's why they didn't have that track on the album track listing on isound.. So why is it only on my import album then?.. Seriously, get it if you can, the guitar is incredible, it's an amazing song! I think it's becuase i'm in the U.K. and obviously, we'd get the imports shipped in..	hellz_hunny
why don't i just download it?	benjisbiatch09
wow i love the prophets too! im going to see them in november eith head automatica. its gonna be awesome. anyone else goin	a7x-deathbat
Naa, i'm going to see H.I.M. in October on the 30th.. the same day I Heart Emo Boys is going to see Lostprophets, i think it was lostprophets she said anyway.. :/	hellz_hunny
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh don't ask....blonde moment.	benjisbiatch09
i tried downloading it and no such song could be found...i know it exists though...dragoninja.com probably has it, i'll go there now...	BLASTT
yea....you go do that!	benjisbiatch09
What song doean't exist?.. 'We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan'? 'Corse it exists! And it's a fucking great song..	hellz_hunny
ahh it's ok...great guitar riff in the beginning i thought it'd be awesome but the chorus was sort of a letdown...still probably the best song off 'Start Something'...i fucking hate that album...	BLASTT
Yeah, it has to be the best song, a pretty unbalanced preportion, but it still works in a way because of the guitar riffs like you said..	hellz_hunny
yes this band dose....i just got done watching them on mtv....burn burn is one of my fav songs	CuteBoringLove4
ok? burn burn is a good song....i think most all their songs are good.	benjisbiatch09
fuck burn burn, they sucked on hard rock live, in the beginning ian wasnt even singing, he would jump into the crowd and lose the mic and the song would be still playing in the back and ian was singing, like an audio track and ian was lypsynching...that pisses me off, but at the end i think he started to sing...anyways fuck it, fake sound of progress is one of my favorite albums of all time and start something is one of my least, it sucks that bad, but fsop, damn words cant even explain...	BLASTT
i don't really listen to fake sound of progress. i have the cd.....but i just don't really have time to listen to it.	benjisbiatch09
My favourite though, all time favourite has to be 'We Are Godzilla You Are Japan'..	hellz_hunny
that's one of my least favorite heavy songs by them, the chorus is a total letdown, i like the riffs though...	BLASTT
That's the only thing i like about the song.. i just love the guitar riffs..	hellz_hunny
i love their new cd!! i've never heard ne thing from their last cd, but i heard thats even better....my fav songs are 'we still kill the old way,' 'burn, burn' and 'hello again'	bloodfire_gothfairie
'Hello Again' is a really good song, love it..	hellz_hunny
I like hello again too....it just lets you like sink into the music sorta.	benjisbiatch09
hell yah! i have always liked lostprophets!! they so kick ass!!	97Xdude01
Yea, the Lostprophets kick ass. They're my fucking favorite band ever. I love both the albums, and I've been a fan for a long time, even before Fake Sound of Progress was released. I've met Ian, Lee and Jamie, too, rad guys, I must say :-) Though, I have a question for someone who posted earlier. How do you consider yourself the "greatest lostprophets fan" when you don't know their old shit? :-) kthnx,bye.	jewXcore
Directions...I'm probably the only one hear that's heard it but it's a great song. I love it.	BLASTT
How can you become a fan of the band if they haven't released their debut album yet? Unless you like lived in the area they were when they were issuing demos before everything. You know they recorded FSOP in England like a year before they re-recorded it in the US right?	BLASTT
here not hear*	BLASTT
love lostprophets...got the tabs to last train home in an old guitar ne, used to play it a lot. but i like their other songs better.	420girl69