Consumed | |
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Origin | Nottingham, England, UK |
Genres | Punk rock, melodic hardcore, skate punk |
Years active | 1994–2003, 2015–Present |
Labels |
Fat Wreck Chords Golf Records BYO Records |
Associated acts | Desecrator, Cerebal Fix, Iron Monkey, Helvis, Intense Degree, The Superkings, Riot Squad, Crippled Black Phoenix, The Blueprint, One Car Pile-Up, Billy No Mates, The Pissmops, PotKettleBlack, Vanilla Pod, Descendage |
Members | Mike Ford Steve Ford Chris Billam Wes Wasley |
Past members | Steve Watson Baz Barrett Will Burchell Luke Moss Jay Chapman |
Consumed is an English punk rock band formed in 1994 in the outskirts of Nottingham. It primarily consisted of brothers Steve and Mike Ford who provided the songwriting, vocals and guitars and drummer Chris Billam. They were signed to Fat Wreck Chords, then moved to BYO Records and Golf Records shortly before the release of the final album Pistols at Dawn. The band toured the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, the U.S. and Canada and were also regulars at surf and skate festivals in the mid- to late-1990s.[1] They pioneered the late 1990s/early 2000s UK, fast Skate Punk scene that also saw bands like Phinius Gage and 4ft Fingers emerge.
Steve Watson's other bands included Cerebral Fix, Iron Monkey, Ravens Creed.
Baz Barrett's other notable bands include Intense Degree, Riot Squad and Crippled Black Phoenix. He also acted as agent and/or tour manager for acts such as Dead Kennedys, Misfits, Bellatrix, The Berzerker, Suffocation, Destruction, JSRG (AKA: Vixen), Marky Ramone, Kitten Natividad, Elvis Perkins, Rx Bandits, Evile and many more. He is also owner of The Doghouse (Music Venue), Doghouse Studios (Recording & Rehearsal Studios) and Bad News Records.
Chris Billam, Luke Moss and Will Burchell also play in The Blueprint.
Wes Wasley's other bands include One Car Pile-Up, Billy No Mates, The Pissmops, PotKettleBlack, Vanilla Pod, Descendage.
The track "Heavy Metal Winner" was used in the 2000 video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and in the HD rendition Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD in 2012.