Roadstar
| Roadstar | |
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| Origin | England and Wales |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Years active | 2002–2007 |
| Labels |
JVC (Japan) Magic Hat Records(UK) |
| Associated acts | Heaven's Basement, Endless Mile, Fragile Things |
| Past members |
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Roadstar was a British rock band formed in 2002. The group originally went under the name Hurricane Party and disbanded in April 2007. A year later several of the members, together with Sid Glover, formed Heaven's Basement. In 2016, former band member Richie Hevanz became frontman of Fragile Things, following a short stint in a band called Endless Mile.
Formed as Hurricane Party in 2002 by guitarist Jonny Rocker and manager Laurie Mansworth (who met in a guitar shop where Rocker worked), the band soon recruited Rob Randell (who had previously played with Rocker) and the rest of the bandmembers through adverts. The members bonded by taking influences from the same 1970s heavy metal and hard rock acts, such as Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith and Deep Purple.
On 9 November 2002, the band supported Paul Di'Anno's Killers and Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction in a gig at Camden Underworld.
On 10 July 2003, original vocalist Steve Pipe played his last gig as part of the band, in London. He later went on to front an outfit named Carmen Pimps, and in 2012 he took part in the ITV1 television programme Superstar.
Following Pipe's departure, Hurricane Party briefly added a new vocalist named Cherry, though this reportedly did not last long.
In October 2003, Richie Hevanz joined the band as the new frontman, and played his first gig at JB's in Dudley.
The band were discovered and signed by A&R man John Kalodner (who had previously worked with Aerosmith & Whitesnake) in 2004. Together they put out their debut release, an EP called Get This, later that year.
In 2005, the band co-headlined the second Nokia 'New School of Rock' tour, together with The Glitterati and The Black Velvets.
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