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The Lost was founded early 2007 as a political punk outfit of four terribly mislead young lads, two of which just kicked out of one of the best universities in England and then living in a shabby flat in east London; and the other two good friends of primary songwriter and bass guitarist Liam O’Mally. The band consisted of him (Liam O’Mally,), Ben Alex, Ian Knight and Mike Jenkins.

Liam being the brains of the band – the songwriter who crafted song’s from the pits of his anarchistic anger at society. Ben, the charismatic lead singer whose charm, arrogance and swagger brought a different dimension to the band. With his many life-absorbing addictions, it gave little time to spend with his fellow band members apart from Liam. Ian, a talented guitarist who however often lacked stage presence – which of course was more than made up for by Ben. However, this did lead him to be the lesser known member of the band. And finally Mike, the fast paced drummer who’s skills were the driving force behind the lyrics, cramming them into your ears with perfect beats and luscious solo’s.

The band released their debut album, named ‘Lost and Found’ around a year after their formation. This dark, menacing punk band showed talent, and the album received much praise from critics – especially the lead single, titled ‘Clowning Around’ which received a Birdie award for Best Single. Shortly after, they released ‘Habit’, showing Liam’s new found maturity and often experimenting in alternative and grunge genres. This one also had some tracks written by Ben, much to his pleasure, and the angsty teen in him was really released. However, it was an attractive one. His wild tales of drug addictions and pain in the life of an addict brought to life the album, and threw listeners into an emotional rollercoaster.

After this, the band wanted to go in a slightly different direction. The album, titled ‘The Nightmare Handbook’, incorporated elements of doom metal and on a lot of tracks featured synthesisers, and also grunge. The experimental album was a success and the band who had covered three different genres (Punk, Grunge, Doom) looked as if they were going from strength to strength. However a few weeks later, brains Liam O’Mally announced the bands separation. Ben’s drug behaviour had become erratic to say the least, however Liam insisted his friends actions were only a small reason in a number that affected the collapse of the band. Ian and Mike never gave comments on their own personal opinions.

Sadly, a while after that Ben suffered a deliberate attempt on his life in the form of a heroin overdose. Luckily, he was discovered by his then-girlfriend-now-wife-to-be Leslie. No one knows any more information, rather than that he was sober at the time of the attempt.

Albums:
Lost and Found
Habit
The Nightmare Handbook
The Lost: Live In New York
The Lost: Unreleased Cover Tapes

Influences: The Nimrods; The Prisoners

Genre: Punk; Grunge; Alternative; Doom; Experimental Rock

Label: MolotoV

Members (Present):
Ben Alex; Vocals/Piano
Liam O’Mally; Bass/Vocals/Acoustic Guitar

Members (Past):
Ian Knight; Lead Guitar
Mike Jenkins; Drums

Edited by user 16 January 2010 13:12:13(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

New Album, New Members:

Well, we announced our comeback just three days ago and already we've come up with brilliant plan and we've know exactly what we're going to do over the coming months and when we're going to do it - all that's left is telling you. First off, we'd like to announce that we're going to be releasing our next album (as of yet untitled) some time early March/late February. We've already got the bare bones of what the albums going to be about, so it's got a general scheme and we're probably going to look on expanding from our recent success with The Nightmare Handbook, so expect to see a slightly more Alt Rock version of us, however we'll still have The Lost's patented Punk/Grunge going on, minus the doom that the last album had. We're going to be releasing three singles up to that point, and the first single should be with you early February. Capiche?

I'm also very happy to announce we have found our two new band members! First off, we have the amazing Leslie to-be-Alex! Obviously I think she's bloody brilliant and I know you guys will do, her punk drum style is absolutely key to what we want to do at the moment and she's a fantastic lady and the love of my life. Also, next up is the already hugely-famous and fucking awesome Favourite Son, coming straight from legendary punk band The Prisoners. Now he's been a great mate of mine for a while now, and having him in the band is real honour and we're going to crack out some fucking awesome songs with him at the helm of the lead guitar. Obviously, Liam's picking up his bass again and singing on the odd song, and I'll be on the piano and the vocals.

Sadly I can't say anything about the upcoming album aside from when it'll be out, however what I can and will say is it'll be bloody awesome.

Peace,

Ben