Towers of London

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Towers of London

Origin London, England
Years active 2004–present
Genres Punk rock
Hard rock
Labels TVT Records
Members Donny Tourette
Dirk Tourette
The Rev
Tommy Brunette
Snell

Towers of London are a controversial punk rock band from London, England who formed in 2004. Their music mixes elements of hard rock music with '77 styled British punk.

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[edit] History

Towers of London have divided the opinions of the British music press since their emergence in early 2004.[citation needed]They are well known for their energetic live performances and outrageous antics, onstage and off.

Lead singer Donny Tourette was brought before Cambridge Magistrates Court in June 2005 for criminal damage during a show at Cambridge Anglia Polytechnic University in February 2005. Donny was said to have been swinging from an overhead cable which happened to pull down a canopy and broke scaffolding. He was ordered to pay £775 of compensation, court costs and fines.[1]

The band signed to TVT Records in early 2005, on which they released a string of singles, prior to their debut album being released, the Towers of London singles were "On A Noose", "Fuck It Up", "How Rude She Was" & "Air Guitar", they then released their debut album Blood, Sweat and Towers in June of 2006. It was produced by Stacy Jones and Bill Lefler.

[edit] TV series and Major support dates

Guns N' Roses invited Towers of London to open for them on two of their 2006 summer UK tour dates, Dirk commented; "Guns N Roses? What more can you say? Were going to have it this weekend!".[2] During the summer of 2006 the band played on the main stage at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.

Bravo TV are set to air a ten part TV series about the band, after camera crews have been following them for around a year; the show named simply The Towers of London" is set to feature footage of their performance at the 2005 Download Festival which saw them banned from the event. Various clips have already been released on the internet, one which shows members of the band assaulting a member of the public after being provoked.[3] The show launched on Thursday, October 19 at 10.30 on Bravo.

Dirk Tourette had an altercation with American band My Chemical Romance, he allegedly threw a lit cigarette at the band's drummer Bob Bryar at their instore performance. Members of the band, who attended because of "free booze", got into a scuffle with My Chemical Romance's tour managers.[4]

In October of 2006, Towers of London supported another of their musical heroes, this time in the form of the New York Dolls, on three of their UK tour dates in; London, Liverpool and Glasgow.

[edit] Members

Donny Tourette
Vocals

Dirk Tourette
Rhythm guitar

The Rev
Lead guitar

Tommy Brunette
Bass

Snell
Drums

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Album UK US
Towers of London:
2006 Blood, Sweat and Towers 85 -

[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
UK Singles Chart Billboard Hot 100
7th March 2005 "On A Noose" 32 - Blood, Sweat And Towers
27th June 2005 "Fuck It Up" 46 - Blood, Sweat And Towers
14th November 2005 "How Rude She Was" 30 - Blood, Sweat And Towers
15th May 2006 "Air Guitar" 32 - Blood, Sweat And Towers
Early 2007 "I'm A Rat" - - Blood, Sweat And Towers

[edit] Trivia

  • Donny and Dirk Tourette are brothers and the founding band members.[5]They were born as the Brannan Brothers.[6]
  • The Rev aquired his nickname in a highschool band he had prior to Towers of London. He got it because when he was with younger he basically "got on stage and did my best Nikki Sixx impression".[7] His original nickname was "Reverend Sixx" from a friend of his, but it soon got shortened to simply The Rev when he joined the Towers.

[edit] References

  1. ^ NME.com
  2. ^ GNR news
  3. ^ YouTube.com - Thanks for the Beer, mate
  4. ^ Dirk Tourette owns MCR drummer
  5. ^ TOL - Review BBC
  6. ^ BBC News article
  7. ^ The Rev - Interview

[edit] External links

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