Laminate (band)

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Origin Wexford, Eíre Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Genre(s) hard rock
Years active 2003 – present
Label(s) currently no label
Associated acts Wilt, Kerbdog, Immodium, Halite.
Members
Derren Dempsey
Marc Hillis
Johnny Fox
Former members
Lee Byrne
Notable instrument(s)
Fender Jaguar

Laminate are a hard rock band from Co. Wexford, Ireland. They formed in Wexford in 2003, initially acting more or less as a side-project for singer/guitarist Derren Dempsey and singer/drummer Marc Hillis, both of whom were active members in other bands at the time. Having played around the local dives a few times however, Derren, Marc and then bassist Lee Byrne felt a surprising buzz about the band, and decided to leave their respective bands to concentrate purely on Laminate. They recorded a three track demo in Grouse Lodge (famed for having hosted Muse & The Manic Street Preachers among others) which was well received by Kerrang! Magazine, and received an impressive 9 out of 10 in Rock Sound Magazine.

The band followed this with support shows with Kerbdog, Jetplane Landing and Hueman on some of their Irish dates. In early 2006, Johnny Fox was recruited for bass and vocal duties, which would complete the definitive line-up and kick start a new period of heightened intensity for the band. Laminate’s ever evolving sound has been described in many ways, with some calling it punk rock, others saying it's too melodic to be punk, and some seeing it simply as an eclectic blend of heavy rock music - as long as the audience can take something from the songs, the band don’t care how its labelled. Putting everything they have into their live set, the band continue to write, record and tour relentlessly with the ambition to take things up a notch and continue their successes overseas.

It was falsely reported that Laminate had split up recently, however i can say with some level of certainty that this is thankfully not true. The band seem to be indeed apparently ready to be launching some newly recorded songs on their myspace site [1] in the coming weeks.

[edit] Reviews

"Blew me away. Exciting times." - Simon Young (Kerrang!)

"Don't let the capital’s ridiculous house prices put you off: This band is the hottest property in Dublin right now." - Blistering.com

"A cross between Jimmy Eat World and Weezer, with some Queens of the Stone Age thrown in for good measure... A&R men should get on the bandwagon early with this one, because this band is going all the way to the top"- Ken McGrath (Rock Sound).

[edit] Links

  • MySpace page
  • [2] Blistering.com review Laminate - January 27, 2007 - Dublin, Ireland at "The Village"
  • [3] kilkennymusic.com spotlight on: Laminate
  • [4] Immodium, Wilt, Halite and Laminate family tree
  • [5] Laminate on Last.fm