Chris McCormack (born 1973 in

South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was once known in Roman Britain, Roman times as ''Arbeia'' and as ''Caer Urfa'' by the Early Middle Ag ...

, England) is an English rock guitarist, best known as the guitarist and co-founder of 1990s rock band, 3 Colours Red and the organiser of Camden Rocks Festival. The younger brother of

Danny McCormack Danny McCormack (born 28 February 1972) is an English rock musician, best known for several tenures as the bassist and backing vocalist for The Wildhearts. Biography McCormack became the bass player for The Wildhearts at age 19 in 1991, enjoy ...

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, Chris McCormack first found success playing guitar for Newcastle-upon-Tyne heavy metal outfit Forgodsake, who released an album on Bleeding Heart Records before McCormack eventually left. He originally moved to London to join Honeycrack with CJ from the Wildhearts but ended up forming 3 Colours Red with ex- Diamond Head bassist Pete Vuckovic instead. They went on to record two UK top 40 albums and six UK top 40 singles before splitting at their peak in 1999. He soon joined electro rockers

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with Rich Battersby from the Wildhearts, and spent several months touring the US with them. 3 Colours Red reformed in 2002 and released a third album but split again in 2005. He has also toured as the guitarist in

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's live band, and the reformed

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, with former

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drummer

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. Since 2009 he has run Camden Rocks Festival; a music festival in Camden Town, London showcasing both new and established artists across twenty venues in just one day. The festival headliners have featured the likes of The Cribbs, Bullet For My Valentine, The Subways, PiL, Feeder and Frank Turner. McCormack also organises regular Camden Rocks shows in Camden Town for upcoming bands.

Discography

EPs

* ''Paralyse'' E.P - 3 Colours Red ( Creation, 1998)

Albums

* ''Blasthead'' - Forgodsake (Bleeding Heart, 1994) * '' Pure'' - 3 Colours Red (Creation, 1997) * ''

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'' - 3 Colours Red (Creation, 1999) * ''Blame Everyone'' -

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, 2000) * '' The Union of Souls'' - 3 Colours Red ( Mighty Atom, 2004) * '' If You Ain't Got a Weapon...'' (compilation) - 3 Colours Red (Sanctuary, 2005) * '' Nuclear Holiday'' (live) - 3 Colours Red ( Snapper, 2005)

References

External links

BBC Music profile
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