Skarlett Riot is a British
hard rock
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band, formed in
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe () is an industrial town in Lincolnshire, England, and the county's third most populous settlement after Lincoln, England, Lincoln and Grimsby, with a population of 81,286 in 2021. It is the administrative centre and largest settleme ...
, England, in 2010.
History
The band members met for the first time in school, where they were known under the name 'Fuzion'. A short time later, they renamed themselves Skarlett Riot and produced their first
EP, which was released on 4 November 2010.
Two years later, the second EP called "Villain" was released, with which they gained their first wave of fame. In 2013, they released their first
single
Single may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
, "Faded Memory", which can be found on their debut album ''Tear Me Down'', which was released in the same year. In the same year, bassist Tom Mansfield left the group. Martin Shepherd rehearsed with Skarlett Riot for the first time before being officially appointed as the new bassist on 16 January 2014. Together, they performed at the Eat You Alive Festival.
On 16 February 2015, the band released their third EP called ''We Are the Brave'' and supported
Gus G.
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on his UK tour.
[Discogs]
''Martin Shepherd'' - Biography
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In 2017, the single "Feel" was released, which can be found on the previously released EP, ''Sentience''. Both a music video and a remix
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of Zardonic
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were released in a short time.
On 27 October 2017, Skarlett Riot released their second album ''Regenerate''.
In early 2019, the band announced the departure of bassist Martin Shepherd. Tim Chambers formally joined the band as their new bassist at the end of 2019.
On 7 May 2021, Skarlett Riot released their third album ''Invicta''.
Members
;Current members
* Chloe "Skarlett" Drinkwater - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2010-present)
* Danny Oglesby - lead guitar, backing vocals (2010-present)
* Luke Oglesby - drums (2010-present)
* Tim Chambers - bass guitar, backing vocals (2019-present)
;Former members
* Tom Mansfield - bass guitar, backing vocals (2010-2013)
* Martin Shepherd - bass guitar, backing vocals (2014-2019)
Discography
Albums
* 2013: ''Tear Me Down''
* 2017: ''Regenerate''
* 2021: ''Invicta''
* 2024: ''Caelestia''
EPs
* 2010: ''Skarlett Riot''
* 2012: ''Villain''
* 2015: ''We Are the Brave''
* 2016: ''Sentience''
Singles
* 2013: "Faded Memory"
* 2014: "House of Cards"
* 2015: "Ignite"
* 2016: "Voices"
* 2017: "Feel"
* 2017: "Feel (Zardonic Remix)"
* 2017: "Break"
* 2017: "Warrior"
* 2017: "Affliction"
* 2020: "Human"
* 2020: "Gravity"
* 2021: "Underwater"
* 2021: "Black Cloud"
* 2023: "Chemicals"
* 2023: "Hold Tight"
* 2024: "Lullaby"
References
External links
Official websiteSkarlett Riot
Discogs
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Skarlett Riot
Spirit of Rock webzine
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English hard rock musical groups
Musical groups established in 2010
Musical groups from Yorkshire and the Humber
2010 establishments in England
Female-fronted musical groups