*Current line up of Lostprophets*
I've been a fan of Lostprophets ever since I was in my secondary school days. And during that time, they were still playing Nu-Metal music (2004). They were well known for their hit songs, such as: 'Last Train Home', 'Wake Up', 'Shinobi vs Dragon Ninja' and 'Burn burn'. The other great thing about them is that, they do know how to blend in a little bit of the Punk Rock vibe into their music alongside with Nu-Metal, which are very obvious to the ears, if we paid attention to the style and key features of their music.
In 2006, came the release of their latest album, 'Liberation Transmission'. The band headed for another direction (musically), from Nu-Metal to Emo-Punk. The reason? Critics were saying that the band were a 'copy' of Linkin Park. But their new direction actually proved themselves worthy with a string of catchy singles in the album, such as; 'Rooftops', 'Can't catch tomorrow (Good shoes won't save you this time)' and 'A town called hypocrisy'. And now fans can wait no more for the band's next album which is said to be released in a few months time (said to be in May). And now they're on tour.
Lostprophets are Ian Watkins, Stu Richardson, Lee Gaze, Jamie Oliver and Mike Lewis. Their drummer (Ilan Rubin) recently left the band to join with Nine Inch Nails.