On 25 April 2014, it was confirmed by the Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly that he would be working with the remaining band-members on their new project, from a record label perspective through his own label, Collect Records, as a producer and also joining them as a vocalist. Rickly said the…
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On 1 October 2013, Lostprophets announced that they were disbanding “after nearly a year of coming to terms with our heartache”. The post was signed by all members of the band except Watkins. On 30 November, the members released a lengthy statement in response to Watkins pleading guilty to attempted…
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On 19 December 2012, Watkins was charged with thirteen sexual offences against children, including the attempted rape of a one-year-old female toddler. Watkins originally denied the charges. The other band members posted a message on their website stating that they were “learning about the details of the investigation along with…
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The band toured the UK extensively again in November 2012 to coincide with a headline performance at the Vans Warped Tour 2012 UK. They performed what would eventually become their final show at the Newport Centre , Newport, Wales on 14 November 2012.
Lostprophets played select shows in Vans Warped Tour 2012, playing from 12 July through 5 August. Watkins relapsed into drug use during this tour and missed a show, leading to the band having to perform a set with Jamie Oliver on lead vocals. Watkins’s temporary absence from the tour led…
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On 9 April, Lostprophets announced that they had signed to Fearless Records and would release Weapons in the United States on 19 June 2012. Lostprophets played in the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena on 28 April to promote their new album Weapons , and played their second studio album Start Something in…
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The band’s fifth studio album, Weapons , was released through Epic Records on 30 March 2012, leaving their long-time record label Visible Noise . Supported by a subsequent tour in the UK, Weapons was produced by Ken Andrews at NRG Recording Studios in Hollywood, California . The band released a…
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In August 2011, the band went on a short UK tour, with dates in Cardiff , Bournemouth , Oxford and Norwich , as well as the two V Festival dates, and an additional appearance at the Sziget Festival in Budapest , Hungary. During this short tour, the band debuted live…
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In early 2011, the band rented a house in Norfolk that served as their studio while composing a demo and pre-producing for a new album. The band were also to be featured on British rapper/producer Labrinth ‘s album in late 2011.
Stu Richardson later reflected that “towards the end of 2009–2011 we realised Ian had a depressingly sad drug addiction. It just snuck up on us”.