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*Current line-up
*Current line-up
**Brett Collidge (guitar)
**Charles Price (guitar)
**James Shelverton  (drums)
**Jason Smith (bass)
**Neil Steel (Neil Wilson) (vocals)
**Neil Steel (Neil Wilson) (vocals)


*Former members
*Former members
**Simon Wilson (guitar)
**Nathan Sproule (drums)
**Andy Zarins (guitar) (1982 - 2005)
**Andy Zarins (guitar) (1982 - 2005)
**Rob Zarins (drums) (1982 - 2005)  
**Rob Zarins (drums) (1982 - 2005)  
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**Jurgen Ortman (bass) (1984 - 1985)
**Jurgen Ortman (bass) (1984 - 1985)
**Paul Hassman (bass) (1984)
**Paul Hassman (bass) (1984)
**Dale Walton (bass) (1982 - 1983)  
**Dale Walton (bass) (1982 - 1983)


===Website===
===Website===
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===Band information===
===Band information===


Tyrant hailed originally from Hobart where in an earlier incarnation it had played under the name [[Slyder]], a moniker to which it eventually reverted in 1986. Tyrant came to be in l982 and eventually moved to Sydney scene where they developed a reasonable profile and went on to headline Metal Crusade in April 1985. A hard-riffing heavy boogie band in the [[AC/DC]]/[[Rose Tattoo]] mixed with 80s style metal, Tyrant featured strong lead vocals from Wilson.
Tyrant came to be in Hobart in 1982 and eventually moved to the Sydney scene where they developed a reasonable profile and went on to headline Metal Crusade in April 1985. A hard-riffing heavy boogie band in the [[ACDC|AC/DC]]/[[Rose Tattoo]] mixed with 80s style metal, Tyrant featured strong lead vocals from Wilson.
   
   
In late 1998 the band reformed and has since released a couple of albums of loud, blues-drenched metal. Tyrant has been on hold for some time as Wilson works with another outfit called Roadkill but there are apparently plans to resurrect the band late in 2007 with a completely new line-up.
In late 1998 the band reformed and has since released a couple of albums of loud, blues-drenched metal. Tyrant was on hold for some time as Wilson worked with another outfit called '''Roadkill''' but in 2005 the band was reformed and recorded a live CD.  ''Save the Devil'' is due in October 2010.


===Discography===
===Discography===
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Latest revision as of 09:49, 7 August 2013

Band members

  • Current line-up
    • Brett Collidge (guitar)
    • Charles Price (guitar)
    • James Shelverton (drums)
    • Jason Smith (bass)
    • Neil Steel (Neil Wilson) (vocals)
  • Former members
    • Simon Wilson (guitar)
    • Nathan Sproule (drums)
    • Andy Zarins (guitar) (1982 - 2005)
    • Rob Zarins (drums) (1982 - 2005)
    • Grant Wallace (guitar) (1982 - 2005)
    • Andy Hatton (bass) (2002 – 2005)
    • Dave McDonnell (bass) (1998 – 2002)
    • Jurgen Ortman (bass) (1984 - 1985)
    • Paul Hassman (bass) (1984)
    • Dale Walton (bass) (1982 - 1983)

Website

geocities.com/tyrantau

Formed

Hobart, TAS, 1982

Band information

Tyrant came to be in Hobart in 1982 and eventually moved to the Sydney scene where they developed a reasonable profile and went on to headline Metal Crusade in April 1985. A hard-riffing heavy boogie band in the AC/DC/Rose Tattoo mixed with 80s style metal, Tyrant featured strong lead vocals from Wilson.

In late 1998 the band reformed and has since released a couple of albums of loud, blues-drenched metal. Tyrant was on hold for some time as Wilson worked with another outfit called Roadkill but in 2005 the band was reformed and recorded a live CD. Save the Devil is due in October 2010.

Discography

Albums:

1984 Never Too Loud self release
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2000 Freaks of Nature self release
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2003 Thunder Down Under self release
2005 Live Bootleg self release
2010 Save the Devil self release