List of Wolfmother band members

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The original lineup of Wolfmother, which was active from 2004 to 2008. From left to right: Andrew Stockdale, Myles Heskett and Chris Ross.

Wolfmother are an Australian hard rock band from Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 2000,[1] the band originally included vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Chris Ross, and drummer Myles Heskett, the three of whom had been jamming together for a number of years before the band's first public performance in 2004.[2] The group released their self-titled debut studio album Wolfmother in Australia in 2005, followed by international releases the following year, the songwriting for which was credited equally to all three band members.[3][4] The founding lineup remained until August 2008, when Ross and Heskett left the band due to "irreconcilable personal and musical differences".[5]

After a brief hiatus, Stockdale returned in 2009 with a band dubbed "Wolfmother Phase II", including bassist and keyboardist Ian Peres, rhythm guitarist Aidan Nemeth, and drummer Dave Atkins.[6] The new lineup's first (and only) studio album, Cosmic Egg, was released in October that year, with all songwriting credited to Stockdale alone.[7] In March 2010 the band released the iTunes-exclusive EP iTunes Live from Sydney, recorded in February, and also contributed the song "Fell Down a Hole" to the Almost Alice soundtrack.[8] The following month, it was announced that Atkins had left Wolfmother to "spend much-needed time at home with his family", and that he would be replaced by Will Rockwell-Scott.[9]

The band began working on their third studio album in early 2011.[10] However, around a year later it was reported that both Nemeth and Rockwell-Scott had left the group, with Vin Steele and Hamish Rosser replacing the departed members, respectively.[11][12] The following year, frontman Stockdale announced that he was ceasing use of the Wolfmother moniker and releasing the band's third effort, Keep Moving, under his own name.[13] This move was reversed just a few months later.[14] Both Rosser and Hammond left the group later in the year, at which point Steele took over on drums to see the band revert to a trio.[15] Wolfmother's third album New Crown was released in March 2014.[16]

Band members

Current

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Andrew Stockdale Andrew Stockdale 2004–present
all Wolfmother releases
Ian Peres Ian Peres 2009–present
all Wolfmother releases from Cosmic Egg (2009) to present
Alex Carapetis Alex Carapetis 2015–present
(touring only)		 drums none

Former

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Chris Ross Chris Ross 2004–08
  • bass
  • keyboards
  • organ
Myles Heskett Myles Heskett 2004–08 drums
  • Wolfmother (2005)
  • "Pleased to Meet You" (2007)
  • Please Experience Wolfmother Live (2007)
Aidan Nemeth Aidan Nemeth 2009–12 rhythm guitar
Dave Atkins 2009–10 drums
  • Cosmic Egg (2009)
  • iTunes Live from Sydney (2010)
  • "Almost Alice" (2010)
Will Rockwell-Scott 2010–12 drums "Cheap Sunglasses" (2011)
Vin Steele 2012–15 drums[upper-alpha 1] New Crown (2014)
Elliott Hammond 2012–13
none
Hamish Rosser 2012–13 drums none

Other contributors

Touring

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Gustav Ejstes Gustav Ejstes 2006 flute Please Experience Wolfmother Live (2007) – "Witchcraft"

Session

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Lenny Castro Lenny Castro 2005 percussion Wolfmother (2005) – "Apple Tree", "Witchcraft" and "Love Train"
Dan Higgins 2005 flute Wolfmother (2005) – "Witchcraft"
Josh Freese Josh Freese 2015 drums Victorious (2015) – "The Love That You Give", "Victorious", "Baroness", "Pretty Peggy", "Best of a Bad Situation", "Happy Face" and "Eye of the Beholder"
Joey Waronker 2015 drums Victorious (2015) – "City Lights", "The Simple Life", "Gypsy Caravan", "Remove Your Mask", "Wedding"

Timeline

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Between 2012 and 2013, Vin Steele performed rhythm guitar in Wolfmother. Following Elliott Hammond's departure from the band, he took over on drums.[15]

References

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External links

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