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With his new endeavor, Lee Gaze, the main guitarist and backup vocalist for the now-defunct Lostprophets, has been reliving some of his childhood, as reported by theprp. Although the specifics of the group are now mostly unknown, a possible vocalist has been identified. Additionally, bassist/vocalist Stuart Richardson, another Lostprophets veteran, has also been involved, having so far been reported to be in charge of some of the mixing. In 2014, Gaze and Richardson joined Thursday singer Geoff Rickly to form No Devotion, among other things. Nevertheless, among other difficulties, scheduling has frequently hampered that group. Despite the seemingly intractable hurdles, No Devotion is still operating, and this new initiative will coexist with it. Gaze hinted that this new project is more in line with his work with Lostprophets when asked earlier this month if it will sound a little “rockier/heavier” than No Devotion. Below are some of the posts he made about that:
Naturally, Gaze has previously openly denounced his late bandmate Ian Watkins, who was killed in prison earlier this month, as the elephant in the room. Watkins had been serving a 29-year term for child-related sexual offenses in HMP Wakefield, where he had a six-year licence. Regarding Watkins’ death, Gaze has mostly kept quiet in public. The aforementioned timestamps demonstrate that this project’s development also began before Watkins’ death on October 11. Lostprophets came to an abrupt end after Watkins’ activities were discovered during his incarceration, and Gaze officially denounced Watkins’ conduct in 2014. Prior to the accusations, a number of former Lostprophets members spoke to the media about Watkins and his unpredictable actions. The band’s relationship with Watkins deteriorated despite numerous attempts at drug intervention and a history of drug usage that led to violent altercations backstage. All of the band’s former members claimed to have been unaware of his horrible actions beforehand.
