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Mclusky
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Also known as Best, 'mclusky', mclusky*

Mclusky (often stylized as mclusky), originally known as Best, are a British post-hardcore band formed in Cardiff in 1996. The group originally consisted of Andrew Falkous (vocals, guitar), originally from Newcastle upon Tyne, Geraint Bevan (bass) and Matthew Harding (drums); the latter two were replaced by Jonathan Chapple and Jack Egglestone in 1997 and late 2003 respectively. The band released three studio albums before splitting in 2005, reconvening in 2014 – without Chapple – under the monikers mclusky and mclusky*, before ultimately dropping the asterisk.

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Mclusky at 2000trees Festival in July 2022, (l-r) Falkous, Egglestone, Sayell
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Mclusky
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Cardiff, Wales
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Post-hardcore, noise rock
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1996–2005, 2014–present
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Too Pure, Ipecac
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Future of the Left, Shooting At Unarmed Men, Poor People, Christian Fitness, Harmony, The St. Pierre Snake Invasion
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Andrew FalkousJack EgglestoneDamien Sayell
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Geraint BevanMat HardingJonathan ChappleJulia Ruzicka

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Instance of
musical group
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Record label
Too Pure
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inception
1996-00-00
location of formation
Cardiff
start of work period
1996-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Breakup
  • New bands and reunion
  • Members
  • Discography
  • Studio albums
  • Compilations
  • EPs
  • Live releases
  • Official single releases
  • Awards and Nominations
  • [[Berlin Music Video Awards]]
  • References
  • External links

Mclusky (often stylized as mclusky), originally known as Best, are a British post-hardcore band formed in Cardiff in 1996. The group originally consisted of Andrew Falkous (vocals, guitar), originally from Newcastle upon Tyne, Geraint Bevan (bass) and Matthew Harding (drums); the latter two were replaced by Jonathan Chapple and Jack Egglestone in 1997 and late 2003 respectively. The band released three studio albums before splitting in 2005, reconvening in 2014 – without Chapple – under the monikers mclusky and mclusky*, before ultimately dropping the asterisk.

==History== According to the band, they originally formed in 1996 when Falkous and Harding met at the Blackwood Miners Institute, a venue in their home town. The pair met Chapple a short time afterwards at the Reading Festival when they caught him urinating on their tent late in the night.

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