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Therapy? are a Northern Irish rock band from Larne, formed in 1989 by guitarist-vocalist Andy Cairns and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing. Therapy? recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar. To complete the lineup, the band recruited Larne bassist Michael McKeegan. The band signed with major label A&M Records in 1992, for which they released four albums, most notably Troublegum in 1994 and Infernal Love in 1995. Ewing's departure in early 1996 preceded the arrivals of his replacement Graham Hopkins, as well as Martin McCarrick on guitar and cello. Neil Cooper replaced Hopkins

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L-R: Michael McKeegan, Neil Cooper and Andy Cairns at Wacken Open Air 2022
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Andy Cairns Michael McKeegan Neil Cooper
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Fyfe Ewing Martin McCarrick Graham Hopkins

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20 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Early years (1989–1992)
  • The success (1993–1995)
  • Ewing quits / Four piece (1996–1998)
  • The turn of the millennium (1999–2003)
  • Back to a three piece (2004–2009)
  • 20th anniversary (2010–2013)
  • ''Disquiet'' and acoustic shows (2014–2017)
  • ''Cleave'' (2018–2019)
  • 30th anniversary (2020–2022)
  • ''Hard Cold Fire'' (2023–present)
  • Question mark suffix
  • Collaborations and other appearances
  • Influences
  • Equipment
  • Band members
  • Timeline
  • Discography
  • References
  • External links

Therapy? are a Northern Irish rock band from Larne, formed in 1989 by guitarist-vocalist Andy Cairns and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing. Therapy? recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar. To complete the lineup, the band recruited Larne bassist Michael McKeegan. The band signed with major label A&M Records in 1992, for which they released four albums, most notably Troublegum in 1994 and Infernal Love in 1995. Ewing's departure in early 1996 preceded the arrivals of his replacement Graham Hopkins, as well as Martin McCarrick on guitar and cello. Neil Cooper replaced Hopkins in 2002. McCarrick departed in 2004, and the band have remained a three-piece ever since.

Therapy? are currently signed to UK independent label Marshall Records. The band have released 14 studio albums and sold over two million albums worldwide.

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