I recently joined a band called The Upperhand, who have been playing around Melbourne for a while to a dedicated following. They were always a trio but they decided to knock it up a notch with a dedicated lead guitarist, so here I am! The style is funky hard rock with elements of Nuno, Primus, Rush, Rage Against The Machine and Alice In Chains, but with LOTS of 7 string guitar now that I'm a member. It's so much fun to be in a band that has regular gigs playing original material, and people singing along to every song.
We have a few live tracks up on the Myspace,
www.myspace.com/theupperhandband
We've played a few great shows already, including a gig at The Espy, Melbourne's most famous rock venue, and later this month we're doing our first big headlining show at a place called the Rob Roy. If anyone's in Melbourne, come along! We put on a very energetic show, and the bass player is amazing.
