Terris

Founded in Newport in 1998. After playing locally for two years, they were spotted by former 60ft Dolls singer Richard J. Parfitt, who became their manager, and got them a deal with Rough Trade Records. The band released The Time Is Now, their first EP, in 1999 on Rough Trade. In 2000 the group co-headlined a tour with Coldplay and won the "brightest hope" at the 2000 NME Brats. They subsequently signed to the Blanco y Negro label, releasing two further singles, the second of which, "Fabricated Lunacy", reached number 62 on the UK Singles Chart. Disappointing sales led to them being dropped and the band split up shortly afterwards.