The Killermeters - Waiting For The Sunshine

The Killermeters are a British mod revival band who formed in Huddersfield, England. They began as a punk band in 1977 influenced by Dr Feelgood and, like thousands of others across the country they swapped their clothes, modified their Rock/R'n'B sound and took a lot of speed. The Killer Meters' (as they were known at that stage) main attraction was bass player Vic Szczesnowicz (his punk monitor was Vic Vomit). Their lead/rhythm guitar player was Mick Moore who worshipped Keith Richards however their initial line up did not last long and they split in 1978. The band reformed in the October as the mod band The Killermeters including two more musicians, the brothers Sid & Tony Ruttle, and kicking back into life with a new song that said it all: Back In Business. They were the best and most energetic band in the industrial Yorkshire town of Huddersfield and played all the club and pub venues in the North. During their time they were warned by John Peel that the Mod image would lead them down a blind alley but they were also raved about in Sounds by Gary Bushell, supported Secret Affair and The Undertones and finally went on tour with Eddie & The Hot Rods. Unfortunately the tour was to leave them badly in the red and as a result the Killermeters finally came to an end. Fast forward to 1997 and Dizzy Holmes at Detour Records tracked down the demo tapes and former members of the band who agreed for them to be released on both vinyl and compact disc. Then two years later the band were asked to reform for Mods Mayday 1999 and their performance was recorded and released on the Detour compilation. Since then the band have continued touring and recording with this their latest release available again on Detour Records.