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Predator were a twin guitar heavy metal band. I've seen them described as thrash metal
but I don't hear it that way. The original lineup with Niall McGreevy & Tommy Whelan on guitars
is the one that recorded the 1988 demo tape that led to the deal with Solid Records, and the subsequent Solid Records EP
the same year.
This EP was very well received.
Tommy had to be let go due to other commitments and Niall McGreevy remained the sole guitar player for a period of about 18
months, which included the Anthrax & Queensryche tours mentioned below. Jerry Galvin was eventually recruited as second guitarist
after Niall saw him with a cover band call Angel. Sean McBride was fired by management and John O'Brian recruited in his
place.
Predator toured with Anthrax on their "State of Euphoria" tour in July 1989 including
dates at Omagh, Bangor (Bangor Castle Leisure Centre),
and Dublin (Top Hat Dun Laoghaire). This tour is remembered for Anthrax walking off stage because of
the spitting (rife in Ireland back then -- we'd seen it on TV!). Predator also supported
Queensryche on the Irish leg of their "Operation : Livecrime" tour, playing the SFX in
Dublin and the Ulster Hall (not the Kings Hall?) in Belfast.
Predator were destined for big things but contracts with Solid and Denis Desmond and other politics prevented this
from happening. Niall McGreevy left and Lars Fraser became the singer before the band finally split in 1991.
Niall McGreevy pursued a music teaching career, but is now an IT consultant and Irelands
demonstrator for Marshall Amplification.
There are two live videos on youtube: search for Predator and McGonagles and you'll find them.
'Predator' was a popular name with the metal hordes: the singles I'd previously
listed here ("See You Here" on Quik Records, 1982 and "Dont Stop" on CMT Records, 1985)
were both by different UK bands. I know of only one release by the Irish band.
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