Giveamanakick
Irish rock music duo from Limerick / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Giveamanakick—typeset as giveamanakick[5][6] and abbreviated as GAMAK—[2][7][8][9] were an Irish rock music duo from Limerick. The two band members were Stephen Ryan (Steveamanakick),[7] the vocalist and guitarist, and Keith Lawler (Giveamanakeith),[7] the drummer.
Giveamanakick | |
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Origin | Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland |
Genres | Noise rock,[1] pop,[2] punk rock[3] |
Years active | 2001–2009, 2015 |
Labels | Out On A Limb Records / Monkeyheart Recordings[4] |
Members | Stephen Ryan (Steveamanakick) Keith Lawler (Giveamanakeith) |
Giveamanakick performed regularly in Ireland, toured the United Kingdom with The Undertones and also performed in Germany during their existence.[7] The duo featured at festivals such as Electric Picnic, Indie-pendence and Hard Working Class Heroes and also took part in the 2fm 2moro 2our. They released three albums; Is it ok to be loud, Jesus? (2003), We Are the Way Forward (2005) and Welcome to the Cusp (2008) before the end was announced in August 2009.
Remaining in Limerick throughout the existence of Giveamanakick, the duo were declared "the best hard-rock band in the country" by rock critic Eamon Sweeney and received the approval of Hot Press, No Disco's Leagues O'Toole and Fight Like Apes.[10][11][12][13][14]