Action Heroes were a British rock band from the towns of Tavistock and Okehampton in Devon, England. In the summer of 1995, the band Harry and the Hormones formed, and later became known as the Action Heroes. They were the biggest band to come out of the Tavistock scene in the mid-nineties, later to set up in London where they released Rebel at the Weekend to great acclaim on the Snakebite City 7 compilation. To lesser acclaim was their second release Pornography again on Snakebite City 9.

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  • Action Heroes were a British rock band from the towns of Tavistock and Okehampton in Devon, England. In the summer of 1995, the band Harry and the Hormones formed, and later became known as the Action Heroes. They were the biggest band to come out of the Tavistock scene in the mid-nineties, later to set up in London where they released Rebel at the Weekend to great acclaim on the Snakebite City 7 compilation. To lesser acclaim was their second release Pornography again on Snakebite City 9. They disbanded in 2002 after losing two of their original members Three of the original band members went on to be part of the band The Rumble Strips. Ian Ross went on to develop his technical understanding of music and is now playing in the bands Babyhead and the Zen Hussies. Sanjay Mitra later continued his career in music after returning to the UK, and is now part of the folk country outfit Oli 'n' Clive. Original Members of the band in 1995 were: *Charlie Waller (Vocals, rhythm guitar) *Harry Dwyer (Synthesiser keyboard) *Sanjay Mitra (Bass guitar, backing vocals) *Sam Mansbridge (Lead guitar, backing vocals) *Matthew Wheeler (Drums) Members of the band in 2000: *Charlie Waller (Vocals, rhythm guitar) *Harry Dwyer (Synthesiser keyboard) *Sanjay Mitra (Bass guitar, backing vocals) *Sam Mansbridge (Lead guitar, backing vocals) *Matthew Wheeler (Drums) *Ian Ross (Trombone) (en)
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  • 1995-2002 (en)
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  • Action Heroes were a British rock band from the towns of Tavistock and Okehampton in Devon, England. In the summer of 1995, the band Harry and the Hormones formed, and later became known as the Action Heroes. They were the biggest band to come out of the Tavistock scene in the mid-nineties, later to set up in London where they released Rebel at the Weekend to great acclaim on the Snakebite City 7 compilation. To lesser acclaim was their second release Pornography again on Snakebite City 9. (en)
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  • Action Heroes (en)
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