Artist description The underlying sound of John Hemans & A Life Unchained has it's heart in its classic format, the traditional three-piece guitar-bass-drums lineup with piano and Hammond added in touches, in a very unique and powerful style.Think Springsteen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and then blend those influences with today's grit and attitude.Boasting a hard-driving sound with lots of melody and acute lyrics, John Hemans & A Life Unchained are one of Australia's most powerful and original Christian rock bands.

Music Style Blues-influenced guitar rock

Musical Influences Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan,

Similar Artists Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie ray Vaughan, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan,

Artist History Unchained were formed in the latter part of 1997 by singer, songwriter and guitarist John Hemans, out of his desire to see the Gospel spread through his music.John's conversion in 1996 led him to abandon his secular musical career, and commit his talents to evangelism through his music and testimony.In the short period since then, the band has had enormous impact - regular touring and gaol concerts throughout the prison system have seen many people give their lives to Christ.

Group Members John Hemans - John's musical career has taken him all over Australia, and overseas to America. John started his musical career in one of Australia's first true punk bands, Western Australia's Rockets, graduating through a series of original Australian bands over a 20-year period. Along the way, his bands supported virtually every well-known Australian act of the time - Cold Chisel, the Angels, Midnight Oil, Icehouse, the Radiators, Baby Animals, Screaming Jets, Diesel, Jimmy Barnes, Noiseworks, and international acts such as Steve Earl, John Hiatt, Mick Fleetwood's Zoo, Canned Heat, and Mick Taylor (of Rolling Stones fame). John is the songwriter, singer and guitarist for Unchained. Laurie Camilleri - has toured all over Australia, working on both sides of the stage - he played in seminal hard blues outfits the Grog'n'Grumble band and the Blood Brothers, and has also toured all over the country as a sound engineer with his own production company. Laurie is the drummer for A Life Unchained. Wade Stiller - Wade joins 'A Life Unchained' by way of walking into Calvary Chapel in Sydney, John's home church. Two weeks later he was in the band and doing gigs. A multi-instrumentalist, Wade plays bass with A Life Unchained.

Instruments guitar, bass, drums, piano, hammond

Albums John Hemans & A Life Unchained

Location Sydney, New South Wales - Australia

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