Warpigs (band)
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- For other uses, see Warpigs (disambiguation).
Warpigs is a Hungarian rock band formed in 1993 by the two Eszenyi brothers, György Újhelyi and Bálint Gátos. Supported acts such as Bon Jovi, Biohazard, KISS. They split in 1999 with singer Péter Eszenyi leaving the band. Several singers were drafted to replace him, including Marci Lombos and Chris Alexander, but none of them stayed for long. Their first video, Szandál, was directed by Nimród Antal, who later used the same idea for his first major motion picture Kontroll (2003).
[edit] Members:
singer: Péter "Petas" Eszenyi
drums: Gábor "Hekk" Eszenyi
guitar: György "Jimbo" Újhelyi
bass: Bálint Gátos
keyboard: Peter "Dudu" Dózsa (currently not a member)
[edit] Discography:
Collected (1995, demo)
Rapid (1997, Polygram)
Quartz (1999, Polygram 3T) produced by Donal Hodgson.
Analóg (2000, EP)
The band took their name from the song War Pigs by British heavy metal rockers Black Sabbath from their 1971 album, Paranoid. Faith No More, which influenced the music of Warpigs, also did a cover of this song on their album The Real Thing. The song talks about war and the absurdities of those who make war without regard to the powerless people who are sent to die. It's sometimes called a protest song.
