Classic Rock

Wheel

“We want to mess with music and turn it on its head to see what happens.”

IT’S NOT OFTEN that TV talent shows find prog-metal stars of the future, but in a roundabout way that’s what happened with Helsinki-based Wheel.

British frontman James Lascelles had been a student in Scarborough, drumming and competition, and invited him over to play guitar and sing with him.

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