ARTIST · ALTERNATIVE / METAL

Lostprophets

Polished aggression with melody first—UK nu-metal age ambition scaled for arenas.

Alternative metal
Rock

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

The Fake Sound of Progress bridged club shows to label budgets.

Start Something widened guitar architecture and transatlantic rotation.

Rhythm-section drive and layered vocals marked their studio signature.

High-bitrate playback keeps chug clarity, gang vocals, and snare crack.

Lostprophets came together in Pontypridd, Wales, and their debut The Fake Sound of Progress (2000) blended metal and hip-hop. Start Something (2004) and Liberation Transmission (2006) followed, with Last Train Home and Rooftops.

The Betrayed (2010) and Weapons (2012) were the final releases. The group ended in 2013.

The group released five albums in all, from The Fake Sound of Progress (2000) to Weapons (2012), moving from metal-tinged rap rock toward more melodic alternative sounds.

Interesting facts about Lostprophets

01 Welsh rock band formed in Pontypridd in 1997, disbanded in 2013.
02 Start Something (2004) included Last Train Home as an alternative radio staple.
03 Released charting albums in the UK and US during active years.
04 Liberation Transmission was released in 2006.
05 The Betrayed followed in 2010.
06 Start Something (2004) included Last Train Home.