Band Members
- Pete Vučković (lead vocals, bass)
- Chris McCormack (guitar, vocals)
- Ben Harding (guitar, vocals, 1996–1999)
- Paul Grant (guitar, vocals, 2002–2005)
- Keith Baxter (drums)
As a youngster, Vučković was a keen hard rock/heavy metal fan and played in bands with his older brother throughout his teens in his hometown of Tiverton in Devon. His first notable success came in 1993 after leaving his own band, Blackout, and moving to Birmingham to join reformed N.W.O.B.H.M/Heavy metal band Diamond Head as their bassist. He recorded on the 'Death and Progress' and 'Evil Live' albums but they split again soon after.
McCormack's first success was as a member of Newcastle upon Tyne heavy metal outfit Forgodsake, who released an album on Bleeding Heart Records before McCormack eventually left. He originally moved to London to join Honeycrack with C.J. from The Wildhearts but ended up forming 3 Colours Red with Vuckovic instead. Afterwards, he joined electro rockers Grand Theft Audio with Rich Battersby from The Wildhearts, and spent several months touring the U.S. with them before they were eventually dropped by the record label, forcing them to return home. He also tours as the guitarist in Gary Numan's live band and co-wrote several songs with Adam Ant for Ant's upcoming album Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter.
Harding embarked upon a career in public and media relations following the first split of 3 Colours Red in 1999.
Grant went on to form Bassknives with 3CR bandmate Pete Vuckovic, as well as joining C.J. & The Satellites with C.J from The Wildhearts in 2006.
As a teenager, Baxter became a founder member of folk metal pioneers Skyclad, recording five seminal albums with them before leaving in 1995 to move to London and join 3 Colours Red. Following the split of the band in 1999 he formed the band Elevation with former bandmate from 3 Colours Red, Vuckovic. The pair signed with Sony but were dropped a year later. He moved back to his hometown of Lancaster and briefly played with the Northern Irish band, Therapy? in 2002.
Baxter went on to play with the Lancaster based band Baby Judas, but died on 4 January 2008 at the age of 36, from a gastrointestinal haemorage.
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