Renowned drummer Peter Haas (Mekong Delta, Poltergeist, Calhoun Conquer, etc.) had actually played guitar for six years
Renowned drummer Peter Haas (Mekong Delta, Poltergeist, Calhoun Conquer, etc.) had actually played guitar for six years prior to taking a seat behind the kit, and by the early - '90s had begun composing material for a band of his own. Sharing bills with legendary Swiss thrashers Coroner while on tour with German-American progressive metal group Mekong Delta in late-1993, Peter struck up a friendship with Coroner guitarist Tommy Vetterli and roadie Lui Cubello. Bassist Peter Waelty eventually entered the fold, and CLOCKWORK was born.
Inspired by a range of the era's diverse metallic sounds — from Suicidal Tendencies and Slayer to Machine Head and Pantera to Prong and the Cro-Mags — CLOCKWORK's aim, as Haas states, was "to create the heaviest possible sound, but with musical challenges to it — predominantly rhythmic... so that's why there are quite a few odd meters in there." Beyond the anger and frustration of their lyrics, the results can be heard amidst the group's hard-edged grooves — accented by the lightest of industrial flourishes, plus uniquely melodic textures and lead... more
Lui Cubello — Vocals
Tommy Vetterli — Guitars
Peter Waelty — Bass Guitar
Peter Haas — Drums