Damian O'Neill

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rdf:langString Stephen Damian O' Neill

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rdf:langString Damian O' Neill on stage with The Undertones on the Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany 2012

rdf:langString Stephen Damian O'Neill (born 15 January 1961) is the lead guitarist in the pop-punk band, The Undertones. He joined the band following the departure of his older brother, Vincent, in 1976, and remained with the band until their break up in 1983. O'Neill wrote several album tracks and singles during the career of The Undertones, usually writing with bassist Michael Bradley. After the Undertones split in 1983, Damian O'Neill formed That Petrol Emotion with his guitarist brother, John O'Neill. The Undertones reformed in 1999 and O'Neill continues to perform and record with them. In 2001, O'Neill released the experimental electronic album A Quiet Revolution on Alan McGee's Poptones label. Furthermore, he as X-Valdez (nom de plume) released a 12-inch "Higher Grace" with arrangements by Xavier Jamaux and Athena Constantine on vocals on Toy's Factory in 2000. Since 2012, Damian O'Neill and three of his former bandmates of That Petrol Emotion, , and Brendan Kelly are active as London-based , playing kosmische Krautrock influenced music mixed with most individual soundscapes creating sheer amazing atmospheres with powerful guitary, percussionized tunes.Their first LP Anima Rising was released in late 2014. On November 10, 2014, he released a solo-single "Trapped in a Cage" on . The 7" vinyl is limited to 500 copies only, however, it is downloadable via iTunes. O'Neill is left-handed but plays the guitar right-handed.