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Perhaps one of the most important rings from England’s R&B picture through the early ’60s, the Pets were second and then the Rolling Rocks in impact among R&B-based rings within the initial wave from the Uk Invasion. The Pets had their roots within a Newcastle-based group known as the Kansas …

The drummer in the initial and best lineup from the Animals, John Metal played and recorded using the group until 1966, and it has joined them for various live and studio reunion projects. Without as flashy or colourful as various other drummers of his era like Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, …