English rock band (New Wave, Punk, Rock), formed as the Guildford Stranglers on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, UK. The Stranglers' early sound was driven by [a152001]'s melodic bass, but also gave prominence to [a257111]'s keyboards. Their early music was also characterised by the growling vocals and sometimes misanthropic lyrics of both Burnel and [a138932]..