---
title: "40 Watt Sun"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/40-watt-sun"
genre: "Doom Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 2009
---

# 40 Watt Sun

**40 Watt Sun** is a doom metal band, from United Kingdom, active 2009 to present.

40 Watt Sun is the musical project of British singer, guitarist and songwriter Patrick Walker, founded in early 2009 following the dissolution of his previous band, Warning, one of the most important, highly regarded and influential bands to emerge from the ‘90s doom metal scene.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_Watt_Sun

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | 40 Watt Sun |
| Genre | Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Releases in catalog | 4 |

## Genres

[Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christian Leitch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/christian-leitch) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Patrick Walker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/patrick-walker) |  |  | Current |
| [William Spong](https://themetalnet.com/musician/william-spong) | Bass guitar |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | [The Inside Room](https://themetalnet.com/album/f8602a08-d43b-4734-b059-bf43a24fde0c) | Album |
| 2016 | [Wider Than the Sky](https://themetalnet.com/album/c20af8c4-f3b2-488d-82c7-c438ad1165cf) | Album |
| 2022 | [Perfect Light](https://themetalnet.com/album/d026563e-6267-4582-9ff6-eee285dce4e8) | Album |
| 2024 | [Little Weight](https://themetalnet.com/album/afedf707-cc6d-47ed-9f54-e9775e306929) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Warning](https://themetalnet.com/band/warning-2b224291) (listened together)
- [Alcest](https://themetalnet.com/band/alcest) (listened together)
- [SubRosa](https://themetalnet.com/band/subrosa) (listened together)
- [My Dying Bride](https://themetalnet.com/band/my-dying-bride) (listened together)
- [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together)
- [Les Discrets](https://themetalnet.com/band/les-discrets) (listened together)
- [Agalloch](https://themetalnet.com/band/agalloch) (listened together)
- [Blood Ceremony](https://themetalnet.com/band/blood-ceremony) (listened together)
- [Urfaust](https://themetalnet.com/band/urfaust) (listened together)
- [Lantlôs](https://themetalnet.com/band/lantlos) (listened together)
- [Pallbearer](https://themetalnet.com/band/pallbearer) (listened together)
- [Full of Hell](https://themetalnet.com/band/full-of-hell) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/40_Watt_Sun/3540323963
- bandcamp: https://40wattsun.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/40wattsun
- x: https://twitter.com/40WattSun
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19pyT3VlqEXiozOlxsk1vt
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5202771

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/40-watt-sun](https://themetalnet.com/band/40-watt-sun). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt