Bleak House are a British heavy metal band formed in 1972,[1] who were active during the New wave of British heavy metal era of the late 1970s and early 1980s. They are best known for their song "Rainbow Warrior", which gained fame due to its similarities with the 1986 Metallica song "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)".
Bleak House | |
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| Origin | St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Genres | Heavy metal, NWOBHM |
| Years active | 1972–1983, 2023-Present |
| Labels | Buzzard Records, Buried by Time and Dust Records |
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Having been inactive for nearly forty years, the band announced that they would be reuniting for a one-off show at the Keep it True Festival 2021 in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. This was then postponed to 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The band's appearance at the festival was subsequently rescheduled to 2024, with a warm-up show at The Water Rats in London planned for 23 March 2024.[3]
Personnel
edit- Graham Killin - Guitar
- Sam Killin - Bass
- Graham Shaw - Vocals
- Chris Shaw - Drums
- Bob Bonshor - Guitar
Former members
edit- Jon Kocel – Bass
- Maurice Hollingsworth – Drums
- Paul Hornby – Bass
- Gez Turner – Bass
- Roy Reed – Drums
- Ronnie Neighbour – Vocals
- Jim Winspur – Vocals
Discography
editSource:[4]
- Rainbow Warrior (EP, 1980, Buzzard Records)
- Lions in Winter (EP, 1982, Buzzard Records)
- Live 1980 (Live album, 2000, Self-released)
- Suspended Animation (Compilation, 2009, Buried by Time and Dust Records)
- Bleak House (Compilation, 2013)
- Chasing the Wind (2018)
References
edit- ^ a b "Bleak House". Metal-Archives.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Team, Metal Invader. "Keep It True 2021 Postponed for April 2022 | Metal Invader". Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Bleak House (Keep It True Warm-Up Show)". The Water Rats. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Bleak House". NWOBHM.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.