Russ North
| Russ North | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 22, 1965 Benchill, Greater Manchester, England |
| Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Associated acts | Tredegar, Cloven Hoof |
Russ North, born 22 July 1965 in Benchill, Greater Manchester, England is a rock vocalist. His Father was a singer around the North of England who worked under the stage name Dave Thorne from the 1950s up till his death in 2000, Russ' brother Dale North is also a singer, songwriter and a film maker. North is best known for his role in the heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. North had several stints with Cloven Hoof, from 1987 to 1990, and again from 2006 to 2009.In 2011 Russ was asked back with the band only to leave for the final time in 2012 under bizarre circumstances.
North formed his first band at the age of 18 when he and his family were living in Caernarfon in North Wales, the band were called Monza, and recorded around five songs and played live venues and festivals throughout the UK. After the demise of Monza, North was in the process of putting his next band together when he was asked to join Tredegar, (pronounced tradeegar) Tredegar was a band from the South Wales village of the same name, and was largely a reformation of the legendary Welsh rock band Budgie. Both Tony Bourge and Ray Phillips of Tredegar were former members of Budgie. North joined and began touring with the band and also added a vocals to a couple of songs on the already almost completed self-titled album Tredegar. The band appeared on a Welsh television music show singing two songs, one "Duma" from the album, and another song "The Dealer" with lyrics written by North's father. When Tredegar toured Russ was often mobbed, frequently being mistaken for Kiss frontman Paul Stanley.
After the unfortunate 1986 departures of Rob Kendrick (vocals), along with both original band members Stephen Rounds (guitar) and Kevin Pountey (drums), only original member Lee Payne had remained active.
Prior to leaving the band Tredegar, Russ North was already aware of Cloven Hoof's first album, that when the band needed a new singer, guitarist Andy Wood (another ex-member of Tredegar) who had joined Lee Payne's band, referred North to joining. Before North's audition, the band met up at Payne’s parents' pub. He joined the band immediately, and along with drummer Jon Brown.
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