Spear of Destiny (band)
| Spear of Destiny | |
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London 2012
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Post-punk, alternative rock, indie rock |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | S.S., Burning Rome, Epic, Virgin, Eastworld, Do-Little |
| Associated acts | Theatre of Hate, Dead Men Walking, Crazy Pink Revolvers, Boy Boy Nova, Plastic Eaters, Stiff Little Fingers, Tom Robinson Band, Howard Devoto, Bush, The Pack |
| Website |
Kirk Brandon’s Website Spear of Destiny on Myspace Stan Stammers' Website |
| Members |
Craig Adams Kirk Brandon Adrian Portas Phil Martini |
| Past members |
Pete Barnacle Steve Barnacle Chris Bell Stevie Blanchard Mark Celvallos Mickey Donnelly Robin Goodridge Lascelles James Volker Janssen John Boy Lennard John McNutt Marco Pirroni Mick Proctor Neil Pyzer Luke Rendell Art Smith Alan St. Clair Stan Stammers Dolphin Taylor Mark Thwaite Graham Wilkinson James Yardley Mike Kelly |
Spear of Destiny is a British rock band, founded in 1983 by singer and songwriter Kirk Brandon (born 3 August 1956 in London) and bassist Stan Stammers (born 19 May 1961). It has had an ever-changing line-up through the years.
Formed in 1983, the band's original line-up consisted of Kirk Brandon, Stan Stammers, Chris Bell and Lascelles James. In late 1983 this line-up was superseded by Dolphin Taylor on drums, Alan St. Clair on guitar, John Lennard on sax and Neil Pyzer on keyboards and additional saxophone. In 1984 John Lennard was replaced by Mickey Donnelly on Saxophone.
Spear of Destiny recorded one session for John Peel (recorded 22 November 1982, transmitted on BBC Radio 1 on 29 November 1982).
"The band played a punk-influenced form of power rock, which often had an anthemic feel."
The critical consensus is that Spear of Destiny's second album, One Eyed Jacks (1984), is their best album. It reached No. 22 in the UK Albums Chart Spear of Destiny’s reputation in the mid-1980s depended to a greater extent on their live performances.
In 1985, their album, World Service reached the UK Top 20. Founder member Stan Stammers left in 1986. In the wake of the release of the fourth album, Outland (1987) and its Top 15 hit "Never Take Me Alive", the band began achieving some chart success and staging sell-out concerts, including a support slot to U2 at Wembley Stadium. However, ill fortune struck on the eve of the band’s appearance at the Reading Festival, as Brandon contracted Reiter disease which obliged the band to put all their plans on hold for nearly a year.
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