Heritage (band)
| Heritage | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Sheffield , England |
| Genre (s) | New Wave of British Heavy Metal |
| founding | 1980 or earlier |
| resolution | 1983 |
| Last occupation | |
| Steve Johnson | |
| Peter Halliday | |
Electric guitar, vocals |
Steve Barratt |
Electric bass , vocals |
Paul "Fasker" Johnson |
| former members | |
singing |
Darryl Cheswick |
Electric guitar |
Jeff Birkby |
Electric guitar |
Andy Barrott |
Electric bass |
Tony Hynd |
Drums |
Phil Gilbert |
Heritage was an English New Wave of British Heavy Metal band from Sheffield that was formed around 1980 and split in 1983.
history
After their formation, the band held gigs, including on April 10, 1980 with Def Leppard and Magnum in Sheffield City Hall . After a first demo had been recorded, the group signed a contract with the Mansfield label Rondelet Records , which in 1981 released the single Strange Place to Be with the song Misunderstood as the B-side. The recordings for this had taken place in the Fairview Studio in Kingston upon Hull . Since the single received a positive response, work on the debut album began. The recordings were made difficult by multiple line-up changes. The album was released in 1982 under the name Remorse Code , at which time guitarist Steve Johnson was the only remaining original member. The line-up has now been completed by Steve's brother Paul "Fasker" Johnson on bass, drummer Pete Halliday and guitarist Steve Barratt. The Johnson brothers and Barratt shared the vocal roles. Due to financial problems, Rondelet Records declared its bankruptcy, whereupon the band broke up in late 1983. In the late 1980s, a few isolated appearances were held again. In 1996 the album was re-released on British Steel Records with Strange Place to Be and Misunderstood as a bonus.
style
According to Malc Macmillan in The NWOBHM Encyclopedia , the band followed in the footsteps of Witchfynde , Brooklyn and Gaskin . On hearing the first single, he was reminded of Fugitive , Torture , Soldier and early Def Leppard. The debut album sounds more commercial and has influences from Trespass and Praying Mantis . The song Attack Attack is reminiscent of Savage . Matthias Mader wrote in NWoBHM New Wave of British Heavy Metal The glory Days that the album picked up where the single left off. Then "energetic HM with rough-throated vocals and quiet moments" can be heard. The International Encyclopedia of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal wrote that the band played good to average music from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The singing is inadequate to the music, but is balanced by the electric guitars. Martin Popoff stated in his book The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 2: The Eighties that the album material from Heavy Pettin and Stampede , however, would be affected by poor production. Playing the electric guitars is reminiscent of Thin Lizzy . In the songs, the group used pop melodies and a drum game that was borrowed from punk . He also drew a comparison with Shiva , Demon and The Black Riders .
Discography
- 1981: Strange Place to Be (Single, Rondolet Records )
- 1982: Remorse Code (Album, Rondolet Records)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography. (No longer available online.) Rockdetector.com, archived from the original on March 14, 2016 ; accessed on March 18, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b c Malc Macmillan: The NWOBHM Encyclopedia . IP Verlag Jeske / Mader GbR, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-931624-16-3 , p. 287 f .
- ^ A b Matthias Mader, Otger Jeske, Manfred Kerschke: NWoBHM New Wave of British Heavy Metal The glory Days . Iron Pages, Berlin 1995, p. 114 .
- ↑ a b Martin Popoff : The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 2: The Eighties . Collectors Guide Ltd, Burlington, Ontario, Canada 2005, ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5 , pp. 159 .
- ↑ Tony Jasper, Derek Oliver: The International Encyclopedia of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal . Facts on File Inc., New York 1983, ISBN 0-8160-1100-1 , pp. 150 f .
