Metal mirror
| Metal mirror | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | London , England |
| Genre (s) | New Wave of British Heavy Metal |
| founding | 1979, 2014 |
| resolution | 1982 |
| Current occupation | |
| PJ Phillips | |
| Benjamin Reid Franklin III | |
| Andy Barnett | |
Electric guitar |
Paul Butterworth |
| Cameron Vagges aka Cameron Vegas | |
| former members | |
Electric bass |
Ian Thompson |
Drums |
Mick Green |
Drums |
Gary Hitchens |
Electric guitar |
Chris Haggerty († 2004) |
Metal Mirror is an English New Wave of British Heavy Metal band from London that was founded in 1979, dissolved in 1982 and has been active again since 2014. The band had previously briefly renamed Mirror .
history
The band was formed in 1979. After the single Rock an 'Roll Ain't Never Gonna Leave Us , with the song English Booze as B-side, was released on the band's own label M + M Records in 1980 , the first local appearances followed, with other songs such as Cazy or Never More . During this time the group rehearsed intensively and wrote almost 20 songs. It was also Heavy Metal Records on Metal Mirror attention. Then the band was heard in 1981 on his sampler Heavy Metal Heroes with the song Hard Life . However, your contribution received little positive feedback. After Mick Green joined the band as the new drummer, it came to an end in 1982. The band had only played around 30 concerts during their creative period. Due to the breakup, the planned debut album Commit No Nuisance , for which the two songs Commit No Nuisance and Mean Liar had already been recorded, remained unreleased. In the meantime the band had shortened their name to Mirror. Guitarist Chris Haggerty died in 2004. In early 2006 the band returned with two live albums I and II , which consisted of recordings from a concert in London in 1981. The sound carriers were each limited to a quantity of 500 pieces. In 2006, however, the band had not reactivated again, this only turned out to be a rumor. The band was not active again until the beginning of 2014. The 2014 compilation III contains all studio recordings that the band made from 1979 to 1982. However, recordings from live performances and rehearsals were not used due to the poor quality, which is why songs like Not You Again , Get Down and Play It Hard , High on the Hill , Fast Cars and Fast Bikes , Metal Mirror , One Way Ticket to Hell , Angel of Death and Queen of the Street are not included. In 2006 and 2014, two live albums and a compilation were released via High Roller Records , which also brought comparable releases to the market by similarly positioned bands such as Axis or Jaguar . A performance at the Brofest was planned for 2015 , but the group had to cancel their participation due to a rib injury Vagges'.
style
According to Malc Macmillan in his book The NWOBHM Encyclopedia , the band plays straight heavy metal on the first single . The music is reminiscent of Scorpio , Raw Deal and early Tygers of Pan Tang . The vocals sound like a more metallic version of Marc Bolan . The sampler contribution goes in the same direction and pales in contrast to works by bands like Jaguar , Witchfinder General , Grim Reaper or Bitches Sin . Jürgen Hegewald described in NWoBHM New Wave of British Heavy Metal The glory Days Metal Mirror as a typical NWoBHM band that played typical British hard rock that was played rough and relatively easy. On hrrecords.de Vagges stated that Gary Hitchens was influenced by Van Halen , Paul Butterworth by Led Zeppelin and Judas Priest , Chris Haggerty by Michael Schenker , himself by AC / DC and Ian Thompson in general by heavy metal and hard rock.
Marc Halupczok from Metal Hammer wrote about compilation III that the sound was mostly kept raw. The music has a punk energy and is reminiscent of the early Iron Maiden .
Discography
- 1980: Rock an 'Roll Ain't Never Gonna Leave Us (Single, M + M Records)
- 1981: 1981 demo (demo, self-published)
- 2006: I (live album, High Roller Records )
- 2006: II (live album, High Roller Records)
- 2014: III (compilation, High Roller Records)
Web links
- Metal Mirror on Facebook
- Metal Mirror at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Matthias Mader: METAL MIRROR - III CD. hrrecords.de, accessed on October 8, 2016 .
- ^ A b c Malc Macmillan: The NWOBHM Encyclopedia . IP Verlag Jeske / Mader GbR, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-931624-16-3 , p. 392 .
- ↑ 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. 216 .
- ↑ a b c Metal Mirror. Discogs , accessed October 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Biography. (No longer available online.) Rockdetector.com, archived from the original on April 10, 2016 ; accessed on October 7, 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.
- ↑ Last minute change. brofest.co.uk, accessed October 8, 2016 .
- ^ Matthias Mader, Otger Jeske, Manfred Kerschke: NWoBHM New Wave of British Heavy Metal The glory Days . Iron Pages, Berlin 1995, p. 123 .
- ^ Marc Halupczok : Metal Mirror . III. In: Metal Hammer . March 2015, p. 86 .
