Tokyo Blade

Tokyo Blade
General information
origin	Salisbury , England
Genre (s)	New Wave of British Heavy Metal
founding	1980 as a killer
Website	http://www.tokyoblade.com/
Current occupation
Drums	Steve Pierce
Electric guitar	Andy Boulton
Electric guitar	John Wiggins
Electric bass	Andy Wrighton
singing	Nicolaj Ruhnow
former members
Drums	Ace Finchum
Electric guitar	Jez Lee
Electric bass	Andy Robbins
Electric guitar	Ray Dismore
singing	Alan Marsh
singing	Vicki James Wright
singing	Pete Zito
Electric bass	Chris Stover
Electric bass	Dave Donaldson
Drums	Alex Lee
Electric guitar	Sean Cooper
Electric guitar	Gary Jeffrey
singing	Brian George
Electric bass	Dave Sale
Drums	Hans Juergen Astor
Keyboard	Martin Machwitz
singing	Michael Pozz
Electric bass	Colin Riggs
Drums	Marc Angel
Electric guitar	Danny Gwilym
Keyboard	Attila
Electric bass	Frank Saparddi
Drums	Lorenzo Gonzalez
Electric guitar	Bryan Holland
singing	Chris Gillen
singing	Carl Sentance
Electric guitar	Steve Kerr

Tokyo Blade is an English New Wave of British Heavy Metal band from Salisbury , which was founded in 1980 under the name Killer . The group briefly called itself Genghis Khan .

history

The band was founded in 1980 under the name Killer. After the first demo was released, bassist Andy Robbins left the line-up and was replaced by Ray Dismore. Dismore introduced the name of his ex-band Genghis Khan for the group, as the name Killer was already taken. After Dismore left the band again and he was replaced by Andy Wrighton, Wrighton changed the name to Tokyo Blade. Before that, however, the band had released the single Double Dealin on Powerstation Records , which was released under two versions: one with the band name Genghis Khan and the other under the name Tokyo Blade. Through further live performances, the band convinced the label to release a self-titled album. During further tours the EP Midnight Rendezvous was released . In February 1984 the band played at the Aardschok Festival in Zwolle . She also played at the Earthquake Festival in Kaakshuvel , where bands like Satan , Sortilege , Warlock , Bodine , Vengeance and Crossfire also performed. Before touring France with Mama's Boys in 1984, singer Alan Marsh left the band and was replaced by Vic Wright. In mid-April, the band recorded their second album, Night of the Blade . At the beginning of 1985 the band went on a tour of Germany together with Talon and Railway . In autumn the next album Blackhearts & Jaded Spades was released. Before that, the EP Madame Guillotine was released. After the album Madame Guillotine was released in 1987 , the album No Remorse followed in 1989 . In addition to Andy Boulton, the band consisted of three Germans and an American bassist. Including singer Michael Pozz from Dead Ballerinas . In 1995 the next album Burning Down Paradise was released . The group consisted of singer Alan Marsh, guitarists Andy Boulton and John Wiggins, bassist Colin Riggs and drummer Mark Angel. In the following years, in addition to various compilations and EPs Pumphouse (1998) and Thousand Men Strong (2011), the latter with the original line-up plus German singer Nicolaj Ruhnow (Nick Hellfort, Domain), the first studio album in 16 years was released. The publication was accompanied by major festival appearances, including at Wacken Open Air (2011) and at the Bang Your Head warm-up show (2013).

style

The band plays a classic new wave of British heavy metal ; According to Leon Fabian from Powermetal.de, her albums Tokyo Blade and Night of the Blade were “among the highlights of this era. This was followed by a fall into the middle class [...]. ”The music is based on the 1980s, even with more recent recordings; the pieces “consistently build on powerful, straightforward constructs with fat riffs, catchy hooks and well-crafted highlights. Care is taken to ensure that there is also a bit of variety in terms of composition. Although 'Thousand Men Strong' can't quite keep up with the above-mentioned awesome albums, it's a successful work overall. "

Discography

as a killer

• 1981: Demo (demo, self-published)

as Genghis Khan

• 1982: Demo (demo, self-published)
• 1983: Double Dealin (single, Powerstation Records)

as Tokyo Blade

Studio albums

year	title	Record label
1983	Tokyo Blade	Powerstation Records
1984	Night of the Blade
1984	Midnight rendezvous	Combat Records
1985	Blackhearts & Jaded Spades	TB Records
1987	Ain't misbehavin '
1989	No remorse	Hot Blood Records
1995	Burning Down Paradise	Fresh Fruit Records
1998	Pumphouse	Zoom Club Records
2011	Thousand Men Strong	Fastball Records

EPs and demos

• 1984: Midnight Rendezvous (EP, Powerstation Records)
• 1984: Lightning Strikes (EP, Powerstation Records)
• 1985: The Caves Sessions (demo, self-release)
• 1985: Madame Guillotine (EP, Powerstation Records)
• 1989: Dark Night Over Paradise (demo, self-release)
• 2012: Camp 334 (EP, Fastball Music)
• 2012: Stick it ... (EP, Fastball Music)

Singles

• 1983: Double Dealin (Powerstation Records)
• 1983: If Heaven Is Hell (own publication)
• 1983: Powergame (Powerstation Records)
• 1983: 2nd Cut (self-published)
• 1984: Midnight Rendezvous (Bernett Records)
• 1984: Monkey's Blood (New Records)
• 1986: Undercover Honeymoon (TB Records)
• 1987: Movie Star (Areba Records)

Others

• 1985: Live At Camden Palace, London (VHS, self-release)
• 1985: Warrior of the Rising Sun (compilation, Raw Power Records)
• 1993: Tokyo Blade (Compilation, Metal Mania Records)
• 1998: Night of the Blade ... The Night Before (compilation, Zoom Club Records)
• 1998: Mr. Ice (compilation, Zoom Club Records)
• 2005: Live from London (DVD, Music Video Records)
• 2009: Live in Germany (Live-Album, Razar Ice Records)
• 2010: Live in Germany (DVD, Razar Ice Records)
• 2011: Genghis Khan Killers (compilation, High Roller Records )

Web links

• Myspace page of the band
• Homepage of the band

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Volume history ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) 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. , accessed January 10, 2013. 
2. ↑ Tokyo Blade Ain't Misbehavin ' , accessed January 10, 2013.
3. ^ Matthias Mader, Otger Jeske, Manfred Kerschke: NWoBHM New Wave of British Heavy Metal The glory Days . Iron Pages, Berlin 1995, p. 62-64 .
4. ^ Tokyo Blade Pumphouse , accessed January 10, 2013.
5. ^ Tokyo Blade Thousand Men Strong , accessed January 10, 2013.
6. ↑ Wacken Open Air 2011
7. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) 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. Warm-Up Show BYH 2013 
8. ↑ Leon Fabian: TOKYO BLADE - Thousand Men Strong , accessed March 31, 2013.