Avenger
Newcastle, England's Avenger was formed in late 1982 by singer Brian Ross and bassist Mick Moore following the collapse of their former group, Blitzkrieg (yes, that band, whose eponymous song was later famously covered by Metallica). Recently relocated to Newcastle from their original home base in the town of Tyneside, the pair met up with guitarist Steve Bird and Gary Young and quickly set about recording their first demos as Avenger; although it must be said they never hesitate to recycle leftover Blitzkrieg songs like "Too Wild to Tame" and "Hot 'n' Heavy Express" in the process. The latter was soon earmarked for inclusion in Neat Records' One Take, No Dubs EP and led to a proper Avenger debut single featuring "Too Wild to Tame" (b/w "On the Rocks") that the group recorded with new guitarist John Brownless. But then, just as the band's no-fuss, blue-collar brand of New Wave of British Heavy Metal was starting to establish their name, singer Steve Ross abruptly exited to join Satan, whose own vocalist, Ian Davidson Swift, oddly enough took his place in Avenger -- a clean swap, but one that nevertheless confused many fans. In any case, the new-look Avenger (now featuring guitarist Les Cheetham) carried on about their business of touring and demoing material, eventually entering Neat Studios in 1984 to record their debut album, Blood Sports. This, as it turned out, was perhaps a bit rushed and, along with its 1985 successor, Killer Elite, failed to balance out the group's high-energy proto-speed metal with anything approaching consistent songwriting. Even so, Avenger actually managed to tour the U.S. in 1986 (with yet another new guitarist, Greg Reiter, and drummer Darren Kurland), but fell apart for good shortly after their return, with Swift presently turning up in Neat labelmates Atomkraft. As for the officially defunct Avenger, all that remained was having their entire body of work collected into Sanctuary's 2002 anthology Too Wild to Tame.
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Killer Elite
Metal - Pubblicato da Dissonance Productions il 1 gen 1985
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Blood Sports
Rock - Pubblicato da Krescendo Records il 1 gen 1984
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Blood Sports
Metal - Pubblicato da Dissonance Productions il 18 mag 1984
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Spherria
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Red Force Recordings il 31 ago 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bohemian Dark Metal
Metal - Pubblicato da Deathgasm Records il 26 mar 2012
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Dopamine
Trance - Pubblicato da Trance All-Stars Records il 22 set 2014
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Steel On Steel: The Complete Avenger Recordings
Metal - Pubblicato da Dissonance il 19 gen 2024
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Godless
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Deathgasm Records il 12 giu 2008
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Phoebe / Love In Harmony (Original Mix)
Trance - Pubblicato da A State of Trance il 6 apr 2009
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The Slaughter Never Stops
Metal - Pubblicato da Dissonance Productions il 1 dic 2014
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Hyperspace EP (Original Mix)
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Blue Soho Recordings il 16 mar 2015
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Lost & Found (Original Mix)
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Critical Uprising il 16 set 2013
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Feast of Anger, Joy of Despair
Metal - Pubblicato da Deathgasm Records il 20 lug 2009
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Pegasus
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Red Force Recordings il 6 apr 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
MCMXCII - MMXII
Rock - Pubblicato da Grom Records il 22 feb 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Jamaican Gold "Drive Me Crazy"
Dancehall - Pubblicato da Ragga Force il 8 gen 2024
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Mr. Mojo (Stripped)
Rock - Pubblicato da Lillikoi Slush Music il 15 gen 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Don't Get Lost (Live)
Rock - Pubblicato da Lillikoi Slush Music il 30 giu 2017
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -