Arena (band)
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| Arena | |
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.jpg) Arena at "Baltic Prog Fest 2007" in Lithuania. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Neo-progressive rock |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Verglas Music, Griffin Music, SPV |
| Associated acts | Marillion, Pendragon |
| Website | www.verglas.com/arenaworld/ |
| Members | |
| Clive Nolan Mick Pointer John Jowitt John Mitchell Paul Manzi |
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| Past members | |
| Cliff Orsi John Carson Keith More Paul Wrightson Rob Sowden Ian Salmon |
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Arena are a British neo-progressive rock band founded in 1995 by Clive Nolan and Mick Pointer. Most of the band's lyrics are written by Nolan, though Pointer contributed lyrics to Sirens and other tracks on the first two albums.
Musically the band's style ranges from symphonic to hard rock. Some of the band's recent albums have a similar sound to Nolan's earlier band, Shadowland.
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[edit] Personnel
- Current members
- Clive Nolan - keyboards, backing vocals (1995-present)
- Mick Pointer - drums, backing vocals (1995-present)
- John Jowitt - bass, backing vocals (1995–1998, 2011-present)
- John Mitchell, guitars (1997-present)
- Paul Manzi - vocals (2010-present)
- Former members
- Cliff Orsi - bass (1995)
- John Carson - vocals (1995)
- Keith More - guitars, backing vocals (1995–1996)
- Paul Wrightson - vocals (1996–1998)
- Rob Sowden - vocals (2000–2010)
- Ian Salmon - bass (2000–2011)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Songs from the Lion's Cage (1995)
- Pride (1996)
- The Visitor (1998)
- Immortal? (2000)
- Contagion (2003)
- Pepper's Ghost (2005)
- The Seventh Degree of Separation (2011)
[edit] EPs, live and compilations
- The Cry (1997) (includes reworked material from the first two albums)
- Welcome to the Stage (1997) (live)
- Breakfast in Biarritz (2001) (live)
- Contagious (2003) (EP)
- Contagium (2003) (EP)
- Radiance (2003) (acoustic versions of Contagion material)
- Live & Life (2004) (double live CD + DVD)
- Ten Years On (2006) (compilation)
[edit] Videos/DVDs
- Caught In The Act (2003) (live)
- Smoke & Mirrors (2006) (live)
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Arena |
- Official site
- Arena at Allmusic
- Arena on Myspace
- The Shattered Room Official Arena Forum
- The Cage Official Arena Fanclub
- Interview with Clive Nolan for "TSDoS"
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