Firebird (band)
| Firebird | |
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| Origin | U.K. |
| Genres | Blues-rock, stoner rock |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Rise Above Records Music for Nations Steamhammer Records |
| Associated acts | Napalm Death Carcass Spiritual Beggars Cathedral Mourn Sloth Orange Goblin Circulus Blacksmith Trespass Blind Dog The Quill End of Level Boss Church of Misery Gentlemans Pistols |
| Members | |
| Bill Steer Ludwig Witt Greyum May |
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| Past members | |
| Leo Smee Tom Broman Tobias Nilsson Roger Nilsson George Atlagic Alan French Al Steer Harry Armstrong Smok Smoczkiewicz Tom Sutton Terry Waker |
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Firebird is a British blues-rock power trio founded by Bill Steer in 1999. The music style, reminiscent of seventies rock bands such as Cream, is a radical departure from Steer's previous work with grindcore pioneers Napalm Death and death metal band Carcass.
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[edit] History
Firebird came together in 1999 when Steer teamed up with Cathedral bassist Leo Smee and Spiritual Beggars drummer Ludwig Witt.[1] This line-up recorded both Firebird and Deluxe.[2] Both bassist and drummer departed due to commitments with their primary bands before a 2001 European tour that saw Steer teaming up with Blind Dog bassist Tobias Nilsson and Quill drummer George Atlagic.[1] In 2002 Steer announced yet another line-up consisting of drummer Atlagic and Quill and Spiritual Beggars bassist Roger Nilsson.[1] This line-up recorded 2003's No. 3. Since then many line-up changes occurred but significantly Steer reunited with Witt on 2006's Hot Wings and have remained the core of the line up ever since.
[edit] Discography
- Firebird CD (2000 Rise Above Records)
- Deluxe CD/LP (2001 Music for Nations)
- No. 3 CD/LP (2003 Steamhammer Records)
- Hot Wings CD/LP (2006 Rise Above Records)
- Grand Union CD/LP (2009 Rise Above Records)
- Double Diamond CD/LP (2011 Rise Above Records)
[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Bill Steer – guitar, vocals, harmonica (1999–Present)
- Ludwig Witt – drums (1999–2001; 2005–Present)
- Greyum May - Bass (2009–Present)
[edit] Former members
- Leo Smee – bass guitar (1999–2001)
- Tom Broman – drums (2001)
- Tobias Nilsson – bass guitar (2001)
- Roger Nilsson – bass guitar (2002)
- George Atlagic – drums (2002)
- Alan French – drums (2002–2004)
- Al Steer – bass guitar (2003–2006)
- Harry Armstrong – bass guitar (2006–2007)
- Smok Smoczkiewicz – bass guitar (2007–2009)
- Tom Sutton - bass guitar (2009)
- Terry Waker - bass guitar (2009)
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