And
so it was that, after a truly chaotic start, Mournblade gigged the London pub/club
circuit to death, and later the regions - throughout 1984 and 1985 alone clocking
up more than 400 shows...
Nowhere
was safe - from London’s Brentford Red Lion (we closed it 'cos we were
too loud!) to Stroud’s Assembly Rooms (a police cordon thrown around the
venue to keep out rioting mods), to the 1984 Stonehenge festival (doling crateloads
of out-out-of-date beer to crazed hordes of hippies) was safe. Birmingham, Bristol,
then London's big rock clubs, all fell to the 'Blade...
Early
1980's...Punk's dead; the NWOBHM lumbers on...out of this dead sea of chaos
rose a band called Mournblade. Founded in 1983 by Dunken Mullett and Rich Jones
...the name blessed by Mike Moorcock himself (at a Forbidden Planet book signing
session)...the band later to be hailed by Derek Oliver of 'Kerrang!' as 'The
Future of Heavy Metal'
1985
saw the first album; 'Times Running Out' released on Flicknife Records, followed
by a manic touring schedule, all under the leadership of manager Brian Banks.
Venues ranged from Brighton to Manchester via
South Wales and everywhere inbetween, but always returning to the home ground
of West London...finally gaining regular headline slots at London's Marquee
club, 100 Club, and Dingwalls. Major suppport slots with Dr. and The Medics,
Hawkwind, Motorhead, Nik Turner's Inner City Unit, Hazel O'Connor, Zodiac Mindwarp
and The Enid assured a growing fanbase...fans who had their own fanzine, 'The
Machine', thanks to the tireless efforts of Martin, Mournblade's pyro man, who
mailed these things worldwide...
Live
video tracks::
New:-:
the
Mournblade story...
live news...
The later (Mark Two') line-up will re-form for a one-off
show at the Heavy
Metal Maniacs festival in Holland on October 27th
album news...
Original Mournblade ('Mark One') line-up are re-recording
'Time's Running Out' for fresh release...this will comprise new verions of
the original songs. First sessions have taken place...
