Glyder (band)
Encyclopedia
Glyder is a hard rock
band from Ballyknockan, County Wicklow
, Ireland
.
. An EP was released in February 2004 called Black Tide Silver Path and the band convinced legendary producer Chris Tsangarides
, who worked with Thin Lizzy
, Black Sabbath
, Judas Priest
and Ozzy Osbourne
to record their debut album.
The album was released through French label Bad Reputation Records on April 2006 and was critically acclaimed in the UK and Europe.
A '5K' Kerrang live review, a'4K' album review, reviews, and coverage in nearly every rock magazine in Europe firmly established Glyder as an international hard rock
act.
Glyder hit the airwaves in the summer of 2006 with regular airplay on the Bruce Dickinson
BBC6 rock show. The track “PUP” was playlisted on most UK rock shows from XFM
and Total Rock to BBC
, and tracks have been played on Norwegian, Swedish, and UK national radio as well as countless independent radio
stations all over the world.
Glyder toured Ireland with The Answer
during the summer of 2006 and did their first UK headline tour in October 2006. During 2006 Glyder also opened for W.A.S.P.
, Bob Catley
, Wishbone Ash
and shared stages with Eric Bell
and Brian Robertson
.
In November 2006 Glyder won a text competition to open for UK Rock stalwarts Thunder
on three dates of their UK tour in November. Also in 2006 the band played a small headline tour of the UK with Manchester band Fury UK
as opening band.
In January 2007 Glyder announced they were to tour Europe with Thunder
.
In 2008, they released their second studio album Playground for Life
on True Talent Records.
In March 2008 they toured with Fish
in the UK. In May/June 2008 Glyder toured Scandinavia with Gotthard, opened for Dio
in Stockholm and played the Gibson
tent at Sweden rock Festival
.
In September that year Glyder opened for Blue Öyster Cult
in France and played the Raismes festival in France with Saxon and Y&T
and continued to the UK with Y&T as special guests.
After the UK tour with Y&T Glyder headlined an eight date tour in Spain before they headlined at the Synchronicity festival at IIT Kanpur, India. In December that year Glyder opened the Classic Rock stage at Hard Rock Hell
2 in Wales.
In Aug 2009, they opened for Metallica
in Marlay Park Dublin.
Most of 2009 was spent writing and recording the third Glyder album "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow". The band was signed to SPV/steamhammer after they heard some cuts from the album. The album was released in March 2010 on SPV/Steamhammer and featured a guest solo from Y&T's Dave Meniketti
on the title track.
In June 2010 they opened for Slash
in Vicar St Dublin, on the same day the band reached the number 1 spot on 89.5 FM WSOU Seton Hall University's college radio station. WSOU is the most influential hard rock and metal college radio station in the country and was recently named the United States #1 college radio station by Playboy Magazine. Alice Cooper
also took to the band and played an exclusive track on his "Nights with Alice Cooper" show that was syndicated all over the USA and the world. Rick Wakeman
also played the band on his show on Planet Rock and has supported the band since he first heard "Love never Dies" on the "Weather the Storm" EP
"Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" was well received in Europe and got a lot of airplay all over Germany and mainland Europe.
Due to financial strains and frustration with the music business singer/bassist Tony Cullen and Drummer Davy Ryan quit the band. The band reformed in January 2011 and Jackie Robinson, Graham McClatchie and Des McEvoy joined the band.
The fourth album was written over using home recording software and a few gmail accounts between Kinane, Fisher and Robinson due to the fact that Robinson comes from Northern Ireland and rehearsals were not practical. The album was recorded in April in Bluebird Studios Straffan, Co, Kildare and mixed by Peter Brander in Mediasound studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The album entitled "Backroads to Byzantium" comes out on SPV/Steamhammer in Oct 2011.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band from Ballyknockan, County Wicklow
County Wicklow
County Wicklow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wicklow, which derives from the Old Norse name Víkingalág or Wykynlo. Wicklow County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
History
The band formed in 2004 after a one off gig at “The Vibe for Philo” in Dublin. Originally called Hollywood, the band toured Ireland with Thin LizzyThin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
. An EP was released in February 2004 called Black Tide Silver Path and the band convinced legendary producer Chris Tsangarides
Chris Tsangarides
Chris Tsangarides is a British Grammy-nominated record producer, sound engineer, and mixer. He is best known for his work with many heavy metal bands, including Judas Priest, Anvil, Gary Moore, Thin Lizzy, Helloween, and Yngwie Malmsteen...
, who worked with Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
, Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
, Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
and Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
to record their debut album.
The album was released through French label Bad Reputation Records on April 2006 and was critically acclaimed in the UK and Europe.
A '5K' Kerrang live review, a'4K' album review, reviews, and coverage in nearly every rock magazine in Europe firmly established Glyder as an international hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
act.
Glyder hit the airwaves in the summer of 2006 with regular airplay on the Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Paul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer, songwriter, airline pilot, fencer, broadcaster, author, screenwriter, actor and marketing director, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden....
BBC6 rock show. The track “PUP” was playlisted on most UK rock shows from XFM
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
and Total Rock to BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, and tracks have been played on Norwegian, Swedish, and UK national radio as well as countless independent radio
Independent Radio
Independent radio indicates a radio station that is run in a manner different from usual for the country it broadcasts in. In countries where there exist government-run radio stations that served as the primary or only the variety of licensed broadcaster, the term independent radio generally means...
stations all over the world.
Glyder toured Ireland with The Answer
The Answer (band)
The Answer are a Northern Irish hard rock and blues-rock band from Newcastle and Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. They have achieved success with their debut album Rise selling in excess of 30,000 copies in the UK & Europe, 10,000 on day one in Japan and 100,000 worldwide.-Lineup:*Cormac...
during the summer of 2006 and did their first UK headline tour in October 2006. During 2006 Glyder also opened for W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. They emerged from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Quiet Riot and others. The band's popularity peaked in the 1980s, yet they continue to record and tour, making them one of the most enduring of the West Coast heavy...
, Bob Catley
Bob Catley
For the Australian politician, see Bob Catley Robert Adrian 'Bob' Catley is a British musician, perhaps best known as the lead singer of the rock band Magnum. He is also an accomplished solo artist.- Early years :...
, Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...
and shared stages with Eric Bell
Eric Bell
Eric Robin Bell is a Northern Irish rock musician and guitarist, best known as a founder member and the original guitarist of the rock group Thin Lizzy.-Early career:...
and Brian Robertson
Brian Robertson
Brian "Robbo" David Robertson is a Scottish rock guitarist, best known for his work with Thin Lizzy and Motörhead.-Early life:...
.
In November 2006 Glyder won a text competition to open for UK Rock stalwarts Thunder
Thunder (band)
Thunder were an English hard rock band, who originally formed in 1989 when the band Terraplane broke up, leaving lead singer Danny Bowes and guitarist/main songwriter Luke Morley to form a new group, namely Thunder...
on three dates of their UK tour in November. Also in 2006 the band played a small headline tour of the UK with Manchester band Fury UK
Fury UK
- Early History :Fury UK is a metal band based in Manchester, UK. The band was first formed around 2002 by Chris Appleton, lead guitarist & lead vocalist, whilst still in his early teens. The line-up was re-shaped several times over the early years, whilst still nothing more than a local band,...
as opening band.
In January 2007 Glyder announced they were to tour Europe with Thunder
Thunder (band)
Thunder were an English hard rock band, who originally formed in 1989 when the band Terraplane broke up, leaving lead singer Danny Bowes and guitarist/main songwriter Luke Morley to form a new group, namely Thunder...
.
In 2008, they released their second studio album Playground for Life
Playground for Life
Playground for Life is the second studio album by Irish hard rock band Glyder.-Track listing:All tracks written by Cullen/Kinane/Fisher/Ryan#"Gambler's Blues"#"Sweets"#"Puppet Queen"#"Playground for Life"#"For Your Skin"#"Walking My Own Ground"...
on True Talent Records.
In March 2008 they toured with Fish
Fish (singer)
Derek William Dick, better known as Fish, is a Scottish progressive rock singer, lyricist and occasional actor, best known as the former lead singer of Marillion.-Biography:...
in the UK. In May/June 2008 Glyder toured Scandinavia with Gotthard, opened for Dio
Dio (band)
Dio was an American heavy metal band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial...
in Stockholm and played the Gibson
Gibson
Gibson may refer to:* Gibson Amphitheatre* Gibson Appliance* Gibson Girl* Gibson Guitar Corporation* Gibson * Gibson Generating Station-Places:In the United States:* Gibson, Arkansas* Gibson, Georgia* Gibson, Iowa* Gibson, Louisiana...
tent at Sweden rock Festival
Sweden Rock Festival
Sweden Rock Festival is an annual rock/metal festival held in Sweden since 6 June 1992. While having a clear rock/metal focus, the festival is noted for its diversity across these genres, having featured southern rock bands such as Molly Hatchet to death metal legends like Obituary.The first...
.
In September that year Glyder opened for Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult, often abbreviated BÖC, is an American rock band, most of whose members first came together in Long Island, NY in 1967 as the band Soft White Underbelly...
in France and played the Raismes festival in France with Saxon and Y&T
Y&T
Y&T is an American hard rock/heavy metal band formed in 1974. They hail from Oakland, California...
and continued to the UK with Y&T as special guests.
After the UK tour with Y&T Glyder headlined an eight date tour in Spain before they headlined at the Synchronicity festival at IIT Kanpur, India. In December that year Glyder opened the Classic Rock stage at Hard Rock Hell
Hard Rock Hell
Hard Rock Hell is a three day music festival currently held at Pontin's Holiday Village, Prestatyn, Wales. The idea of holding the festival at in a holiday camp gives the organisers pre-built venues and stages and because of the on-site accommodation allows them to hold a multi day festival over...
2 in Wales.
In Aug 2009, they opened for Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
in Marlay Park Dublin.
Most of 2009 was spent writing and recording the third Glyder album "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow". The band was signed to SPV/steamhammer after they heard some cuts from the album. The album was released in March 2010 on SPV/Steamhammer and featured a guest solo from Y&T's Dave Meniketti
Dave Meniketti
David Alan "Dave" Meniketti is the singer, songwriter and lead guitarist for 70's/80's Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band Y&T. He has also released two solo efforts, one of which is more blues-oriented, but he still tours with Y&T.-History:...
on the title track.
In June 2010 they opened for Slash
Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
in Vicar St Dublin, on the same day the band reached the number 1 spot on 89.5 FM WSOU Seton Hall University's college radio station. WSOU is the most influential hard rock and metal college radio station in the country and was recently named the United States #1 college radio station by Playboy Magazine. Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
also took to the band and played an exclusive track on his "Nights with Alice Cooper" show that was syndicated all over the USA and the world. Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman
Richard Christopher Wakeman is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes...
also played the band on his show on Planet Rock and has supported the band since he first heard "Love never Dies" on the "Weather the Storm" EP
"Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" was well received in Europe and got a lot of airplay all over Germany and mainland Europe.
Due to financial strains and frustration with the music business singer/bassist Tony Cullen and Drummer Davy Ryan quit the band. The band reformed in January 2011 and Jackie Robinson, Graham McClatchie and Des McEvoy joined the band.
The fourth album was written over using home recording software and a few gmail accounts between Kinane, Fisher and Robinson due to the fact that Robinson comes from Northern Ireland and rehearsals were not practical. The album was recorded in April in Bluebird Studios Straffan, Co, Kildare and mixed by Peter Brander in Mediasound studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The album entitled "Backroads to Byzantium" comes out on SPV/Steamhammer in Oct 2011.
Albums
- 2006 Glyder
- 2008 Playground for LifePlayground for LifePlayground for Life is the second studio album by Irish hard rock band Glyder.-Track listing:All tracks written by Cullen/Kinane/Fisher/Ryan#"Gambler's Blues"#"Sweets"#"Puppet Queen"#"Playground for Life"#"For Your Skin"#"Walking My Own Ground"...
- 2010 Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
- 2011 Black Pearl - A Collection of Rough Diamonds
- 2011 Backroads to Byzantium
Singles and EPs
- 2004 Lucky Strike
- 2005 "Black Tide Silver Path"
- 2008 Weather the Storm EP