Nightwing (band)
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Nightwing is a British heavy metal
band, originally formed in 1978 as "Gordon and Friends" by bassist Gordon Rowley (formerly of Strife) and keyboardist Kenny Newton. Their first release was 1981's Something In The Air on the Ovation Records label and featured three drummers before the band reduced its numbers for the followup album Black Summer. The band quickly gained a following in Europe.
The band's lineup changed fairly consistently since its inception and at one point included vocalist Max Bacon
(pre-Bronz
), who sang lead on the albums Stand Up And Be Counted and My Kingdom Come before quitting and being replaced by Dave Evans (formerly of the band Days Of Grace and not to be confused with the first AC/DC singer of the same name
), who left after the recording of Nightwing VI. Some of the band's longer-lasting members include founding member Rowley, Kerry Beswick and lead guitarist Glynn Porrino, who has produced many of the band's most recognized riffs.
Nightwing disbanded in the late 1980s, with some of its members, including Rowley, moving on to a short-lived band called 'Razorback' (not to be confused with Razorback
) before reforming in the 1990s. Their most recent album, 8472, was released in 2008 by Timeline Records and as of this writing the band continues to tour.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band, originally formed in 1978 as "Gordon and Friends" by bassist Gordon Rowley (formerly of Strife) and keyboardist Kenny Newton. Their first release was 1981's Something In The Air on the Ovation Records label and featured three drummers before the band reduced its numbers for the followup album Black Summer. The band quickly gained a following in Europe.
The band's lineup changed fairly consistently since its inception and at one point included vocalist Max Bacon
Max Bacon
Max Bacon is the former lead singer for 1980s arena rock supergroup GTR as well as the frontman for lesser known bands like Moby Dick, Nightwing, Phenomena, and Bronz....
(pre-Bronz
Bronz
Bronz are an English rock band, formed in Bath in the mid 1970s. The band played mainly around the UK and at the 'free festivals' of the time. These included at Stonehenge in both 1977 and 1978, following an appearance at Glastonbury in 1976.-Career:...
), who sang lead on the albums Stand Up And Be Counted and My Kingdom Come before quitting and being replaced by Dave Evans (formerly of the band Days Of Grace and not to be confused with the first AC/DC singer of the same name
Dave Evans (singer)
Dave Evans is an Australian singer best known as the original lead singer of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1973-1974.-AC/DC:...
), who left after the recording of Nightwing VI. Some of the band's longer-lasting members include founding member Rowley, Kerry Beswick and lead guitarist Glynn Porrino, who has produced many of the band's most recognized riffs.
Nightwing disbanded in the late 1980s, with some of its members, including Rowley, moving on to a short-lived band called 'Razorback' (not to be confused with Razorback
Razorback (band)
Razorback is a Filipino hard rock band formed in 1990. Originally known for being regulars at the now-defunct Kalye, a club in Makati, the band had proven their onstage mettle many times over, via their own club gigs to full-scale concerts as well as for having opened for Rage Against the Machine...
) before reforming in the 1990s. Their most recent album, 8472, was released in 2008 by Timeline Records and as of this writing the band continues to tour.
Discography
- Something In The Air (1981)
- Black Summer (1982)
- Stand Up And Be Counted (1983)
- My Kingdom Come (1984)
- A Night of Mystery - Alive! Alive! (Live album) (1985)
- Nightwing VI (Re-released in 1996 as Natural Survivors) (1986)
- 79 To 86 (Live) (Compilation) (2006)
- 8472 (2008)