Bleak House
OriginSt. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
GenresHeavy metal, NWOBHM
Years active1972 (1972)–1983 (one-off reunion 2024)
LabelsBuzzard Records, Buried by Time and Dust Records
Past members
  • Jon Kocel
  • Maurice Hollingsworth
  • Bob Bonshor
  • Graham Killin
  • Graham Shaw
  • Roy Reed
  • Gez Turner

Bleak House were a British heavy metal band formed in 1972,[1] who were active during the New wave of British heavy metal era of the late 1970s and early 1980s. They are best known for their song "Rainbow Warrior", which gained fame due to its similarities with the 1986 Metallica song "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)".

After being inactive for nearly 40 years, the band announced that they would be reuniting for a one-off show for the Keep it True Festival in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany, as part of the 2021 lineup, which was then postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The band's appearance at the festival was subsequently rescheduled to 2024, with a warm-up show at The Water Rats in London planned for 23 March 2024.[3]

Personnel

Former members

  • Jon Kocel – bass
  • Maurice Hollingsworth – drums
  • Bob Bonshor – guitar
  • Graham Killin – guitar, vocals
  • Graham Shaw – vocals
  • Paul Hornby – bass
  • Gez Turner – bass
  • Roy Reed – drums
  • Ronnie Neighbour – vocals
  • Jim Winspur – vocals

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Discography

Source:[4]

  • Rainbow Warrior (EP, 1980, Buzzard Records)
  • Lions in Winter (EP, 1982, Buzzard Records)
  • Live 1980 (Live album, 2000, Self-released)
  • Suspended Animation (Compilation, 2009, Buried by Time and Dust Records)
  • Bleak House (Compilation, 2013)

References

  1. 1 2 "Bleak House". Metal-Archives.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. Team, Metal Invader. "Keep It True 2021 Postponed for April 2022 | Metal Invader". Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. "Bleak House (Keep It True Warm-Up Show)". The Water Rats. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  4. "Bleak House". NWOBHM.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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