| Elixir | |
|---|---|
| Origin | England |
| Genre(s) | Heavy metal |
| Years active | 1983 - present |
| Label(s) | Majestic Rock |
| Website | http://www.coldtown.com/elixir |
| Members | |
| Paul Taylor Phil Denton Norman Gordon Kevin Dobbs Nigel Dobbs |
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| Former members | |
| Steve Bentley Sally Pike Mark White Clive Burr Stevie Hughes Leon Lawson |
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History
The band spent the first time after having formed writing material and rehearsing. After brief stints as "Purgatory" and "Hellfire" the members finally decided on naming the band "Elixir". According to the biography on the band's website the name was chosen through Steve Bentley closing his eyes and putting his finger on a word in a dictionary at random. [1] In need of a vocalist Elixir recruited singer Sally Pike, but after recording a four song demo tape and playing two gigs together, she left the band by the end of the year. In 1984 Pike was replaced by Paul Taylor, and later the same year guitarist Norman Gordon joined the band to fill the vacant spot left by Steve Bentley, who departured after Elixir had completed their second demo tape.
Two years later, the band recorded their first album The Son of Odin. In issue 137 (Nov 2005) of Terrorizer magazine, the album was included in the top 20 power metal albums of all time, alongside Judas Priest's Painkiller, Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II and Cirith Ungol's King of the Dead. Terrorizer is an Extreme music Magazine published by Dark Arts Ltd Power metal is a style of Heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional metal with Thrash metal or Speed metal, often within Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Painkiller is a 1990 gold-certified album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Helloween is a German power / Speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 is the third studio album by German Power metal band Helloween, released in 1988 Cirith Ungol was a Californian heavy metal band who formed in 1972 and split up in May 1992 King of the Dead is the second Cirith Ungol LP It was produced by Cirith Ungol and released July 1984 on Enigma Records.
Elixir recorded their second album Sovereign Remedy in 1988 with Mark White on the bass and former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr. For other uses see Iron maiden. Clive Burr (born March 8 1957, East Ham, East London) was the Drummer in the British band Iron Maiden. Stevie Hughes replaced Burr for the band's live commitments through 1989. At the end of the year, Phil Denton quit the band and was replaced by Leon Lawson for several live shows before the band came off the road.
In 2001 the band reverted back to the Paul Taylor, Phil Denton, Norman Gordon, Kevin Dobbs and Nigel Dobbs line up and recorded their third album The Idol. With rising popularity, the band toured around various countries such as Greece, Germany and the USA. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Elixir recorded their fourth album Mindcreeper in 2006, which was released by Majestic Rock.
Discography
Albums
- The Son of Odin (1986)
- Sovereign Remedy (1988)
- The Idol (2001)
- Mindcreeper (2006)
Singles
- Treachery (1985)
- Knocking on the Gates of Hell (2006)
References
Notes
- ^ ELIXIR - THE HISTORY. cold town music. Retrieved on March 8, 2007. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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