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Withered Man (UK) - Iron Moments Demo (1981?)

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 3:44 am
by bigfootkit
Uploaded this for someone recently, thought it might be appreciated here too:

WITHERED MAN - Iron Moments Demo (1981?) UK
Self released promotional cassette

320 kbps

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01. Rock Dream (04:01)
02. Take Your Love Away (05:11)
03. Past, Present & Future (03:56)

Andy Flynn - Vocals & Guitar
Bernie Shevlin - Guitar
Martin Orum - Bass (CHAINSAW, BITCHES SIN, TAPANZEE, REDLINE)
Gar Hayes - Drums

WITHERED MAN were a Heavy Metal/Heavy Rock band formed in Swanea, Wales, in the early/mid 1970's.
The band then cut their teeth playing locally as a trio on the club & pub circuit, before later becoming a quartet.
Following a well received set at the first Meigan Fayre Festival in 1974, the band soon began playing further afield venturing further & further into England.
The band became a well-oiled live act and audiences began to grow, particularly around Liverpool & the Midlands area.
Frustrated by the logistical difficulties of touring whilst being based in Wales, the band made the difficult decision to relocate to Birmingham in 1977.
The band became a popular live draw, and were embraced by the local band scene, often gigging with Brummie groups like BANDYLEGS, who would later become better known as QUARTZ.
By late 1981, despite several 'near-misses' with record labels, the band remained unsigned, which led bassist Martin Orum to accept an invitation to join the Coventry based NWoBHM band CHAINSAW.
This turn of events led to the dissolution of Withered Man soon after.
Orum & Chainsaw drummer Mark Biddiscombe would go on to join BITCHES SIN, providing the rythmn section for their 1982 "Predator" album, released by Heavy Metal Records.
Biddiscombe and B.S. mainman Ian Toomey had known each other at university where they had played together in a band called SCHARNHORST.
Seeking a change of musical direction after this, Mark and Martin then formed a new band with Guitarist Adrian 'A.D.' Yeomans and Vocalist Paul Bridgewater from SLOWBURNER.
This more commercial new act was soon christened TAPANZEE.
Tapanzee recorded an album entitled ‘Tourniquet’, but despite the group being championed at the time in the music media by the likes of BBC Radio 1 DJ Tommy Vance, the record remains unreleased.
Martin Orum reunited with Biddiscombe in 2006 in a new band called REDLINE, recording an EP that year called "King Of The Mountain".
Adding vocalist Liam Doherty, a former member of IDOL RICH & LOVE & WAR, Redline released their debut full-length album "Ignition" in 2007.
After a lengthy period of touring following the record's release, including prestigious shows with SAXON & GIRLSCHOOL, Orum opted to leave Redline just before they recorded their 2nd album, 2012's "Vice".

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no pw

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 4:17 am
by Ernest Thesiger
Cheers.

Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:43 pm
by omen of hate
Thanks a lot !

Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 3:46 pm
by bigfootkit
You're welcome guys.
I must admit, i thought there would be more interest in this one.
Whilst it's not the greatest slice of under-the-radar NWoBHM, it's solid and memorable stuff to my ears and far better than a lot of the stuff from that era that i see over-hyped.

Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 5:05 pm
by lunaboy
Thanks for WITHERED MAN. Sounds GREAT !!! Did not expected anything extraordinary but this Demo rips !!!

Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:04 am
by bigfootkit
Glad you enjoyed it Lunaboy.
Just realised that tracks 2 & 3 have been wrongly titled & tagged.
Track 2 is actually Past, Present & Future, whilst track 3 is Take Your Love Away.
Sorry 'bout that.

Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:41 am
by doomedplanet
Grabbed it but it didn't interest me much, sorry.