Blitzkrieg

History



Blitzkrieg was formed in Leicester in October 1980. Their first demo, made in November that year, secured them their first recording deal with Neat Records resulting in the famous Blitzkrieg/Buried Alive single & a track on the Lead Weight compilation album. The band gigged extensively in England but split in 1981. The members went their own separate ways but Brian Ross & Mick Moore stayed together to form the heart of Avenger. Now Ross decided that it was time to record the Blitzkrieg LP that had been planned way back in 1981, entitled A Time Of Changes: it was released in 1985 on Neat/Roadrunner with recruits from the previous bands brought in to record the album. Meanwhile, Metallica covered the song Blitzkrieg on their Creeping Death EP. In 1991 the band made a mini album called Ten Years Of Blitzkrieg for Roadrunner to celebrate their tenth anniversary, re-recording the Blitzkrieg /Buried Alive tracks together with 3 new numbers. In 1995 Neat Records re-emerged with a vengeance & immediately signed Blitzkrieg to a new 3 album deal: Unholy Trinity, Ten & The Mists Of Avalon were the result (also released in Japan on Pony Canyon Records). Another boost from Metallica came when the USA rockers again covered the Blitzkrieg track on their Live Sh*t box set & their 1998 album Garage Inc. 2002 saw the release of their new album Absolute Power on Edgy Records to rave reviews worldwide. A spate of interviews in Europe, the UK & the USA followed with a string of festival dates in Europe (& the US) which helped push the band back into the spotlight once more. Absolute Power was released in Brazil on Hellion Records & as an LP in Sweden by TPL Records. Following the release of their double Anthology CD on Sanctuary Records the band released their first live album on Metal Nation Records (again owned by Jess Cox). Following the release of Absolutely live, the band went on to record the critically acclaimed “Sins and Greed” which was released in mid 2005. This was also the subject of a Limited Edition double gatefold release by TPL records in Sweden and in Brazil. 2006 saw the band gig extensively throughout Europe touring with the likes of Saxon and Doro, and also playing prestige European festivals such as Sweden Rock Festival. In 2007 the band signed to Armageddon Music in Germany and released their first album for the label entitled Theatre of the Damned’, a main stage slot at Wacken Open Air followed in that year as well as other European festivals and indoor dates. 2009 sees the band gearing up for a release in 2010, which will mark the bands 30th anniversary year.



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Newcastle 02 Academy 10/07/2010



RockTower Festival Germany 2010



Bloodstock Open Air UK 2009



Bloodstock Open Air UK 2009 : Jagermeister Stage



Wacken Open Air Festival Germany 2007



Sweden Rock Festival 2006



Blitzkrieg covering Judas Priest in Germany 2004



The Mighty Metallica covering Blitzkrieg in Manchester UK 2009



Brian onstage with our friends German Metallers METAL INQUISITOR



BLITZKRIEG ON TOP MUSIC JAPAN



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