Thunderstick unveils his new vocalist Viixen
Thunderstick the ex-Iron Maiden/Samson drummer is hitting the road
throughout 2018. Viixen completes the band’s new touring line up.
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| Viixen |
With several 2018 UK festival appearances announced
already and more dates planned, Thunderstick creator and NWOBHM drumming icon,
Barry Graham Purkis, has revealed his new-look live touring band. Viixen
is the rock ‘n’ roll wildchild vocalist who will be fronting up the new version
of Thunderstick and sparring with the crazed, masked drummer.
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| Thunderstick AKA Barry Graham Purkis |
The band will be playing material from the recent
highly-acclaimed ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ album, as well as from the
earlier ‘Echoes From The Analogue Asylum’ album. There will be something
special, too. By way of a tribute to the band that the drummer was such a big
part, the set will also include some classics from the Samson era.
Barry Graham Purkis comments: “To describe the live lineup of
Thunderstick as 'explosive' would be an understatement to say the least. We are
calling the live gigs The 'Tectonic Plates Dates'. After the phenomenal
reaction last year's album has had from both our fans and reviewers alike this
year will see an all-new lineup of Thunderstick taking to the stage. It has
been spectacular letting Viixen take on the mighty vocal melodies of Bruce
Dickinson playing the Samson material. Headline gigs are being put together for
this year, both in the UK and Europe, as well as festival appearances at A New
Day Festival, Hard Rock Hell and Mearfest. We will keep everyone posted as the
dates are added.”
Viixen herself
adds: “This band is so right for me! Energy, power, theatrics and outrage
are all extremities of my personality. This band allows total expression of those
personalities...... I am rock roller coaster...... I am a women of paradox - with
outfits to match!”
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| Baz Rose |
Also new to the band is guitarist, Baz Rose. Playing
in popular gigging bands since the early nineties in bands such as Final
Sunset, Black Rain and Black Roze, Baz adds: “When I was younger I remember
recording Samson on the Friday rock show. ‘Riding With The Angels’ has always
been on my playlist ever since then - and now I'm playing with Thunderstick.
Crazy how things work out!”
The full Thunderstick lineup is :
Vocals – Viixen
Guitar - Dave 'Kandy' Kilford
Guitar - Baz Roze
Bass - Rex Thunderbolt
Drums - Thunderstick
‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’, the first new
Thunderstick album in over thirty years, was released in July 2017 and has been
attracting enthusiastic reviews from all over the world:
The CD album ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ is
available for purchase via via https://www.freewebstore.org/thunderstick-productions and in download format via Bandcamp https://thunderstick.bandcamp.com/album/something-wicked-this-way-comes NH
