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Last update/review:
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September 4, 2014
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Avenger
Avenger was one of several second-division NWOBHM bands that sprung
up in England in the early 80's.
The early lineup featured vocalist Brian Ross, but he was
replaced by Ian Swift in, essentially, a vocalist swap with
Satan
(Swift left
Satan,
Ross departed Avenger to take the empty singer slot,
and Swift later decided to join Avenger).
The band recorded two albums with Neat Records before disbanding
shortly after the
Killer Elite release.
Their style was quinessential Neat NWOBHM -- raw, underproduced,
energetic mid-paced Brit metal, not terribly unique.
As a trivia note,
Avenger was also the name of the unrelated German band who, after
two albums, changed name to
Rage.
Founding members Swift and drummer Gary Young have resurrected the
band with a new album, The Slaughter Never Stops, in 2014.
Current Members
Ian Swift
vocals (ex-Atomkraft)
Sean Jeffries
guitars
Liam Thompson
guitars
Gary Young
drums/backing vocals (ex-Blitzkrieg)
Discography
Blood Sports
1984
Neat
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- Enforcer
- You'll never take me
- Matriarch
- Warfare
- On the rocks
- Rough ride
- Victims of force
- Death race 2000
- N.O.T.J.
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Ian Swift
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Les Cheetham
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Mick Moore
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Gary Young
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Killer Elite
1985
Neat
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- Revenge Attack
- Run For Your Life
- Brand Of Torture
- Steel On Steel
- (Fight For The) Right To Rock
- Hard Times
- Under The Hammer
- Face To The Ground
- Dangerous Games
- Yesterdays Heroes
- M.M. 85
- Sawmill
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Ian Swift
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Greg Reiter
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Mick Moore
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Gary Young
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The Slaughter Never Stops
2014
Rocksector
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- Mace Imperial
- Race Against Time
- Fate
- Fields Of The Burnt
- Into The Nexus
- Decimated
- In Arcadia Go!
- Killers
- Flayer Psychosis
- Shot To Hell
- Midnight Mass Destruction
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Ian Swift
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Sean Jeffries
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Liam Thompson
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Ian Fulton
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Gary Young
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