Leicester, England
NWOBHM
Last update/review:
September 8, 2024
Blitzkrieg
Though Blitzkrieg has survived over two decades in the music
business (albeit sporadically), they are still best remembered for
their very first recording, a 1981 single featuring "Blitzkrieg"
and "Buried Alive", two of the best songs of the era.
Metallica
reverently covered "Blitzkrieg" early in their career, and
the track was also featured on the NWOBHM compilation put together
by Lars Ulrich several years later.
By the time the band was able to put out their first album, the
lineup was quite different from that of the single, and vocalist
Brian Ross had already served a stint with fellow NWOBHMers
Satan .
Over the years Ross has disbanded and
reformed the band countless times with many different lineups, but
the basic style has remained intact ever since the beginning --
Blitzkrieg will always be a NWOBHM band at heart.
Recent album: Blitzkrieg ,
released on September 6, 2024.
Current Members
Brian Ross
vocals (Satan )
Nick Jennison
guitars
Alan Ross
guitars (Tysondog )
Liam Ferguson
bass
Matt Graham
drums
Former Members/Guests
Mick Procter
guitars
Tony J. Liddle
guitars
Ken Johnson
guitars
Jim Sirotto
guitars
Glenn S. Howes
guitars
Phil Millar
guitars
Martin Richardson
guitars/bass
Paul Nesbitt
guitars
Guy Laverick
guitars
Mick Moore
bass (ex-Avenger )
Glen Carey
bass
Dave Anderson
bass
Steve Ireland
bass
Andy Galloway
bass (ex-Code )
Paul Brewis
bass
Bill Baxter
bass
Huw Holding
bass (ex-Avenger , Tygers Of Pan Tang )
Sean Taylor
drums (ex-Blind Fury , ex-Pariah , Satan )
Gary Young
drums (Avenger )
Paul White
drums (ex-Grim Reaper )
Mark Hancock
drums/bass
Phil Brewis
drums (Tysondog )
Micky Kerrigan
drums
Discography
Studio
Compilation
A Time Of Changes
1985
Neat
Ragnarok
Inferno
Blitzkrieg
Pull The Trigger
Armageddon
Hell To Pay
Vikings
A Time Of Changes
Saviour
Brian Ross
Mick Procter
Jim Sirotto
Mick Moore
Sean Taylor
10 Years Of Blitzkrieg
EP
1991
Roadrunner
Blitzkrieg
Buried Alive
Night Howl
The Sentinal
Nocturnal Vision
Brian Ross
Tony J. Liddle
Glenn S. Howes
Glen Carey
Gary Young
Unholy Trinity
1995
Neat
Hair Trigger (Pull The Trigger Part 2)
Struck By Lightning
Taking Care Of Business
Field Of Dreams
Take A Look Around
After Dark
Crazy For You
Zip
Unholy Trinity
Calming The Savage Beast
The Wraith
Easy Way Out
All Hallows Eve
Countess Bathory
Jealous Love
House Of Pleasure
Brian Ross
Tony J. Liddle
Dave Anderson
Sean Taylor
Ten
1996
Neat
Cavo Doro
Fighting All The Way To The Top
Buried Alive
The Sentinel
The Power Of The King
Night Howl
I'm Not Insane
Court In The Act
Blitzkrieg '96
Nocturnal Vision
Brian Ross
Tony J. Liddle
Phil Millar
Steve Ireland
Paul White
The Mists Of Avalon
1998
Neat
The Legend
Tranqui State
I Am The Doctor (Who Are You?)
Deceiver
Princess For The World
The Mighty 'A'
Smell Of Roses
Love's Too Late
Anasazi
Yesterdays (Hope For The Future)
Another Interview?
Vicious Rumors
I Was Having A Great Time And Stayed Longer Than I Should, So When I Got To The Railway Station, The Last Train Had Gone!
Brian Ross
Glenn S. Howes
Martin Richardson
Mark Hancock
Absolute Power
2002
Edgy
Legion
Soul Stealer
The Face of Death
Enchanted Tower
We'll Rock Forever
Terror Zone
Hamunaptra
Dark City
Who Takes the Fall?
DV8R
Metalizer
Feel The pain
Brian Ross
Tony J. Liddle
Paul Nesbitt
Andy Galloway
Phil Brewis
2002 Readers' Album
#96
Absolutely Live
2004
Metal Nation
Ragnarok
Inferno
The Wraith
Im Not Insane
Soul Stealer
Unholy Trinity
Legion
We`ll Rock Forever
Armageddon
Hamunaptra
Dark City
Yesterdays
Nocturnal Vision
Metalizer
Blades of Steel
Feel The Pain
Blitzkrieg
Brian Ross
Ken Johnson
Paul Nesbitt
Andy Galloway
Phil Brewis
Sins & Greed
2005
Hell Express
Standing Still
Rise
Traitors Gate
Excessive Force
Escape From The Village
Eyes Of The World
Calm Waters
Desolation Angel
Silent Scream
Jeckyl & Hyde
Hell Bent For Leather
Brian Ross
Ken Johnson
Paul Nesbitt
Paul Brewis
Phil Brewis
Theatre Of The Damned
2007
Theatre of the Damned
The Phantom
DevilĀ“s Spawn
My Life is my Own
Spirit of the Legend
The Passing
Into the Light
Tortured Souls
Together we are Strong
Night Stalker
Brian Ross
Ken Johnson
Guy Laverick
Paul Brewis
Phil Brewis
Back From Hell
2013
Metal Nation
Jack's Back
Back from Hell
Buried Alive
Complicated Issue
V
Return to the Village
Sahara
4 U
One Last Time
Call for the Priest
Sleepy Hollow
S & D (Seek and Destroy) (Metallica cover)
We Have Assumed Control
Brian Ross
Ken Johnson
Alan Ross
Bill Baxter
Micky Kerrigan
2013 Readers' Album
#59
The Boys From Brazil Street: 1981 Revisited
COMPILATION
2014
High Roller
Blitzkrieg (Demo 1980)
Inferno (Demo 1980)
Armageddon (Demo 1980)
Calming the Savage Beast (Neat Session 1)
Take a Look Around (Neat Session 1)
Santa (Neat Session 1)
Armageddon (Neat Session 1)
Saviour (Neat Session 1)
Inferno (Neat Session 2)
Blitzkrieg (Neat Session 2)
Armageddon (Neat Session 2)
Buried Alive (Neat Session 2)
Space Traveller - Take 1 (Neat Session 2)
Space Traveller - Take 2 (Neat Session 2)
Child in Time (Deep Purple cover) (Neat Session 2)
Highway Star (Deep Purple cover) (Neat Session 2)
The Boys From Brazil Street: The Farm Tapes
COMPILATION
2015
High Roller
Sweeny / Rock 'n' Roll
A Time of Changes
Tocatta
Blitzkrieg
Now You've Gone
Too Wild to Tame
Hell to Pay
Inferno
Saviour
Calming the Savage Beast
Hell to Pay
Too Wild to Tame
Vikings
Take a Look Around
Now You've Gone (Take 1)
Armageddon
Buried Alive
Now You've Gone (Take 2)
A Time Of Changes: 30th Anniversary Edition
2015
Ragnarok
Inferno
Blitzkrieg
Pull the Trigger (Satan cover)
Armageddon
Take a Look Around
Hell to Pay
Vikings
A Time of Changes
Saviour
Too Wild to Tame
Jealous Love
Brian Ross
Ken Johnson
Alan Ross
Bill Baxter
Matt Graham
Reign Of Fire
EP
2017
Mighty Music
Reign Of Fire
Judge Not
Brian Ross
Ken Johnson
Alan Ross
Huw Holding
Matt Graham
Judge Not!
2018
Mighty Music
Heretic
Who Is Blind
Angels or Demons
Reign of Fire
Forever Is a Long Time
All Hell Is Breaking Loose
Without You
Loud and Proud
Wide Legged and Headless
Judge Not, Lest You Yourself Be Judged
Falling into Darkness
Brian Ross
Ken Johnson
Alan Ross
Huw Holding
Matt Graham
Loud And Proud
EP
2019
Mighty Music
Loud and Proud
Without You (Alternate Version)
Falling Into Darkness (Orchestrated version)
Together (We Are Strong)
After Dark
Schools Out
Brian Ross
Ken Johnson
Alan Ross
Liam Ferguson
Matt Graham
Blitzkrieg
2024
Mighty Music
You Won't Take Me Alive
The Spider
Dragon's Eye
If I Told You
Vertigo
Above the Law
I Am His Voice
The Night He Came Home
On Olympus High - Aphrodite's Kiss
Brian Ross
Nick Jennison
Alan Ross
Liam Ferguson
Matt Graham