Galahad was formed in 1985 just for
fun, playing half covers (Genesis, Zeppelin, Rush, Sabbath,
Focus, Marillion etc) and half original material. Galahad then
supported a few fairly well known 'Progressive' bands that were
coming up at the time including IQ, Pendragon, and Haze, and
later Pallas and Magnum.
Then, after mixing it with the slightly 'bigger boys' Galahad
then decided to take its music a little more seriously, deciding
to play only original material and released their first proper
album on CD in 1991 called 'Nothing Is Written', which was
purely self financed and released independently but which went
on to sell several thousand copies.
The success of 'Nothing Is Written' was also helped by the fact
that the band received substantial air play on BBC Radio One,
especially on the Radio One Rock Show hosted by the late, great
Tommy Vance. The band then landed themselves a deal with
Voiceprint Records in the UK, Pony Canyon International in Japan
and Blue Stone in Germany.
Since then the band has released eleven albums including albums
by main band offshoots such as Galahad Electric Company and the
Galahad Acoustic Quintet. The band had played hundreds of gigs
in the UK and Europe over the last few years, at times in some
unusual venues!
The last Galahad album 'Year Zero' featured John Wetton (Asia,
King Crimson, Family etc) on guest vocals.
Galahad are
currently putting the finishing touches to their new album
'Empires Never Last' with Karl Groom (Threshold) on
engineering duties, who also guests on the album along with
Clive Nolan (Pendragon, Arena, Shadowland). ‘Empires Never Last’
takes the band in a slightly heavier, more guitar orientated
direction and It is hoped this new album will be released
towards the end of 2006.
Galahad released their debut DVD 'Resonance' in September
2006, which was recorded live at the Wyspianski theatre in
Katowice, Poland in May 2006. This concert will also be
released as an audio live album.
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DISCOGRAPHY : :
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In A Moment Of Madness (Tape) 1989
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Nothing Is Written - 1991
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In A Moment Of Complete Madness 1993
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Not All There 1994
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Voiceprint Radio Sessions 1994
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Sleepers 1994
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Classic Rock - Live 1996 |
Other Crimes And
Misdemeanours II 1997
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Decade - 1997 |
Following Ghosts 1999
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De-constructing Ghosts
1999
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Other Crimes And
Misdemeanors III
2001
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Year Zero 2002
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Live in Poland -
Resonance
2006 |
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