Tytan (band)

Tytan is a new-wave -of- British -Heavy- Metal band from London, founded in 1981, disbanded in 1983 and 2010 took place again.

History

The band was founded in September 1981 by bassist and vocalist Kevin " Skids " Riddles and drummer Dave Dufort, after their group Angel Witch had dissolved. After singer Norman " Kal " Swan and guitarist Steve Gibbs and Stuart Adams had completed the band, appeared in 1982 Blind Men and Fools on Kamaflage Records. Following the publication of guitarist Stuart Adams was replaced by Gary Owens in the summer of 1982, by Steve Man ( Lionheart ) which should be replaced later. In addition, the band recorded an album. The recordings took place in the Ramport Studios in Battersea, headed by Will Reid - Dick instead. Before the recordings drummer Les Binks ( ex- Judas Priest, Lionheart ) Dave Dunfort had replaced. In the song Women on the Frontline could be heard as a guest singer Jody Turner of Rock Goddess. In October 1982, Binks was replaced on the tour by the UK along with Tygers of Pan Tang by Tony floor. Bottom turn was later replaced by Simon Wright. Since Kamaflage Records had suffered financial difficulties, the release of the album Rough Justice delayed to 1985 and was carried out by Metal Masters Records. The group had already disbanded again in 1983. In 2010, the band reunited and played among other things, on the German Keep It True.

Style

The band was part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The music is varied and diversified, with Rude Awakening tends to not then defined by the heavy metal genres Doom Metal and The Watcher to then also not yet defined power metal. Holger Andrae of Powermetal.de compared it with Tygers of Pan Tang, in which Tytan " are not quite as outstanding in the Guitar area. Sure, a John Sykes, there are not on every street corner. Especially with getrageneren numbers like Far Cry ' comes Kal his colleagues very close. "Even Götz Kühnemund moved in Rock Hard to make the comparison with the Tygers of Pan Tang. Tytans " mixture of heaviness and melody " remember their early stages, with vocalist Jon Deverill a Swan with David Coverdale impact was.

Discography

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