Bronz were an English

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band, formed in

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in the mid-1970s. The band formed by Chris Goulstone played mainly around the UK and at the 'free

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' of the time. These included performances at

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and

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in 1978.

Career

After an early tie up with Dave Panton as their manager in 1980, the band played many support slots at

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and Music Machine with

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, More, Diamond Head, and

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. The band reappeared in 1983, with Chris Goulstone on guitar, vocals and keyboards, Shaun Kirkpatrick on guitar and backing vocals, Clive Deamer on drums, plus Paul Webb on bass guitar and lead vocals. They were signed to an

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Bronze Records Bronze Records was an independent English record label founded in 1971 by record producer Gerry Bron on Oxford Street in London, eventually relocating to Chalk Farm. History Bron had been producing Uriah Heep (band), Uriah Heep for Vertigo Reco ...

. The band recorded ''Taken by Storm'' with

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and Glen Kolotkin as producers, later helped by Gerry Bron and Mark Dearnley on extra production. They were launched onto the American market via a tie-in between Bronze Records and

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. The line-up, then based in London, consisted of ex-

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vocalist

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, Goulstone, Kirkpatrick, Webb and new drummer Carl Matthews. In 1998, an

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of unreleased tracks from that time, entitled ''Unfinished Business'' was released. In 1984, after a major US tour supporting

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, the band disassembled, with Goulstone and Matthews leaving and shortly after, Max Bacon who teamed up with GTR. Kirkpatrick assembled a line-up called 'Blue Print'. With producer

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they recorded tracks at the Roundhouse studios until the label went into receivership. Bronz re-formed briefly in 2000, with the 1984 line-up including Paul Webb resuming lead vocal duties; plus Jake Kirkpatrick on bass guitar. The band played a number of shows together, and a release was tied up with

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in 2003, with an album of live tracks from their 1984 US tour and some new material. This was released as ''Bronz Live – Getting Higher''. In 2005, Bronz with Goulstone, Thomas, and Scottish drummer Windsor McGilvray, appeared at the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the

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, at the Astoria in London, along with Diamond Head and

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. In July 2013, guitarist Shaun Kirkpatrick died. At the time, Shaun was working on new material. Chris Goulstone has been writing for TV and Film since, with Chapel of Rock Production Music (www.ChapelofRock.com) as a new outlet for sync around the globe.

Band members

Former members

*Chris Goulstone – guitar, keyboards *Simon Thomas – bass *Windsor McGilvray – drums *

– lead vocals *Ian Baker – lead vocals *

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– vocals, bass *Shaun Kirkpatrick – guitar, vocals *Michael O'Donoghue – guitar *Lee Reddings – bass *Jake Kirkpatrick – bass *

Clive Deamer Clive Deamer is an English drummer and percussionist who has been the drummer for the jazz band Get the Blessing since 2000. He has worked with acts including Radiohead, Portishead (band), Portishead, Jeff Beck, Alison Moyet, Siouxsie Sioux, Roni ...

– drums *

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– drums *Carl Matthews – drums *Andy Welsford – drums *Chris Giles – drums

Discography

Studio albums

*''Taken by Storm'' (1984) (featuring the single "Send Down an Angel" b/w "Tiger") *''Unfinished Business'' (1998) *''Bronz Live – Getting Higher'' (2003) *''Carried by the Storm'' (2010)

References

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External links

Chrisgoulstone.co.uk
English hard rock musical groups English heavy metal musical groups Musical groups from Somerset New Wave of British Heavy Metal musical groups Bronze Records artists Sanctuary Records artists