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Line Up
George Call (v) (2015-present) – also in Aska, Banshee, Emerald, Violent Storm, Warrion and Omen
Chris Coss (g) (2011-present)
Luke Hatton (g) (2014-present) – also in Resonance, Awake by Design and solo
Lee Payne (b) (1979-1990, 2000-present)
Danny White (d) (2015-present) – also in Aska, Omen, Phantom-X, Sanctuary and Thorn
Steve Sammon (v) (1979-1981) – also in Nightstalker
David Potter (v) (1981-1985) – also in H-Bomb
Karl Johnson (v) (1985)
Derek Hodd (v) (1985, 2010) – also in Chain Lightning, Chain Reaction, Karn-Age and Panik Attak
Rob Kendrick (v) (1986-1987)
Russ North (v) (1987-1990, 2004, 2006-2009, 2010-2012) – also in Tredegar
Matt Moreton (v) (2005-2006, 2010)
Ash Cooper (v) (2011) – also in Silver Fracture
Joe Whelan (v,g) (2011-2015) – also in Dementia
Steve Rounds (g) (1979-1987)
Mick Grafton (g) (1979, 1984-1985) – also in Dumpy’s Rusty Nuts and Nightstalker
Andy Wood (g) (1987-1990) – also in Rhabstallion, Gaskin and Tredegar
Lee Jones (g) (1989-1990) – also in Blood Retch and Tredegar
Andy Shortland (g) (2005-2006)
Roy Chudobskyi (g) (2006) – also in Mercury Rain and Liquid Sky
Ben Read (g) (2007-2010)
Mick Powell (g,k) (2007 – 2010)
Christian Horton (g) (2008-2009) – also in Dark Forest and Grene Knyght
Kevin Pountney (d) (1979-1987)
Richard Wilson (d) (1987)
Jon Brown (d) (1987-1990, 2007-2010) – also in Vicious Nature
Lynch Radinsky (d) (2005-2006) – also in Ер малък, Импулс, Accent and Phenomena
Simon Heywood (d) (2007) – also in After the Last Sky and Animosity
Mark Gould (d) (2011-2013)
Jake Oseland (d) (2013-2015)
Peter Baker (k) (2011-2013)
Notes:
– Formed in 1979 under the name Nightstalker, a name that got changed to the current in 1981.
– Folded in 1989 but got reformed a few years later in the mid 1990’s.
– In the early days, Robert Plant helped the band by getting their first demo into BBC Radio One. Rob Halford also got it played on a radio station in Phoenix Arizona.
– The track ‘Nightstalker’ is featured on the soundtrack of the video game “Brutal Legend”
Demo 1982
1. That’s The Way It Goes
2. Return Of The Passover
3. Road Of Eagles
4. A Piece Of The Action
Demo 1982 (II)
1. Stormrider
2. The Gates Of Gehenna
The Opening Ritual
12″ EP Elemental Music (1982) E.M 001
LP Buried By Time And Dust Records (2011) DUST019
LP High Roller Records (2017) HRR 556
CD Metal Nation Records (2014) MNR012
CD Classic Metal (2017) CM15
1. The Gates Of Gehenna
2. Stormrider
3. Back In The U.S.A.
4. Starship Sentinel
*Stayed in the Sounds and Kerrang Metal charts for six weeks peaking at #18
*The Buried By Time And Dust Records and High Roller vinyl re-issues are both limited to 500 copies and include the four tracks of the first 1982 demo as bonus:
5. That’s The Way It Goes
6. Return Of The Passover
7. Road Of Eagles
8. A Piece Of The Action
*LP by High Roller pressed in 200 copies of black, 100 copies of transparent and 200 copies of “bone color” vinyl
*CD releases by Metal Nation and Classic Metal also includes the 4 demo tracks plus a live recording of ‘Nightstalker’
Cloven Hoof
LP Neat Records (1984) NEAT 1013
LP Roadrunner Records (1984) RR 9857
LP Wax Maniax (2017) WM55035
LP Back On Black (2017) BOBV454LP
LP High Roller Records (2020) HRR 755
CASSETTE Neat Records (1984) NEAT 1013
CD Neat Records (2002) CMRCD544
CD Dissonance Productions (2017) DISS060CDD
1. Cloven Hoof
2. Nightstalker
3. March Of The Damned
4. Gates Of Gehenna
5. Crack The Whip
6. Laying Down The Law
7. Return Of The Passover
8. Laying Down The Law (CD bonus track)
9. Crack The Whip (CD bonus track)
10. Road Of Eagles (CD bonus track)
*Sold 24,000 copies the year of it’s initial release (1984)
*The Neat CD re-issue includes 3 bonus tracks recorded for The BBC Friday Rock Show on June 10, 1983
*There are three different editions of the Wax Maniax 2017 vinyl re-release all with the same catalogue number: Black, Cream and Yellow/Red swirl vinyl. The last one includes a bonus 7″ vinyl with the following:
1. Northwind To Valhalla (Demo)
2. Nightstalker (Demo)
*Back On Black 2017 vinyl re-release pressed on Red vinyl and includes the three BBC Friday Rock Show tracks
*High Roller 2020 vinyl re-release limited to 1000 copies: 300 on Black, 400 on Gold, 200 on ‘Bone’ and on 100 Clear/Gold splatter vinyl
Fighting Back
LP Moondancer Records (1986) CH002
LP High Roller Records (2017) HRR 558
CD High Roller Records (2017) HRR 558 CD
CD Classic Metal (2017) CM20
1. Reach For The Sky
2. The Fugitive
3. Daughter Of Darkness
4. Heavy Metal Men Of Steel
5. Raised On Rock
6. Break It Up
7. Could This Be Love?
8. Eye Of The Sun
*It is not quite clear if these are indeed live recordings or just a studio recording with crowd noise added afterwards
*There is also a bootleg CD with no label/year/cat# that also includes “The Opening Ritual” tracks.
*LP by High Roller limited to 500 copies: 100 in transparent, 200 in yellow and 200 in black vinyl
*CD by Classic Metal includes a bonus interview with Lee Payne
Dominator
LP Heavy Metal Records (1988) HMR LP 113
LP Buried By Time And Dust Records (2012) DUST 029
LP High Roller Records (2017) HRR 557
CASSETTE Heavy Metal Records (1988) HMR MC 113
CD (????) CH-0685
CD EM Music (2011) EM-M003
CD High Roller Records (2017) HRR557CD
CD Classic Metal (2017) CM17
1. Rising Up
2. Nova Battlestar
3. Reach For The Sky
4. Warrior Of The Wasteland
5. The Invaders
6. Fugitive
7. Dominator
8. Road Of Eagles
*Produced by Guy Bidmead (Motorhead, Cozy Powell, Whitesnake etc)
*LP by High Roller Records limited to 500 copies: 200 in black, 100 in clear and 200 in transparent blue vinyl
*The CD with cat# CH-0685 is a bootleg. No label nor release year is mentioned and for some time it was thought to be self-released by the band. It has four bonus live tracks:
9. Reach For The Sky
10. Fugitive
11. Daughter Of Darkness
12. Heavy Metal Men Of Steel
*The CD re-issue by Classic Metal has the following bonus medley recorded live at the Keep It True Festival XII in 2009:
9. Highlander
10. Road Of Eagles
91. Laying Down The Law
A Sultans Ransom
LP FM-Revolver Records (1989) HMR LP 129
LP FM-Revolver Records / Yeh Eum (1989) YFMPL 171 (South Korea)
LP + DVD High Roller Records (2012) HRR 218
CASSETTE Heavy Metal Records (1989) HMR MC 129
CD (????) CH-0684
CD FM Records (1989) HMR XD 129
CD + DVD High Roller Records (2012) HRR 218 CD
CD Classic Metal (2017) CM18
1. Astral Rider
2. Forgotten Heroes
3. D.V.R.
4. Jekyll and Hyde
5. 1001 Nights
6. Silver Surfer
7. Notre Dame
8. Mad, Mad World
9. Highlander
10. Mistress Of The Forest
*The CD with cat# CH-0684 is a bootleg. No label and no year is mentioned. It has the following bonus tracks:
11. Raised On Rock
12. Break It Up
13. Could This Be Love?
14. Eye Of The Sun
*The High Roller LP+DVD edition is limited to 500 copies (350 in black vinyl and 150 in white)
*The DVD was recorded live at the Lichfield Art Centre in 1989 and has the following tracks:
1. Astral Rider
2. Highlander
3. Notre Dame
4. Jekyll And Hyde
5. 1001 Nights
6. Mad, Mad World
7. Mistress Of The Forest
8. D.V.R.
Bonus tracks
1. Highlander (official video)
2. Mad, Mad World (official video)
*CD re-issue by Classic Metal with the following Demo recordings as bonus:
11. Astral Rider (1988)
12. Fox On The Run (Sweet Cover Version)
13. Mad, Mad World (1988)
14. Mistress Of The Forest
Promo 2005
1. Inquisitor
2. King For A Day
3. Absolute Power
 Escape Music cover |
 High Roller Records cover |
Eye Of The Sun
CD Escape Music (2006) ESM133
CD High Roller Records (2016) HRR 432 CD
LP High Roller Records (2016) HRR 432
1. Inquisitor
2. Eye Of The Sun
3. Cyberworld
4. Kiss Of Evil
5. Eye Of The Zombie
6. Absolute Power
7. Whore Of Babylon
8. Golgotha
9. King For A Day
10. Angels In Hell
*There is also a promo version CD by Escape Music on cardboard sleeve
*High Roller CD limited to 500 copies
*LP limited to 5000 copies: 250 in ‘Easter Yellow’ and 250 in black vinyl
The Definitive Part One
CD EM Music (2008) EM-M001
2LP Metalizer Records (2010) MERE-001
CD Metal Nation Records (2018) MNR020
1. Inquisitor
2. Nova Battlestar
3. The Gates Of Gehenna
4. Astral Rider
5. Kiss Of Evil
6. Mutilator
7. Reach For The Sky
8. Road Of Eagles
9. Return Of The Passover
10. Laying Down The Law
11. Mistress Of The Forest
*The 2LP edition is limited to 500 copies (350 in black vinyl and 150 in silver splatter). It has three bonus tracks recorded live at the Keep It True festival in 2009:
12. Highlander
13. Road Of Eagles
14. Laying Down The Law
Throne Of Damnation
CD EP EM Music (2010) EM-M002
1. Running Man
2. Whore Of Babylon
3. Freak Show
4. Prime Time
5. Night Stalker
A Sultans Ransom – Video Archive
DVD EM Music (2010)
1. Astral Rider
2. Highlander
3. Mad Mad World
4. 1001 Nights
5. Notre Dame
6. Mistress Of The Forest
7. Jekyll And Hyde
8. Highlander (official video)
9. Mad, Mad World (official video)
*Recorded live at the Lichfield Arts Centre in 1989
Contagion
Digital download (2012)
1. Contagion
*Exclusive on iTunes
Resist Or Serve
CD High Roller Records (2014) HRR 365 CD
LP High Roller Records (2014) HRR 365
1. Call Of The Dark Ones
2. Hell Diver
3. Deliverance
4. Brimstone And Fire
5. Northwind To Valhalla
6. Mutilator
7. Anti Matter Man
8. Cycle Of Hate
9. Premature Burial
10. Austrian Assault
*LP limited to 750 copies: 300 in black vinyl, 350 in mustard vinyl and 100 in green/yellow blend vinyl
Who Mourns For The Morning Star
CD High Roller Records (2017) HRR 536 CD
LP High Roller Records (2017) HRR 536
1. Star Rider
2. Song Of Orpheus
3. I Talk To The Dead
4. Neon Angels
5. Morning Star
6. Time To Burn
7. Mindmaster
8. Go Tell The Spartans
9. Bannockbur
*LP pressing limited to 750 copies, 350 in black, 300 in transparent orange and 100 in transparent purple vinyl
The Definitive Part Two
CD Metal Nation Records (2018) MNR021
LP High Roller Records (2018) HRR 615
1. Running Man
2. Prime Time
3. Night Stalker
4. Freakshow
5. Whore Of Babylon
6. I’m Your Nemesis
7. Do What Thou Wilt
8. Age Of Steel
9. Look To The Sky
10. Curse Of The Gypsy
11. Contagion
*Compilation of rare and unreleased material from recent years including the whole self-released EP Throne Of Damnation (2010)
*LP limited to 500 copies: 200 in black, 200 in ‘oxblood’ and 100 in white vinyl
The BBC Sessions
LP High Roller Records (2018) HRR 612
1. Laying Down The Law
2. Crack The Whip
3. Return Of The Passover
4. Road Of Eagles
5. Mistress Of The Forest
6. Astral Rider
7. Mad Mad World
8. Fox On The Run
*Two different sessions from 1983 (tracks 1-4) and 1989 (tracks 5-8)
*LP limited to 500 copies: 200 in black, 200 translucent green and 100 in clear vinyl
Age Of Steel
LP Pure Steel Records (2020) PSRLP117
CD Pure Steel Records (2020) PSRCD197
CD Rubicon Music (2020) RBNCD-1305
CD Hellion Records (2020)
1. Bathory
2. Apathy
3. Touch The Rainbow
4. Bedlam
5. Ascension
6. Alderley Edge
7. Gods Of War
8. Victim Of The Furies
9. Judas
10. Age Of Steel
11. Immortality Denied (bonus on the Japanese CD by Rubicon)
*LP by Pure Steel limited to 500 copies: 400 on Black and 100 on Black/Silver splatter vinyl
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