Spear of Destiny (band)

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Spear of Destiny
Kirk Brandon of Spear of Destiny performing in London, 2012
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Post-punk alternative rock indie rock
Years active	1982–present
Labels	S.S. Burning Rome Epic Virgin Eastworld Do-Little
Members	Craig Adams Kirk Brandon Adrian Portas Phil Martini Steve Allan Jones
Past members	Pete Barnacle Steve Barnacle Chris Bell Stevie Blanchard Chris Bostock Mark Celvallos Mickey Donnelly Robin Goodridge Lascelles James Volker Janssen John Boy Lennard John McNutt Marco Pirroni Mick Proctor Neil Pyzer Luke Rendell Art Smith Alan St. Clair Stan Stammers Dolphin Taylor Mark Gemini Thwaite Graham Wilkinson James Yardley Mike Kelly
Website	Kirk Brandon’s Website Spear of Destiny on Myspace Stan Stammers' Website[usurped]

Spear of Destiny is a British rock band, formed in London in 1982 by lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Kirk Brandon and bassist Stan Stammers. It has had an ever-changing line-up through the years.^[1]

It has had 10 UK Singles Chart entries. Four reached the Top 50 but only one made the Top 20 – "Never Take Me Alive" (1987).^[2]