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Sweet Savage | |
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| Origin | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | Heavy metal |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Park, Crashed, Neat, SPV |
| Members | Ray Haller Marty McCloskey Phil Edgar |
| Past members | Vivian Campbell Simon McBride Davy Bates Jules Watson Trev Fleming Robert Casserly Ian Wilson |
Sweet Savage are a heavy metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1979. Future Dio and Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell was an early member.[1] Since forming in 1979, Sweet Savage have released three studio albums, three singles and one demo. Their latest album, Regeneration, was released in 2011.[2]
Considered one of the pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal movement alongside acts such as Iron Maiden, Saxon, Diamond Head, and Def Leppard, due to a handful of songs, most notably, played and recorded live on the BBC Radio One - The Friday Rock Show.[3][4] The band however, only released two singles in their first incarnation, failed to record a single album[5] and thus success eluded them, leading to their disbandment by 1983.
The band reformed in 1984 with a different line-up, but did not last long. The band reformed for a second time in the 1990s, following Metallica's cover of their song "Killing Time" as a B-side for their "The Unforgiven" single,[6] recording two albums, before disbanding for a third time. They have since reformed and released their third and last album (to date), in 2011.[7]
- ^ "Vivian Campbell". Facebook.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010.
- ^ "Sweet Savage". Discogs.
- ^ "Various - the Friday Rock Show (From BBC Radio 1)". Discogs.
- ^ "Sweet Savage - BBC 1981". Discogs.
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- ^ "Metallica - the Unforgiven". Discogs.
- ^ "Sweet Savage". Discogs.