OK - you are feeling veery sleepy, cast your mind back to a time long,long ago ......
The time is the late seventies - punk was dying out after its 15 minutes of fame and Rock was coming back with a vengeance -
The second wave of UK rockers were about to be unleashed upon the world (the first being Sabbath,Purple,Zep et al) -
Bands like Judas Priest,Scorpions,UFO,and Rush were about to take the world by storm - but in the background, based in Bolton in England's gritty Nort West was a set of young lads learning their trade and about to form a band based on the finest traditions of UK Rock (long hair and loud music)
Featured in the band were -
Grame Wyatt - Vocals
Mike Rabbitt - Guitars
Phil Loftus - Guitars
Phil Gavin - Bass
Sam Hall - Drums
The first gig was in a small youth club in BreighTmet in 1979 and was the start of many around the North West over the next decade or so ...
Songs in the set were mainly AC/DC,Saxon,Scorpions and also a couple that were being written by the band themselves ....
During the early 80's a few changes occurred - Phil Loftus left the band and was soon followed by singer Graeme and drummer Sam mainly due to the fact that Wolfpack were heading into a more thrashy direction (bands like Metallica/Slayer were about to hit the big time) which left the band as a 3-piece (including new signing the incomparable CRUM on drums)
The line up was now stabilised and an album 'Total Head Removal' was released in the Autumn of 1986 - the band failed to obtain a second album deal and faded into oblivion in the late 80's ....
UNTIL NOW ..... Like the oft-regailed Phoenix - Wolfpack have risen from the ashes - initially as a one-off reunion gig at the end of 2006 but now on a more permanent basis .....
New vocalist and old mate Nidge Roberts has joined due to Graeme Wyatt's commitments elsewhere and the the drum stool is now occupied by monster tub-thumper Andy Anderson (ex Mad Racket , Loose Covers , Kyte and Peruvian Drumstix !)
The future looks good for the new-look Wolfpack - rehearsal are almost complete and the gig-diary is filling as we speak .....
If you want an excellent night's entertainment (and are sick of hearing Smoke on the Water , Freebird, Paranoid etc) then try and the band who are covering traditional bands (but not the same old songs)
Speak soon
Rab (April 2007)
