Killers In The Battlezone 1986-2000 Coffret

Description

The name of Paul Di'Anno will probably always be inextricably linked to that of Iron Maiden, the world-conquering metal band he led from 1978 to 1981, recording their two groundbreaking albums, "Iron Maiden" in 1980 and "Killers" in 1981. After the arrival of Bruce Dickinson at the end of 81, while Iron Maiden was enjoying worldwide success, Di'Anno led a series of bands in the early 1980s, including Lonewolf, Di'Anno, and the NWOBHM supergroup, Gogmagog, before forming Battlezone in 1985.
Battlezone was born when Di'Anno teamed up with John Wiggins from Tokyo Blade and John Hurley from Deep Machine, both on lead guitar, the lineup being completed by Peter West on bass and Bob Falck on drums. Signing with Powerstation Records, they released "Fighting Back" in 1986, produced with Ian Richardson.
By the time Battlezone came to record "Children Of Madness" in 1987, for Raw Power, Hurley and Falck had been replaced by guitarist Graham Bath and drummer Steve Hopgood, both from Persian Risk. Making significant progress in the United States thanks to heavy touring, they even made it onto MTV with the track "I Don't Wanna Know." Unfortunately, the band was unable to capitalize on their hard work and disbanded shortly after.
Teaming up with Graham Bath and Steve Hopgood from Battlezone, Paul Di'Anno's new band, Killers, was completed by Cliff Evans on bass and Gavin Cooper on guitar. This lineup is featured on a CD3 recorded live at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles 2000. A real treat for Iron Maiden fans, the band revisits and embraces the songs that made their singer famous, with versions of 'Wrathchild', 'Remember Tomorrow', 'Phantom Of The Opera', and 'Sanctuary', alongside originals such as 'Impaler' and 'Protector', as well as 'Children Of The Revolution' by T Rex.
'Rising Star', a track that originally appeared on the compilation 'Warchild', is included as a bonus track 'Fighting Back' on CD1, and 'To The Limit', originally only a Japanese exclusive, plus 'Drawn Under' from the 1989 'Elementals: UK HM' compilation, are added as bonuses to 'Children Of Madness' on CD2. This 3 CD set is completed by an essay from rock and NWOBHM expert, John Tucker.