Year : 2026
Style : Heavy Metal
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 107 mb
Bio:
More are a British heavy metal band who were part of the new wave of British heavy metal scene in the early 1980s.They recorded two albums and two singles, and opened the German 1981 Rock Festival Golden Summer Night at Stuttgart and Darmstadt in August 1981, as well as the Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park one week later.Initially the band was fronted by vocalist Paul Mario Day, who had sung in an early incarnation of Iron Maiden.By the time of their second album, Frank Darch and Laurie Mansworth had left, the latter going on to form the band Airrace.Andy John Burton was recruited as the new drummer and the band became a four-piece. Bassist Brian Day also left during the recording of the second album, to be replaced by Barry 'Baz' Nicholls.Following Paul Mario Day's subsequent departure from the band, the line-up of Cox, Nicholls, Burton and vocalist Mick Stratton released a 7" single called "Trickster" in 1982, before splitting up.Kenny Cox revived More briefly in 1985, with vocalist Ron Jackson, guitarist Mel Jones, bassist Baz Nicholls, and Paul George on drums. Following that, Kenny Cox moved on to the band Mammoth with ex-Gillan and Sun Red Sun bassist John McCoy and ex-Samson vocalist Nicky Moore.A further attempt to reform the band occurred in the spring of 1998, with Mike Freeland featuring on vocals. A track called "My Obsession" was recorded by this incarnation of the band, but they split up shortly afterwards in the year 2000.In 2011, Andy John Burton recruited Baz Nicholls (bass; joined More in 1982), Mike Freeland (vocals; part of More's 1999 line-up), Paul Stickles (guitar; also with the band Dangerous Breed) and special guest Chris Tsangarides to form a More tribute band called Exmore. They performed live at the Headbangers Open Air Festival in July 2011, with a Warm up show at the Astor Theatre in Deal, Kent before the festival (in July ) plus an after festival club show on the Sunday.It was this small club gig and the amazing reaction from the enthusiastic audience which led to the band wanting to carry on flying the More colours.Exmore played a co-headlining show with Marseille at the Sir Robert Peel venue in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey on 15 October 2011.The following year, the band changed their name to More 2012 and scheduled further shows, including: 26 May at the Railway venue in Bolton, 23 November at the Red Lion pub in Gravesend, Kent, and 1 December at the Hard Rock Hell VI festival, with Steve Rix on drums.An appearance at the 'Metalwave UK' festival in Purfleet, Essex, alongside Praying Mantis, Dennis Stratton, Cloven Hoof, Chariot and Deep Machine, took place on 5 October 2013,followed by a performance at the 'Heavy Metal Maniacs' festival in Amstelveen on 19 October 2013.In May 2014, Dave John Ross replaced Paul Stickles on guitar. Further concert appearances were then scheduled for the 'Bang Your Head!!!' festival in Balingen on 12 July 2014,[9] and the Hard Rock Hell VII festival in Pwllheli on 15 November 2014.In 2015, the band played at Legends of Rock Festival in Great Yarmouth and Hard Rock Hell VIII festival in Pwllheli. In November and December 2016, the band undertook a short European tour as special guests to German band Bonfire, taking in shows in Belgium, Germany and Holland.
Album:
Destructor is the surprise comeback album from More. Over forty years since their two mighty albums back in the original New Wave of British Heavy Metal days – Warhead and Blood and Thunder – they fire back in 2026 with this real firecracker of a return.Make no mistake – this is not a band trading on NWOBHM nostalgia. Oh no. Destructor is one heck of an album. Ten tracks of solid, well paced controlled heaviness which delivers a proper punch.The album was recoded a few years ago when More worked with that well known producer Chris Tsangarides. For whatever reason, it wasn’t released back then. And of course Chris passed away in 2017.So Destructor is the final album Chris produced – and being a member of More at the time his fine guitar work here is testament to his ability as both guitarist and producer. Over the years More have lost other former members. In a classy touch they are listed in the CD digipack.Hearts on Fire opens the album and pounds away in style. The booming, steady drumming sets the foundation along with the locked in bass. The guitars punch away with the big riffs and well placed solos whilst the vocals come in hot too.All features which remain constant over the full course of the album. That tight drumming in step with the bass are the foundation for the guitars to fire up a variety of riffing which cuts, slashes and throbs away.The solos are all economic yet fully effective (no shredding for the sake of it). Sometimes trading off each other, sometimes the huge chugging chords at play whilst the other rips away. And all the while that rhythm section keeping it all tighter than tight.Mike Freeland’s vocals deliver also – he’s all over it none more so that with the range and the shout along choruses.Scream is relentless. New World powerful and catchy. The title track a big four minute banger.Spirits of War comes in with menace and Immortal has a lung busting, fist raising chorus.Wolf Behind Your Eyes is arguably the best of the best. A rip-snorter where More shoehorn much controlled heaviness in to a few seconds short of five minutes.That’s before the relentless fast paced cutting and slashing mayhem of the closer end this most fine of albums. The song is titled More – and let’s hope that’s what we get in the future……more from More.The only weak spot here on Destructor in my opinion is My Obsession. Something of a generic “by the numbers” effort. It has (again, in my opinion) too much of a cheesy feel. It’s not bad, though not up to the high class of the other nine tracks.All in all – a monster of a return from More and, er, more proof that “legacy” NWOBHM bands have all their chops intact.On “legacy NWOBHM – we have the Saracen live album due soon and all being well new albums from Saxon and Quartz later this year.In the meantime – snap up Destructor. The official release date is 6th March 2026 (about six weeks from time of posting.
Line Up:
Mike Freeland - Vocals (1998-2000, 2011-2018, 2023-present) - See also: ex-Axon-IV, ex-Dangerous Breed, ex-Hindsight 20/20, ex-Praying Mantis, ex-Traitor
Peter Welsh - Guitars (2024-present) - See also: Roots of the Old Oak (live), Dep Leppard, Scavenger's Daughter, ex-Tytan, ex-Blaze Bayley (live), ex-Kevin Riddles' Baphomet, ex-Primaeval, ex-Snakebite, ex-Tenebrae
Steve Rix - Drums (2012-present) - See also: Battleaxe (live), ex-Dangerous Breed
Baz Nichols - Bass (1982, 1985, 1998-2000, 2011-present) - See also: ex-Dangerous Breed, ex-Dogs Blues, ex-The Big Wheel
Tracklist:
01. Heart on Fire
02. Rocquiem
03. Scream
04. New World
05. Destructor
06. Spirits of War
07. Immortal
08. My Obsession
09. Wolf Behind Your Eyes
10. More
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