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SPEAR OF DESTINY 1983 – 2013

“Thirty Years and Counting” European Tour 2013

 

Hard to believe we know but it is true, Kirk Brandon has now been leading SOD for 30 years. To celebrate a 6-week European tour in October and November 2013 is being undertaken.

These very special concerts will contain tracks from all 12 SOD studio albums, a new song from 2014's new album "Thirty-one" and a previously little heard gem from1984 “Institution’.

To coincide with the tour a career spanning box set, Spear of Destiny "Thirty Years and Counting" will be released on Vinyl, CD and Digital via kirkbrandon.com, Code7 Distribution and The Orchard Digital Platform.

 

SPEAR OF DESTINY were formed in 1983 after the demise of Kirk Brandon’s post punk iconic rockers THEATRE OF HATE. (Brandon had also, before TOH, been the main man in every punk rockers favorite band of that era The Pack)

 

The current line up of Spear is the longest serving to date and features Adrian Portas (New Model Army / Sex Gang Children), Craig Adams (Sisters of Mercy / The Cult / The Mission) and Mike Kelly (The Mission).

 

Recent comments on Kirk Brandon and Spear of Destiny

 

On latest studio album ‘Omega Point’.

Vive le Rock! Magazine said “Kirk Brandon is one of the UK’s most underrated songwriters and ‘Omega Point’ is a fine addition to his arsenal of epic albums”.

 

Mojo wrote: “Kirk Brandon is on of the UK’s best kept secrets”.

 

The BBC’s Jeremy Vine says “@kirkbrandon is one of our greatest musical geniuses”

 

John Robb’s Louder Than War “Spear of Destiny are criminally underrated and are one of Britain’s best, Boys Own, punch the air, grandiose Rock’nRoll bands.

 

 

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Press and Promotional requests kirkbrandonofficial@me.com

 

MOJO - "He's Exceptional"

UNCUT - 4/5

Maverick - 5/5

Americana - 4/5

Blues Matters - "A Stunning Album"

All Gigs - "Not a weak track on the album"

Get Ready To Rock - "Album Of The Year

 

 

Born in the north of England, Tensheds broke rank and trained as a classical pianist at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music. Spending his life at the piano, it is this training forged with his love of the Blues and Rock n Roll that makes his music so unique. Couple this with his individual looks and you can see why MOJO labelled him “A chameleon with an ear for the unexpected”.

 

 

As a live performer Tensheds has honed his craft through years of excessive touring. Oozing confidence with his formidable keyboard skills and a voice that seems to have lived twice as long as he has, it's no wonder that the likes of John Mayall, Mick Taylor, Manfred Mann, Paul Kelly, Roger Chapman, Paul Young and James Burton have all asked him to support them. In fact Hazel O’Connor was so taken with Tensheds that she personally invited him as support on her last 4 UK Tours.

 

 

In an era when artists tend to shy away from being individual and are full of blame towards the record industry, Tensheds has proved that hard work and self-belief still pays off. Whether you choose to see this in the numerous awards he has won, the music press he has received, the stages he has performed on - he even played alongside Bruce Springsteen, Noel Gallagher, The Darkness, Tom Petty at the 2012 Isle Of Wight Festival. Remember, this is an unsigned artist!

 

 

Maybe there’s some truth in this recent live review:

“His dramatic Rachmaninov-like and then terrifically fast blues keyboard tunes were impressive enough to almost make you believe he had sold his soul to the devil”.

 

 

 

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