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TOKYO BLADE
CURRENT NAME	Tokyo Blade
FORMER NAMES	-
ORIGIN	United Kingdom
STATUS	Disbanded
FORMED IN	-
GENRE	Hard rock
STYLE	-
LYRICAL THEME	-
BAND ADDED	2004-03-28, 00:00
LAST UPDATE	2004-03-28, 00:00

Band biography

Tokyo Blade was formed in Salisbury, UK, in the late 70s or very early 80s by a group of friends from school under the original monicker Killer. A demo was recorded in 1981 after which a name change took place and they became Genghis Khan. Three singles later a further name change to Tokyo Blade occurred.

A deal was signed with New Tork based Powerstation and their self-titled debut album was out in the streets in 1983. In 1984 Tokyo Blade appeared at the Dutch Aardschok festival where they shared the stage with Metallica and Venom among others. In 1986 they did their first American shows opening for Venom. Numerous line-up changes and legal problems with the Powerstation label took its toll on the band who called it quits around 1991.

A reunion took place in 1995, resulting in a demo with a new line-up once again. In April 1986 they appeared at the Bang Your Head festival in Germany but split up soon after this show.

Former members Add - Fetch
Attilla	1990-1991	Keyboards
Marc Angel	1990-1991, -1995-1996	Drums
Danny Gwilym	1990-1991	Guitars
Colin Riggs	1990-1991, -1995-1996	Bass
Martin Machwitz	-1989-	Keyboards
Dave Sale	-1989-	Bass
Michael Pozz	-1989-	Vocals
Alex Lee	1987-1987	Drums
Chris Stover	1987-1987	Bass
Gary Jeffrey	1987-1987	Guitars
Brian George	1986-1987	Vocals
Pete Zito	1986-1986, 1987-1987	Vocals
Sean Cooper	1986-1987	Guitars
Dave Donaldson	1986-	Bass	See also Tygers Of Pan Tang
Andy Robbins	-1981-1984	Bass	See also Jagged Edge, Pentagram
Ray Disemore	-1981-1983	Guitars
Vicki Wright	1984-1986	Vocals	See also Johnny Crash
Steve Pierce	-1981-1987	Drums
Andy Wrighton	1984-1986	Bass
John Wiggins	1983-1986, -1995-1996	Guitars
Andy Boulton	-1981-1991, -1995-1996	Guitars
Alan Marsh	-1981-1984, -1995-	Vocals

Session musicians Add - Fetch
Steve Kerr		Guitars
Carl Sentence		Vocals

Buy Tokyo Blade albums

Official releases Add
1981	For Serious Applicants Only	No label
1983	Love You	Wabbit
1983	Mongol Nation	Wabbit
1983	Tokyo Blade	Powerstation
1984	Night Of The Blade	Powerstation
1985	Warrior Of The Rising Sun	Rawpower
1986	Blackhearts And Jaded Spades	No label
1988	No Remorse	Hot Blood
1990	Mr. Ice	Zoom Club
1995	Burning Down Paradise	Fresh Fruit
1998	Pumphouse	Zoom Club
2002	Mongol Nation	No label

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