Originally titled Deadringer,[2] the band was formed in late 1977 as a cover band in Leeds by Johnny "JJ" Hoyle, Neil Hudson, Al Scott, Lee Flaxington and Kenny Jones.[3] They built up a core grassroots following throughout 1978,[4] and came to the attention of Virgin Records through their A&R man, who decided to manage the band when Virgin failed to sign them.[2] In 1980, they signed to the pop and new romantic label Dindisc and issued their debut single, "Sunday Drivers", in January; the band toured the UK with the likes of Praying Mantis, Gillan, Triumph and the Michael Schenker Group.[3][5]
February 1981 saw the release of Dedringer's debut album, Direct Line. Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic described the album as a "fairly innocuous hard set",[3] and Martin Popoff, giving the album 6/10, summed it up as "a memorial to non-threatening pub rock, absorbing all the non-achieving affectations of those who slogged the wee stages before them."[6] The album however sold enough to gain the band a set on the Friday Rock Show, but following the release of the Maxine EP in April 1981, strife between the band and their record label, and serious car accident suffered by Hudson and Scott,[3] led the band to call it a day.
Hudson, Scott, and Jones reformed the band in 1982, with new members Neil Garfitt (vocals) and Chris Graham (bass guitar). They signed to Neat Records and released their new single, "Hot Lady" (in November 1982) and second LP, Second Arising (in January 1983). The new style was compared to new wave of British heavy metal bands Fist and Tygers of Pan Tang,[2][4] as well as older acts such as AC/DC, Quiet Riot, Dokken,[6] and Status Quo,[3] but after some final line-up shuffling, diminishing fan interest led Dedringer to disband in 1985.
dedringer, were, english, hard, rock, band, associated, with, wave, british, heavy, metal, they, were, formed, 1977, leeds, west, yorkshire, released, albums, through, dindisc, neat, records, respectively, before, finally, quitting, 1985, also, known, asdeadri. Dedringer were an English hard rock band associated with the new wave of British heavy metal They were formed in 1977 in Leeds West Yorkshire and released two albums through Dindisc and Neat Records respectively before finally quitting in 1985 1 DedringerAlso known asDeadringerOriginLeeds EnglandGenresHard rockYears active1977 1985LabelsDindisc NeatPast membersJohn Hoyle vocals Neil Hudson guitar Al Scott guitar Lee Flaxington bass Kenny Jones drums Mike Kremastoules guitar Contents 1 History 2 Line up 2 1 Last known line up 2 2 Previous members 3 Discography 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editOriginally titled Deadringer 2 the band was formed in late 1977 as a cover band in Leeds by Johnny JJ Hoyle Neil Hudson Al Scott Lee Flaxington and Kenny Jones 3 They built up a core grassroots following throughout 1978 4 and came to the attention of Virgin Records through their A amp R man who decided to manage the band when Virgin failed to sign them 2 In 1980 they signed to the pop and new romantic label Dindisc and issued their debut single Sunday Drivers in January the band toured the UK with the likes of Praying Mantis Gillan Triumph and the Michael Schenker Group 3 5 February 1981 saw the release of Dedringer s debut album Direct Line Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic described the album as a fairly innocuous hard set 3 and Martin Popoff giving the album 6 10 summed it up as a memorial to non threatening pub rock absorbing all the non achieving affectations of those who slogged the wee stages before them 6 The album however sold enough to gain the band a set on the Friday Rock Show but following the release of the Maxine EP in April 1981 strife between the band and their record label and serious car accident suffered by Hudson and Scott 3 led the band to call it a day Hudson Scott and Jones reformed the band in 1982 with new members Neil Garfitt vocals and Chris Graham bass guitar They signed to Neat Records and released their new single Hot Lady in November 1982 and second LP Second Arising in January 1983 The new style was compared to new wave of British heavy metal bands Fist and Tygers of Pan Tang 2 4 as well as older acts such as AC DC Quiet Riot Dokken 6 and Status Quo 3 but after some final line up shuffling diminishing fan interest led Dedringer to disband in 1985 Line up editLast known line up edit Neil Garfitt vocals Neil Hudson guitar Mike Kremastoules guitar Chris Graham bass Kenny Jones drums Previous members edit Johnny JJ Hoyle vocals Died May 7 2009 Lee Flaxington bass Al Scott guitar Discography edit Sunday Drivers We Don t Mind 7 inch Dindisc DIN 10 1980 Direct Line She s Not Ready 7 inch Dindisc DIN 12 1981 Direct Line LP Dindisc DID 7 1981 Maxine 2 7 EP Dindisc DIN 11 1981 Hot Lady 7 inch Neat NEAT 18 1982 Second Arising LP Neat NEAT 1009 1983 See also editList of new wave of British heavy metal bandsReferences edit Dedringer Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved 17 January 2020 a b c Larkin Colin 1995 The Guinness Who s Who of Heavy Metal 2nd Edition Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN 0 85112 656 1 page 97 a b c d e Rivadavia Eduardo Dedringer biography Allmusic Retrieved 13 February 2012 a b Strong Martin 2001 The Great Metal Discography 2nd Edition MOJO Books ISBN 978 1 84195 185 0 page 150 Sharpe Young Garry Dedringer biography MusicMight Archived from the original on 24 February 2014 Retrieved 13 February 2012 a b Popoff Martin 1997 The Collector s Guide to Heavy Metal Collector s Guide Publishing ISBN 1 896522 32 7 page 114 External links editDedringer AllMusic Dedringer MusicMight Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dedringer amp oldid 1136727002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
