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Gandalf's Fist

Gandalf's Fist is an English band originally from Maryport, Cumbria. The band operates and records their own material from their headquarters currently located in South Norfolk.[1] Their music is influenced by 1970s progressive/psychedelic rock. The group formed in 2005, and built their reputation through various airplay by national radio (Planet Rock Radio, Teamrock Radio) with the help of several interviews in the "Classic Rock presents Prog"-Magazine,[2][3] they cemented their reputation by playing at the "Second Stage" of Planet Rockstock in Great Yarmouth in December 2013,[4] despite being a "initially studio only" project.[1] They were featured in the TOP20 of Geoff Barton's 2013 Critic's choice in PROG Magazine Issue #41.[5]

Gandalf's Fist
Gandalf's Fist Live at Great Yarmouth, December 2013
Background information
OriginMaryport, Cumbria, England
GenresProgressive rock, progressive folk, folk rock
Years active2005–present
Members
  • Dean Marsh
  • Luke Severn
  • Stefan Hepe
  • Christopher Ewen
  • Keri Farish
  • Ben Bell
Websitegandalfsfist.com

History edit

Formed at a nightclub in 2005 when a mutual friend invented a silly band name to try to impress a girl,[6] Gandalf's Fist began as the creative collaboration of multi-instrumentalist Dean Marsh and lyricist-vocalist Luke Severn. Meeting at university and becoming good friends, the duo spent the subsequent two years releasing experimental instrumental tracks. The origins of their music were influenced by the golden era of progressive rock in the 1970s and traditional English folk music.[1]

After their LPs Road to Darkness and From a Point of Existence were favorably reviewed by G. W. Hill at Music Street Journal[7] for their mix of neo-prog, folk and hard rock, they recruited German drummer Stefan Hepe to work on their fourth full release, listing him in the liner notes as one of the "Additional Wanderers Intercepting the Signal".[8] Gandalf's Fist released the subsequent LP A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer in September 2013, being the last release by the band under the US label Musik&Film[9] and received widespread coverage from progressive rock journalists (Classic Rock Magazine,[10] Prog Magazine,[5][11] Powerplay Magazine,[12] Fireworks Magazine).[13]

After accepting the offer to play at the "Second Stage" at Planet Radio "Planet Rockstock" in Great Yarmouth, Gandalf's Fist promoted guest musician drummer Stefan Hepe and touring bassist Christopher Ewen, making them full members.

As a four-piece, the band wrote new material for their fifth full-length release called A Forest of Fey, which features Troy Donockley, John Mitchell, Dave Oberlé and Clive Nolan as guest musicians.[14] It was released on 20 October 2014. A Forest Of Fey received critical acclaim from music critics. The Classic Rock Magazine UK ranked the album #3 of "Best Prog Albums in 2014"[15] and called it "[...] the Fist's finest achievement to date", rating it with 8/10 points.[16]

During the first half of 2015, the band released two EPs at once: an unplugged album containing songs of their career so far,[17] and a "best of" compilation, giving the opportunity to check out a song from every studio album released so far. Three songs were completely re-recorded or mixed, and the album is available as "name your price" via their Bandcamp page.

In November 2015, the band announced work on their sixth album,[18] stating it will again be a concept album planned to be released in 2016. It will be a three-CD album called The Clockwork Fable[19] and will feature the voice talents of Mark Benton, Zach Galligan, Bill Fellows, Paul Kavanagh, Paul Barnhill and Tim Munro, amongst others.[20] They also announced, that Blaze Bayley, Arjen Lucassen, Dave Oberlé (Gryphon) and Matt Stevens (The Fierce and the Dead) are contributing to the new album.[21]

After releasing The Clockwork Fable on 1 May 2016 and receiving much praise for it,[22][23] they headlined the second stage in March 2017 at the HRH Prog Volume V Festival in Pwllheli[24][25] with the help of female vocalist Keri Farish and keyboarder Ben Bell (Fusion Orchestra 2, Patchwork Cacophony).

Their videoclip for the song "Shadowborn" (from The Clockwork Fable) was nominated for the Prog Magazine Awards 2017 in the category "Video Of The Year".[26]

After some very successful collaborations with Farish and Bell, the band promoted them to full members in November 2017; they made their debut with the 2017 Christmas single Winter's Mourning,[27] which has been released in early December 2017.

In November 2018, the band had another appearance at the HRH Prog Volume VII Festival in Pwllheli,[28][29] headlining the second stage once again.

On 1 July 2019, the band released the album "The Clockwork Prologue", a prequel of their 2016 3-CD album "The Clockwork Fable". The 2-CD album is a mix of unused songs from "The Clockwork Fable" and new material and features the actors Mark Benton, Bill Fellows, Paul Kavanagh and Tim Munro in the narrative scenes between the songs; a concept that has already been used for "The Clockwork Fable".[30]

Personnel edit

Members edit

Lineups edit

2005–2013 2013–2017 2017–present
  • Dean Marsh – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drums
  • Luke Severn – vocals
  • Dean Marsh – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Luke Severn – vocals
  • Stefan Hepe – drums
  • Christopher Ewen – bass
  • Dean Marsh – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Luke Severn – vocals
  • Stefan Hepe – drums
  • Christopher Ewen – bass
  • Keri Farish – female vocals
  • Ben Bell – keyboards

Discography edit

Studio edit

  • The Master and the Monkey (2011),[31] "The (Re(master and the Monkey" Special Edition (2021)
  • Road to Darkness (2011), Special Edition (2018)
  • From a Point of Existence (2012)
  • A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer (2013), Special Edition (2017)
  • A Forest of Fey (2014)
  • The Clockwork Fable (2016)
  • The Clockwork Prologue (2019)
  • Widdershins (2022)

EPs and singles edit

  • Songs From the Solway EP (2011)
  • The Wizard's Study EP (2011)
  • There and Back Again EP (2012)
  • Winter Is Coming EP (2012)
  • The Wizard's Study II: Balrog Boogaloo EP (2013)
  • Songs From a Winter Forest EP (2013)
  • Live From a Post-Apocalyptic Powercut EP (2015, Unplugged)
  • Uprooted (2015, Best-of Compilation)
  • Winter's Mourning (2017, Christmas Single)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Gandalf's Fist - Band History". gandalfsfist.com.
  2. ^ "Prog Magazine 28". Flickr.com. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Prog Magazine 43". Flickr.com. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Planet Rockstock 2013 at Songkick". songkick.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b "GeoffBartons". Flickr.com. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. ^ Gandalf's Fist. "Gandalf's Fist Bio (Official Website)". gandalfsfist.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Gandalf's Fist at Music Street Journal". Musicstreetjournal.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  8. ^ Gandalf's Fist. "Album "A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer" (Official Website)". gandalfsfist.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Gandalf's Fist releases Album from 'Outside the solar system' with Musik and Film records". musikandfilm.com. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Classic Rock FEB 2014". Flickr.com. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Prog Magazine #42". Flickr.com. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Powerplay Magazine #161". Flickr.com. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Fireworks Magazine #62". Flickr.com. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Martin Kielty (12 August 2014). "Teamrock News: Donockley, Nolan, Stevens and Mitchell guest with Gandalf's Fist". teamrock.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  15. ^ "Rank #3 in Classic Rock Magazine's TOP 2014 Prog Albums". Flickr.com. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  16. ^ "ClassicRockMag 8outof10". Flickr.com. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  17. ^ Scott Munro (19 May 2015). "Teamrock News: Gandalf's Fist to launch acoustic EP". teamrock.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  18. ^ Martin Kielty (14 November 2015). "Teamrock News: Gandalf's Fist tease 6th album". teamrock.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  19. ^ Scott Munro (11 January 2016). "Teamrock News: Gandalf's Fist announce triple album". teamrock.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  20. ^ Martin Kielty (15 February 2016). "Teamrock News: Gandalf's Fist name Clockwork Fable actors". teamrock.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  21. ^ a b c d e Martin Kielty (21 March 2016). "Teamrock News: Gandalf's Fist reveal The Clockwork Fable guest list". teamrock.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  22. ^ Hutchinson, Martin (26 April 2016). "Review – Gandalf's Fist – The Clockwork Fable – by Progradar". Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  23. ^ Barton, Geoff (13 May 2016). "Prog Round-Up July 2016". Issue 224 - July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  24. ^ "Live: HRH Prog V". Echoesanddust.com. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  25. ^ . Efestivals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  26. ^ Ewing, Jerry (28 June 2017). "The Progressive Music Awards Are Back!". Newspost. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  27. ^ Munro, Scott (22 November 2017). "Gandalf's Fist reveal new lineup and announce Christmas single". Newspost. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  28. ^ "Genre Giants and Talent Aplenty Announced for HRH Prog VII". Facebook Announcement. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  29. ^ . Website. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  30. ^ "Gandalf's Fist announce double album The Clockwork Prologue". Website. May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  31. ^ "The Master and the Monkey, by Gandalf's Fist". Gandalf's Fist. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Gandalf's Fist at Bandcamp

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Gandalf s Fist is an English band originally from Maryport Cumbria The band operates and records their own material from their headquarters currently located in South Norfolk 1 Their music is influenced by 1970s progressive psychedelic rock The group formed in 2005 and built their reputation through various airplay by national radio Planet Rock Radio Teamrock Radio with the help of several interviews in the Classic Rock presents Prog Magazine 2 3 they cemented their reputation by playing at the Second Stage of Planet Rockstock in Great Yarmouth in December 2013 4 despite being a initially studio only project 1 They were featured in the TOP20 of Geoff Barton s 2013 Critic s choice in PROG Magazine Issue 41 5 Gandalf s FistGandalf s Fist Live at Great Yarmouth December 2013Background informationOriginMaryport Cumbria EnglandGenresProgressive rock progressive folk folk rockYears active2005 presentMembersDean Marsh Luke Severn Stefan Hepe Christopher Ewen Keri Farish Ben BellWebsitegandalfsfist wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Personnel 2 1 Members 2 2 Lineups 3 Discography 3 1 Studio 3 2 EPs and singles 4 References 5 External linksHistory editFormed at a nightclub in 2005 when a mutual friend invented a silly band name to try to impress a girl 6 Gandalf s Fist began as the creative collaboration of multi instrumentalist Dean Marsh and lyricist vocalist Luke Severn Meeting at university and becoming good friends the duo spent the subsequent two years releasing experimental instrumental tracks The origins of their music were influenced by the golden era of progressive rock in the 1970s and traditional English folk music 1 After their LPs Road to Darkness and From a Point of Existence were favorably reviewed by G W Hill at Music Street Journal 7 for their mix of neo prog folk and hard rock they recruited German drummer Stefan Hepe to work on their fourth full release listing him in the liner notes as one of the Additional Wanderers Intercepting the Signal 8 Gandalf s Fist released the subsequent LP A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer in September 2013 being the last release by the band under the US label Musik amp Film 9 and received widespread coverage from progressive rock journalists Classic Rock Magazine 10 Prog Magazine 5 11 Powerplay Magazine 12 Fireworks Magazine 13 After accepting the offer to play at the Second Stage at Planet Radio Planet Rockstock in Great Yarmouth Gandalf s Fist promoted guest musician drummer Stefan Hepe and touring bassist Christopher Ewen making them full members As a four piece the band wrote new material for their fifth full length release called A Forest of Fey which features Troy Donockley John Mitchell Dave Oberle and Clive Nolan as guest musicians 14 It was released on 20 October 2014 A Forest Of Fey received critical acclaim from music critics The Classic Rock Magazine UK ranked the album 3 of Best Prog Albums in 2014 15 and called it the Fist s finest achievement to date rating it with 8 10 points 16 During the first half of 2015 the band released two EPs at once an unplugged album containing songs of their career so far 17 and a best of compilation giving the opportunity to check out a song from every studio album released so far Three songs were completely re recorded or mixed and the album is available as name your price via their Bandcamp page In November 2015 the band announced work on their sixth album 18 stating it will again be a concept album planned to be released in 2016 It will be a three CD album called The Clockwork Fable 19 and will feature the voice talents of Mark Benton Zach Galligan Bill Fellows Paul Kavanagh Paul Barnhill and Tim Munro amongst others 20 They also announced that Blaze Bayley Arjen Lucassen Dave Oberle Gryphon and Matt Stevens The Fierce and the Dead are contributing to the new album 21 After releasing The Clockwork Fable on 1 May 2016 and receiving much praise for it 22 23 they headlined the second stage in March 2017 at the HRH Prog Volume V Festival in Pwllheli 24 25 with the help of female vocalist Keri Farish and keyboarder Ben Bell Fusion Orchestra 2 Patchwork Cacophony Their videoclip for the song Shadowborn from The Clockwork Fable was nominated for the Prog Magazine Awards 2017 in the category Video Of The Year 26 After some very successful collaborations with Farish and Bell the band promoted them to full members in November 2017 they made their debut with the 2017 Christmas single Winter s Mourning 27 which has been released in early December 2017 In November 2018 the band had another appearance at the HRH Prog Volume VII Festival in Pwllheli 28 29 headlining the second stage once again On 1 July 2019 the band released the album The Clockwork Prologue a prequel of their 2016 3 CD album The Clockwork Fable The 2 CD album is a mix of unused songs from The Clockwork Fable and new material and features the actors Mark Benton Bill Fellows Paul Kavanagh and Tim Munro in the narrative scenes between the songs a concept that has already been used for The Clockwork Fable 30 Personnel editMembers edit Current members Dean Marsh guitars keyboards synths male vocals 2005 present Luke Severn male vocals 2005 present Stefan Hepe drums and percussion 2013 present Christopher Ewen bass 2013 present Keri Farish female vocals 2017 present Ben Bell keyboards 2017 present Regular guest musicians Melissa Hollick vocals 2013 present Dying Seed vocals 2013 present Jennifer Pederson vocals 2013 2014 Rebecca Watson vocals 2011 2013 Current guest musicians Blaze Bayley vocals The Clockwork Fable 21 Arjen Lucassen vocals The Clockwork Fable 21 Dave Oberle Bodhran vocals A Forest Of Fey The Clockwork Fable 14 21 Matt Stevens guitar A Forest Of Fey The Clockwork Fable 14 21 Nathan Madsen Saxophone The Clockwork Fable Former guest musicians Troy Donockley Woodwind Cumbrian Bouzouki and pipes A Forest Of Fey 14 John Mitchell vocals A Forest Of Fey 14 Clive Nolan synth A Forest Of Fey 14 Aisling Marsh vocals From a Point of Existence Davor Busic flutes A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer Suzanne Weller flutes A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer Andy Bolper saxophone A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer Lonna Marie vocals A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer Lineups edit 2005 2013 2013 2017 2017 present Dean Marsh vocals guitars keyboards bass drums Luke Severn vocals Dean Marsh vocals guitars keyboards Luke Severn vocals Stefan Hepe drums Christopher Ewen bass Dean Marsh vocals guitars keyboards Luke Severn vocals Stefan Hepe drums Christopher Ewen bass Keri Farish female vocals Ben Bell keyboardsDiscography editStudio edit The Master and the Monkey 2011 31 The Re master and the Monkey Special Edition 2021 Road to Darkness 2011 Special Edition 2018 From a Point of Existence 2012 A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer 2013 Special Edition 2017 A Forest of Fey 2014 The Clockwork Fable 2016 The Clockwork Prologue 2019 Widdershins 2022 EPs and singles edit Songs From the Solway EP 2011 The Wizard s Study EP 2011 There and Back Again EP 2012 Winter Is Coming EP 2012 The Wizard s Study II Balrog Boogaloo EP 2013 Songs From a Winter Forest EP 2013 Live From a Post Apocalyptic Powercut EP 2015 Unplugged Uprooted 2015 Best of Compilation Winter s Mourning 2017 Christmas Single References edit a b c Gandalf s Fist Band History gandalfsfist com Prog Magazine 28 Flickr com 19 September 2014 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Prog Magazine 43 Flickr com 19 September 2014 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Planet Rockstock 2013 at Songkick songkick com Retrieved 27 April 2014 a b GeoffBartons Flickr com 20 September 2014 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Gandalf s Fist Gandalf s Fist Bio Official Website gandalfsfist com Retrieved 27 April 2014 Gandalf s Fist at Music Street Journal Musicstreetjournal com Retrieved 27 April 2014 Gandalf s Fist Album A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer Official Website gandalfsfist com Retrieved 27 April 2014 Gandalf s Fist releases Album from Outside the solar system with Musik and Film records musikandfilm com 16 September 2014 Retrieved 5 October 2014 Classic Rock FEB 2014 Flickr com 20 September 2014 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Prog Magazine 42 Flickr com 20 September 2014 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Powerplay Magazine 161 Flickr com 20 September 2014 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Fireworks Magazine 62 Flickr com 20 September 2014 Retrieved 28 May 2020 a b c d e f Martin Kielty 12 August 2014 Teamrock News Donockley Nolan Stevens and Mitchell guest with Gandalf s Fist teamrock com Retrieved 13 August 2014 Rank 3 in Classic Rock Magazine s TOP 2014 Prog Albums Flickr com 30 January 2015 Retrieved 28 May 2020 ClassicRockMag 8outof10 Flickr com 30 January 2015 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Scott Munro 19 May 2015 Teamrock News Gandalf s Fist to launch acoustic EP teamrock com Retrieved 17 July 2015 Martin Kielty 14 November 2015 Teamrock News Gandalf s Fist tease 6th album teamrock com Retrieved 14 November 2015 Scott Munro 11 January 2016 Teamrock News Gandalf s Fist announce triple album teamrock com Retrieved 15 February 2016 Martin Kielty 15 February 2016 Teamrock News Gandalf s Fist name Clockwork Fable actors teamrock com Retrieved 15 February 2016 a b c d e Martin Kielty 21 March 2016 Teamrock News Gandalf s Fist reveal The Clockwork Fable guest list teamrock com Retrieved 30 March 2016 Hutchinson Martin 26 April 2016 Review Gandalf s Fist The Clockwork Fable by Progradar Retrieved 27 August 2017 Barton Geoff 13 May 2016 Prog Round Up July 2016 Issue 224 July 2016 Retrieved 17 July 2017 Live HRH Prog V Echoesanddust com 10 May 2017 Retrieved 27 July 2017 Hawkwind top acts for HRH Prog Efestivals co uk Archived from the original on 28 August 2017 Retrieved 17 July 2017 Ewing Jerry 28 June 2017 The Progressive Music Awards Are Back Newspost Retrieved 23 November 2017 Munro Scott 22 November 2017 Gandalf s Fist reveal new lineup and announce Christmas single Newspost Retrieved 23 November 2017 Genre Giants and Talent Aplenty Announced for HRH Prog VII Facebook Announcement Retrieved 24 January 2018 HRH Prog VII Line up Saturday Website Archived from the original on 29 March 2018 Retrieved 28 March 2018 Gandalf s Fist announce double album The Clockwork Prologue Website May 2019 Retrieved 1 May 2019 The Master and the Monkey by Gandalf s Fist Gandalf s Fist Retrieved 16 September 2020 External links editOfficial website Gandalf s Fist at Bandcamp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gandalf 27s Fist amp oldid 1210072322, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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