From: pw15@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Philip  Wang)
Subject: Gogmagog
Reply-To: pw15@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Philip  Wang)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 21:23:25 GMT

Well, I got this EP along with DIamond Head's LIGHTNING TO THE NATIONS. Anyway,
I haven't listened to it yet (I'm going to my friend's place to borrow his
phonograph since I don't have one in my apartment), but according to the few
thousand words or so printed inside, it is apparently formed by Johnathan King.
Supposedly he does tv shows. Anyway, he says he was at this heavy metal concert
and he was surprised that these people there were really excited because the 
music basically sucked and he guesses that the people were there just to mosh
and that they knew the music from those bands wasn't too good. So he came up 
with some idea to get the best heavy metal musicians currently not in any
bands and form a group in the King Diamond sort of vein - theatricals, costumes
and other cool stuff, and a concept behind the music. The music would be
good already because there would be supposedly a hit team of songwriters for
the band (which I personally don't understand because as you will see the
people they chose are good composers in their own right, yet they didn't
write any of the music). 

Ian Gibson did cover artwork, t-shirts, promos, etc.
Russ Ballard and Johnathan King write the music
Paul Di'anno (ex-Iron Maiden) is singer.
Jannick Gers (ex-White Spirit and Gillan) is lead guitarist.
Pete Willis (ex-Def Leppard) is rhythm and lead guitarist
John Entwhistle (ex-The Who) is bass player
Cozy Powell (ex-about-a-billion-bands) is drummer.

Originally Clive Burr was the choice drummer, but supposedly he wasn't 
around so they chose Cozy. Then later on, Cozy was asked to join E.L.P., so he
had to leave, but then Clive Burr found out about the project, so Clive Burr
became the supergroup's drummer.

John Entwhistle joined this band because he was having trouble forming his own
band. All of the sudden, his band formed, so he had to leave. Neil Murray from
Whitesnake was recommended as the best of the younger bassists on major labels,
and although he was still in Whitesnake, since Cozy left the band (this is in
1984, right after SLIDE IT IN), Whitesnake left the road to write more music
and find a new drummer. So Neil Murray guested on this album.

The new band was called GogMagog, based on some Biblical legend I guess
(Revelations: 20). Anyway, everyone in the executives of the major labels 
thought it was great, but they were too scared to put a few million dollars
in to support this band, so unfortunately the band never made it. This EP
is basically three of the demos they made that people wanted so Johnathan King
released. 
	Side A: I Will Be There (by Russ Ballard)
	Side B:Living In A Fucking Time Warp (by Johnathan King)
	       It's Illegal, It's Immoral, It's Unhealthy, But It's Fun
			(by Johnathan King)

I'll let you know how it sounds. Just thought you might be interested as this
was the NWOBHM supergroup that I guess never really formed.

philip
Philip Wang
"Though many a tortured night prevails, thy Exorcisms shall but fail while
Crucifix doth burn my flesh, I shall not yield to you unless I Die" - Venom
E-mail at pw15@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu