Gold Blade

Goldblade (sometimes known as Gold Blade) are an English punk rock band from Manchester, England. The band formed in early 1995 when ex Membranes frontman, John Robb, put the band together with Wayne Simmons and former Membranes and A Witness vocalist Keith Curtis on bass, Rob Haynes (ex Houndgod and Killing for Pleasure/K.F.P.) on drums and Jay Taylor on guitar.
The band signed to Ultimate Records and released their first single, "Soul Power", before releasing several more singles and two albums - Home Turf (1996/97), and Goldblade Drop the Bomb (1998) before Simmons departed. In 2000, Goldblade then recruited a new percussionist, Martin Gray, into the line up and recorded two further singles "AC/DC" and "Who Was The Killa?" together with a third album Do You Believe In The Power Of Rock 'n' Roll all released in 2002 on a new label, Twenty Stone Blatt.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel played some of the members previous bands such as the Membranes and A Witness on his radio programmes especially during the 80's. and when Gold Blade released their single, 'Strictly Hardcore / Snake Style', he played the track, 'Strictly Hardcore' on his 26 February 1997 show. On the Evening Session show of 22 May 1997, Peel came in to host some of the show, where he introduced Gold Blade's live set, which was recorded in Manchester. After 1997, Peel lost interest in the band's music.
==Live==
Live set from Manchester. First broadcast: 22 May 1997
#Black Elvis
#Soul Power
#Strictly Hardcore
#Soul On Fire
#Not Even Jesus
#Hail The People
==Other Shows Played==
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*26 February 1997: Strictly Hardcore (7" - Strictly Hardcore / Snake Style) Ultimate
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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