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Forever renowned as BLACK AXE because of their highly-prized ''Highway Rider'' c/w ''Red Lights'' double A-side seven-incher, or as WOLF through their Chrysalis single ''Head Contact (Rock ''N'' Roll)'', Chris English, Simon Sparkes, Bill Keir, Stewart Richardson and Mike Thorburn built up a sizeable reputation in their native Cumbria under the name Leviathan. In January 1980 they entered a battle of the bands competition at Galashields, just north of the border in Scotland, which set in motion a chain of events which would see them go from local gigs to a nationwide tour, and a deal with a major record label which was to last but a matter of months. As such, few bands epitomised the heartbreak of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal more than they. |