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Bradford, England (1980 – present)

New Model Army is an English band, formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980. They were more melodic than many of their classic counterparts, and are widely respected for their masterful songwriting and their unwavering political stance.

The band was named after the English revolutionary army of Oliver Cromwell. Led by guitarist / vocalist, Justin Sullivan (who performed under the name Slade The Leveller in the early 1980s) it was formed in 1980 together with drummer Robert Heaton and bassist Stuart Morrow in their hometown of Bradford, England. The group quickly grew an extremely loyal cult following, sometimes referred to as “the Family” by members.

The band collaborated with electric violinist Ed Alleyne-Johnson, who worked with them on their Top 30 single “Vagabonds”, and their album Thunder And Consolation, as well as touring extensively with them for five years.

The group also tours as ‘Justin Sullivan and Friends’ which means a more acoustic set without some players (which ones varies), and is linked to Red Sky Coven, in which Justin Sullivan also plays. In early 2003, Sullivan released Navigating By The Stars, a solo album recorded with other band members and featuring Danny Thompson on double bass, and Mark Feltham on harmonica.

After a short tour at the end of 2004, the group returned to the studio to record their ninth studio album, Carnival. EMI recently released a couple of remixed earlier albums. As the band themselves say it: “Although there is nothing new within the packages they have been very sympathetically re-packed and remastered and do sound very, very good.”
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  • RedjMusic

    come back to NYC pls NMA!

    Sunday afternoon

  • NeallyAnarcho76

    Incredible band

    last week

  • shark-a

    They will perform at Mera Luna!

    26 days ago

  • ManiacForces

    I have never learned to throw the first punch.

    27 days ago

  • zeimerman

    saw them live three times and they´re WONDAFUL :)

    last month

  • u123072

    Good luck Ceri. Looking forward to new material.

    last month

  • shark-a

    After receiving nearly eighty applications and auditioning more than twenty people from several different countries, NMA are very pleased indeed to welcome their new bass-player (and multi-instrumentalist) Ceri Monger. Ceri was brought up in a musical family in his native Essex, has been playing folk, metal and rock from a very early age and is familiar with all things NMA.

    last month

  • Neue_regel_

    I tag this as Avant-garde...they seem a bit more artistic than the average post-punk band.

    March 2012
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NEW BASSIST ANNOUNCED

4 Apr 2012 | from www.newmodelarmy.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage

New Bassist Announced After receiving nearly eighty applications and auditioning more than twenty people from several different countries,

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