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London, England (1969 – present)

Uriah Heep is a British rock band, officially formed in 1969 in London, England, when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously a member of The Gods and Toe Fat) to join Spice, members of whom included soon-to-become Heep stalwarts David Byron (vocals) and Mick Box (guitar). The band rapidly grew to become a seminal classic hard rock act of the 1970s and beyond. Their distinctive progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion has always featured a massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and (in the early years) David Byron’s operatic vocals.

Sometimes jokingly referred to as “The Beach Boys of heavy metal” for their melodic songs, and trademark multi-part harmony backing vocals, although their music draws on diverse influences including psychedelia, gothic sound, progressive rock, hard rock, early heavy metal, jazz, and even country on occasion.

Uriah Heep remains active, its lineup staying steady from 1986 to 2007, when drummer Lee Kerslake left for health reasons, and was replaced by Russell Gilbrook. The current lineup is: Mick Box (guitar, vocals), Trevor Bolder (bass, vocals), Phil Lanzon (keyboards, vocals), Bernie Shaw (lead vocals), and Russell Gilbrook (drums, vocals).
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  • MikeySchenker

    "And you, who thought you were so wise Succeeded only in disguise Now and then you'd find a bridge to cross Reach the other side and you'd still be lost Evaded by the sweet smell of life... While your women weep in silence" so lovely...

    1 hour ago

  • attentionbaby

    eeeaaassssy liiiiviiiin' !!!

    yesterday morning

  • octopuss22

    Unfortunately, after Byron and Lawton ... they've became a mediocore band for me...

    13 days ago

  • Ramund-hin-unge

    You say Miley Cyrus-I say Led Zepplin You say Flowers-I say Accept You say Pink-I say Iron Maiden You say Hip Hop-i say shut the fuck up You say Pop-I scream Heavy Metal! You say Hannah Montana-i fucking punch you in the face 92% of teenagers have turned to Hip Hop and Pop.If you are part of the 8% that still listen to real music,copy and paste this message to another 5 bands.DONT LET THE SPIRIT OF ROCK DIE!

    15 days ago

  • dirtydogintex

    just one more reason to live on the other side of the Atlantic....

    16 days ago

  • Poisonnation

    incredibly underrated

    19 days ago

  • CharadeFacade

    Slowly becoming one of my favorite hard rock/progressive rock bands.

    last month

  • FjordSweetFjord

    hope to see these guys in the states soon again, wonderful tour in 2010 :D

    last month

  • Mistermasyl

    Broadcast about Uriah Heep in 70'. Recomended!

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  • toshirskij

    Говно. Нашему Любэ и в подмётки не годится!

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  • CrimbleCrimson

    July Morning + Salisbury + Fallen Angel= Just amazing!!!

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  • ewawalas118

    You are the best:)

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  • Echlackowalex

    i'm the first.wow:)

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  • Wiracocha

    Too cool stuff!

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  • EduRocker12

    Sweet Lorraine<<33

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  • DrEfficient

    Fantastic band. I admit though sometimes when I hear a song of theirs randomly I think "hey Deep Purple!" for a second just because I've listened to DP for years but only recently found this great band. There is certainly room for both here! First side of Demons & Wizards is amazing.

    last month

  • Lionheartattack

    Underrated? Boring? @_@ Are we talking about the same band here?

    last month

  • nikkova

    Какой ещё нахрен гиллан?!

    last month

  • ANA1248

    Лена здесь нет суннизма, здесь о любви поет Гиллан? Ты поняла июльское утро? Ты должна оценить. Ты музыкант! И вообще? Я люблю это?

    December 2011

  • karlos55

    Klasyka Rocka - Zapraszam do grupy fanów Klasyki Rocka ;))

    December 2011
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Uriah Heep OFFICIAL BOOTLEG SERIES ! ..Uriah Heep are working with Concert Live to record selected dates on the bands European tour. These strictly limited edition live CDs, perfectly capture …

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