Paralex

Using their eponymous and incredibly independent 1980 EP, Newark, England’s Paralex thought among the 1st wave of New Wave of British ROCK bands, and, like similarly overlooked contemporaries such as for example Witchfinder General and Legend, they showed a fascinating propensity for slower-riffed songs ? la Dark Sabbath, as opposed to the popular and quick Motörhead and Priest disciples of your day. Formed by the end from the ’70s by oft-out-of-tune vocalist Phil Ayling (their unquestionable fragile hyperlink), guitarists Tag Gibson and Kev Bower, bassist Ian Dobbs, and drummer Neil Bryan, Paralex would ultimately gain lasting popularity with their music “White colored Lightning” selected for addition in Lars Ulrich’s New Influx of British ROCK ’79 Revisited compilation. However they appreciated little distinction no extra official releases throughout their unnaturally lengthy life expectancy thereafter, finally quitting circa 1988.