This article is about the heavy metal band. For other uses, see Blitzkrieg (disambiguation).

Blitzkrieg is a heavy metal band from Leicester, consisting of Brian Ross (vocals), Ken Johnson (guitar), Guy Laverick (guitar), Paul Brewis (bass) and Phil Brewis (drums). Blitzkrieg has stayed in the music industry for more than two decades and they are still deeply remembered for their first ever single feauturing Blitzkrieg and Buried Alive. Those two songs were considered to be the two best songs in the era. The line-ups for Blitzkrieg frequently change as the line-up for their first single differed greatly to the line-up for their first album - Brian Ross is the only original remaining member. They are credited as being one of the last true pure British Heavy Metal bands, keeping the flag flying for all true metalheads.

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History

Blitzkrieg was formed in October 1980 after signing a record deal with Neat Records. In the early stages of their career they regularly produced gigs in England, but then later split in 1981. Brian Ross most notably went on to join Satan, another metal band, along with stints in Avenger, Lone Wolf and Unter Den Linden. In 1984 Ross and fellow founding member Jim Sirotto, along with guitarist Mick Proctor, bass player Mick Moore and drummer Sean Taylor then decided that it was time to record the Blitzkrieg album that was originally planned to be released in 1981, A Time of Changes. It was later released in 1985.

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The song Blitzkrieg was then covered by popular American band, Metallica on the Creeping Death EP. Metallica's drummer, Lars Ulrich commented that Blitzkrieg was one of their main influences. Diamond Head is falsely thought to have also done a cover of the song Blitzkrieg, thanks to a song spread over the internet; this is actually a version of the track performed by Blitzkrieg which featured on the Buried Alive single.

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Blitzkrieg started recording songs in 1990 for the release of the album, 10 Years of Blitzkreig, in 1991. In 1992 it was decided that they should start recording more songs for the next album, Unholy Trinity, which was released in 1995. Blitzkrieg was highly appreciated by the public after the release of these albums, and they were even more appreciated when the album, Ten, was released in 1997. That album received many high marks from the public and has always received excellent reviews. The Mists of Avalon was released in 1998 and also received many good reviews.

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Everything changed when Brian Ross was suddenly involved in a car accident. He was injured when his vehicle was hit by an oncoming car. After six agonising months, he decided to reform Blitzkrieg and create another album. They then released the albums, Absolute Power (a studio album), Absolutely Live (a live album) and Sins and Greed.

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Members

• Brian Ross - vocals
• Ken Johnson - guitars
• Guy Laverick - guitars
• Paul Brewis - bass
  
• Phil Brewis - drums
  
  

Discography

Cover	Title	Released
	A Time of Changes	1985
	Ten Years of Blitzkreig	1991
	Unholy Trinity	1995
	Ten	1997
	The Mists of Avalon	1998
	Absolute Power	2002
	Absolutely Live	2004
	Sins and Greed	2005

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References

• http://www.blitzed-alive.com - Official Blitzkrieg website (c) Blitzkrieg 2006
• http://www.bnrmetal.com/groups/blit.htm - BNR Metal Pages (c) 2004 BNR Productions
• Blitzkrieg in the Encyclopaedia Metallum