Aftermath (2016)
Tracklist
1. Return Of The Gods
2. Wildfire
3. Aftermath
4. Sharpen Your WIts
5. Rock And Roll Is The Way
6. Life In London
7. When The Lights Go Out
8. Into The Wilderness
9. Valley Of The Kings
10. Escape From New York
11. The Day The Wells Ran Dry
12. Six-Six-Six
*Tracks 1-3: "Return of the Gods" 7" EP, recorded July 1980
*Tracks 4-5: "Sharpen Your Wits" 7" single (1982)
*Tracks 6-9: Unreleased 1982 demo tracks
*Tracks 10-12: "Escape from New York" 12" EP, 1983 Bullet Records
Line Up
Tony Rose (v)
Nick Brown (g)
Martin Wilson (g) – also in Well Hung Drawn And Quartered
Mick Peace (b)
John Burke (d)
Andy Millard (v)
Andy Barrott (g) – also in Heritage, Baby Tuckoo, The Lonely Hearts, Glenn Marples, Well Hung Drawn And Quartered, Dukes Of Bordello and Chrome Molly
Dave Clayton (d)
Geddes Axe were a NWOBHM act out of Sheffield, UK, who formed in 1979. The band released their first EP - “Return of the Gods” in 1980, followed by the “Sharpen Yor Wits” single in 1982. Their final official release was the EP “Escape from New York” in 1983. Of course the Aftermath CD (artwork courtesy of Spinal Tap) contains all these recordings, plus some unreleased demos. Return Of The Gods EP (Tracks 1-3 on this CD) is awesome!
Gedde’s Axe was named after Sir Eric Gedde’s drive for the public economy in the 1920s, not after Rush's Geddy Lee's favorite guitar, or some Game Of Thrones implement of destruction. To be honest, either of those descriptions would be WAY cooler, but at least they were the only band named Geddes Axe!
