Balaam and the Angel

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Balaam and the Angel
Origin	Birmingham, England
Years active	1984 – 1989, 1991 – present
Genres	Rock Gothic rock Hard rock
Labels	Virgin
Members	Mark Morris Ian McKean Jim Morris Des Morris
Website(s)	Homepage

Balaam and the Angel are a gothic rock band formed in Birmingham, England during 1984.

The three founding members members of the band are Scottish brothers; the Morris brothers. As children in Motherwell they worked in the entertainment industry as part of a cabaret act. They moved south to England, in Cannock first, and then Birmingham where they formed the power trio Balaam and the Angel.

Initially the band self-released a series of EP's via their own Chapter 22 label and played some tour dates opening for The Cult. This saw Balaam and the Angel catch the attention of Virgin Records who signed them and would release their debut "The Greatest Story Ever Told" in 1986. They toured in support of it in the United States with KISS and label mates Iggy Pop.

A second guitarist, and the first non sibling was added to the band in 1988; Ian McKean. The band began to move away from gothic rock music styles into a sound that had more in common with hard rock. With their new found style they recorded the album "Live Free or Die", this was soon followed up in similar style when they recorded "Days of Madness", before being dropped by Virgin Records.

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Mark Morris - vocals, bass
Ian McKean - guitar
Jim Morris - guitar, keyboards
Des Morris - drums

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Album Cover	Title	Date of Release	US Chart Position	UK Chart Position
	The Greatest Story Ever Told	1986	???	???
	Live Free or Die	1988	???	???
	Days of Madness	1989	???	???
	Prime Time	1993	???	???