Glyder (band)
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| GLYDER | |
|---|---|
| Country | ireland |
| Genres | Rock Hard Rock |
| Labels | Bad Reputation (FRANCE) |
| Members | Tony Cullen Bat Kinane Pete Fisher Davy Ryan |
GLYDER are a hard rock band hailing from Ballyknockan,County Wicklow, Ireland.
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[edit] History
The band formed in 2004 after a one off gig at “The Vibe for Philo” in Dublin. Originally called Hollywood the band toured Ireland with Thin Lizzy. An EP was released in February 2004 called "Black Tide Silver Path" and convinced legendary producer Chris Tsangarides who worked with (Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne,) to record the debut album.
The album was released through French label Bad Reputation Records in April 2006 and critically acclaimed in the UK and Europe.
A 5K kerrang live review and a 4K album review ,reviews and coverage in nearly every rock magazine in Europe firmly established Glyder as an international Hard Rock act.
Glyder hit the airwaves in the summer of 2006 with regular airplay on the Bruce Dickinson(Lead singer with Iron Maiden)Iron Maiden BBC6 rock show. The track “PUP” was playlisted on most UK rock shows from XFM and Total Rock to BBC and tracks have been played on Norwegian, Swedish and UK national radio as well as countless independent radio stations all over the world.
Glyder toured Ireland with The Answer during the summer of 2006 and did their first UK headline tour in October 2006. During 2006 Glyder also opened for W.A.S.P, Bob Catley, Wishbone Ash and shared stages with Eric bell and Brian Robertson
In November 2006 Glyder won a text competition to open for UK Rock stalwartsThunder on three dates of their UK tour in November, Manchester 24th, Newcastle 25th and Sheffield 26th .
The band topped many the critics end of year polls in Greece in 2006.
In January 2007 Glyder announced they were tour tour Europe with Thunder.
[edit] Trivia
- The band formed after playing at the "Vibe for Philo" in 2004 a Phil Lynott memorial gig held in Dublin every year,'.
[edit] Discography
- 2004 Lucky Strike CD Single Under the bands original name of Hollywood
- 2005 Black Tide Silver Path EP CD Released under the name of Hollywood
- 2006 GLYDER Debut Album
