| Firebird | |
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| Origin | U.K. |
| Genres | Blues-rock, stoner rock |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Rise Above Records Music for Nations Steamhammer Records |
| Associated acts | Napalm Death Carcass Spiritual Beggars Cathedral Mourn Sloth Orange Goblin Circulus Blacksmith Trespass Blind Dog The Quill End of Level Boss Church of Misery Gentlemans Pistols |
| Members | |
| Bill Steer Ludwig Witt Greyum May |
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| Past members | |
| Leo Smee Tom Broman Tobias Nilsson Roger Nilsson George Atlagic Alan French Al Steer Harry Armstrong Smok Smoczkiewicz Tom Sutton Terry Waker |
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Firebird is a British blues-rock power trio founded by Bill Steer in 1999. The music style, reminiscent of seventies rock bands such as Cream, is a radical departure from Steer's previous work with grindcore pioneers Napalm Death and death metal band Carcass.
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Firebird came together in 1999 when Steer teamed up with Cathedral bassist Leo Smee and Spiritual Beggars drummer Ludwig Witt.[1] This line-up recorded both Firebird and Deluxe.[2] Both bassist and drummer departed due to commitments with their primary bands before a 2001 European tour that saw Steer teaming up with Blind Dog bassist Tobias Nilsson and Quill drummer George Atlagic.[1] In 2002 Steer announced yet another line-up consisting of drummer Atlagic and Quill and Spiritual Beggars bassist Roger Nilsson.[1] This line-up recorded 2003's No. 3. Since then many line-up changes occurred but significantly Steer reunited with Witt on 2006's Hot Wings and have remained the core of the line up ever since.