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Magnum - The Visitation

Magnum formed in Birmingham around the early 70s. The members which guided through times good and bad were Bob Catley, the singer, and Tony Clarkin, the guitarist and chief songwriter. They gradually gained a solid enough reputation to be signed by CBS for one single. However, this deal didn't last too long, and it took them three years before they got another record deal. This time round they signed to Don Arden's label Jet, who were most famous for housing the Electric Light Orchestra. This deal lasted for 5 albums; 'Kingdom Of Madness', 'Magnum II', 'Marauder' (a live album), 'Chase The Dragon' and 'The Eleventh Hour'. Slowly the band did gain some real acclaim for these superb albums, yet Jet were struggling with internal problems at this time and soon Magnum bore the brunt of this. However, luck was at hand as they signed to FM-Revolver for the big hit album, 'On A Storyteller's Night' in 1985. This album even led to a big hit single in 'Just Like An Arrow', and soon the major label Polydor signed them up. Three more hugely successful studio albums- 'Vigilante', 'Wings Of Heaven' and 'Goodnight LA'- plus a live album, 'The Spirit', were to follow with various hit singles along the way. However, their commercial renaissance proved to be short lived as their next albums on different labels did very little, and after a valedictory live album in 'The Last Dance', the band split in 1996. This split didn't last too long though, as they came back with the 'Breath Of Life' album in 2002, and the 'Brand New Morning' album in 2004. They continue to delight fans with their brand of very English, pomp/prog rock.

Studio Album, released in 2011

Songs / Tracks Listing 
1. Black Skies (5:53)
2. Doors To Nowhere (5:43)
3. The Visitation (5:48)
4. Wild Angels (5:41)
5. Spin Like A Wheel (7:21)
6. The Last Frontier (5:29)
7. Freedom Day (6:21)
8. Mother Nature? S Final Dance (5:04)
9. Midnight Kings (4:48)
10. Tonight?s The Night (4:53)

Line-up / Musicians 
- Bob Catley / vocals
- Tony Clarkin / guitar
- Al Barrow / bass
- Mark Stanway / keyboards
- Harry James / drums