STARFIGHTERS
NWoBHM / Hard Rock • United Kingdom
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Starfighters are a heavy metal band from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement founded in Birmingham, England in 1979. They attracted a strong British cult following but were not able to translate this into any lasting success.
Initially called Savage, they changed their name to Starfighters and released the single "I'm Falling" on independent label, Motor City Rhythm Records. This original lineup consisted of Steve Burton (vocals, briefly a member of Glenn Tipton's Flying Hat Band and Cryer, also on Jive Records), Pat Hambly (guitar) Stevie Young (guitar), Doug Dennis (bass) and Spencer Scrannage (drums). They were then signed up by Jive Records (a part of Zomba), who wanted to cash in on the rising NWOBHM. After the release of their eponymous debut album Starfighters, Scrannage was replaced by Steve Bailey.
They then won a support slot with AC/DC (Stevie Young is the nephew of AC/DC leaders Malcolm and Angus
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