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Kirk Brandon


After last year’s sensational Vive Le Rock Awards at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, which was supposed to be their last, Editor Eugene Butcher has just announced that they’re doing it all again this year on Friday 12th April, this time at London’s O2 Academy Islington. The whole rock extravaganza will steam roll in for …

Words and pictures by Andi Callen Photography – All Rights Reserved. So 40 years on, from the first time I saw the fledgling Spear of Destiny perform at the Lyceum in London, I’m at an underground music venue, on a Monday night with another 120 or so music fans, barely believing what’s about to unfold. …

Kirk Brandon’s Spear of Destiny release their 14th album – ‘Tontine’, to commerorate the band’s 35-year existence. It coincides with a U.K. tour, kicking off with two nights in Crewe on the 11th & 12th of May, and visiting, North, South, East and West, as well as Scotland and Wales. Fans can expect to hear …

Kirk Brandon is post-punk royalty. A key player, from his punk outfit ‘The Pack’ in 1978, then with his bands ‘Theatre of Hate’ and ‘Spear of Destiny’ he’s scorched a trail of passion and power for almost forty years. I caught up with him between studio recording sessions and preparations for a UK tour at …