The Black Heart presents

LEADER OF DOWN
https://linktr.ee/leaderofdown

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SPYDER BYTE
https://www.facebook.com/spyderbyteband

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The brainchild of Grammy nominated former Motörhead guitarist Würzel and bass player Tim Atkinson who after forming the band Leader of Down, busied themselves in a London rehearsal studio writing dozens of tracks in preparation for recording an album. They then recruited drummer, Steve Clarke (Ex Fastway) to join the ranks and continue preparing for the debut album “Cascade into Chaos”. The teeth rattling bass guitar and ear splitting double bass drums really compliment Würzel’s guitar playing”, just one comment on a Motörhead forum site. 

The name Leader of Down came from Würzel mishearing the lyrics to the Status Quo track “Down, Down” Würzel found this extremely funny as he had been singing the wrong words “Down Down, Leader of Down” for over 30 years. 

After Würzel’s tragic death in 2011 the band continued to finish the album and enlisted the help of some friends to honour the great man. With guest appearances from Lemmy, Phil Campbell (who joined Motörhead on the same day as Würzel in 1984), Fast Eddie Clarke who has also sadly passed away recently, Whitfield Crane from Ugly Kid Joe who sang on “Born to Raise Hell” with Motörhead during Würzel’s time with the band, Lee Richard ex Godsmack and Richards/Crane, Bruce Foxton from The Jam, and Cliff Evans from Tank. 

"Cascade into Chaos" is of course a tribute to Würzel and the other fallen Motörhead heroes but it was also just the beginning for Leader of Down.

The band are heading out on a UK tour this April including a stop at The Black Heart of Camden Town