Formed in 1969 by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown keyboardist Vincent Crane, Atomic Rooster forged a sound that blended proto‑metal heaviness with blistering Hammond‑organ riffs, explosive guitar work, and punishing drum patterns. Their music often brushed against what would later become doom metal, dark, powerful, and intense enough to shake the peace‑and‑love sensibilities of the era. Across seven studio albums released between 1970 and 1983, it becomes clear just how far ahead of their time they were, even as they frequently remained under the radar.
Compiled by Cherry Red’s Esoteric Recordings, this 2-CD set collects the band’s BBC sessions recorded between 1970 and 1981, including appearances on Radio 1, the Friday Rock Show,…
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Atomic Rooster emerged out of the dissolution of the first Crazy World of Arthur Brown, with Vince Crane (Hammond Organ) and pre-ELP Carl Palmer (drums) joining with Nick Graham to form a new band. Palmer and Graham leave, replaced by Paul Hammond and John DuCann respectively and the Rooster enter their golden early seventies period, with hit singles like ‘Tomorrow Night’ and releasing their classic album, Death Walks Behind You, which proved to be the high point of their career. But after DuCann leaves, despite several more personnel changes, their moment passes. The Rooster reformed in 2016, however, when Vincent Cranes widow gives Steve Bolton (John DuCann’s replacement on guitar) permission to resurrect the band’s name, and this is their first album…
Originally founded in 1969 by former Crazy World of Arthur Brown organist Vincent Crane, Atomic Rooster recorded five albums between 1969 & 1973 and enjoyed two hit singles with the tracks ‘Tomorrow Night’ and ‘Devil’s Answer’ in 1970 and 1971 respectively. The band line-up varied from album to album, but it was generally recognised that the “classic” line-up of the band featured Vincent Crane joined by John Du Cann (guitar, vocals) and Paul Hammond (drums) that existed between 1970 – 1971.