QUARTZ Working On New Material
July 2, 2012, 12 years ago
Legendary UK hard rockers QUARTZ are officially working on new material following their reunion gig last December in Birmingham. Today, Mike Hopkins (original guitarist), Derek Arnold (original bassist) and Malcolm Cope (original drummer) are working to write and record new material, drawing on metal, rock and pop influences.
Quartz dates back to as early as 1974 when they were known as BANDY LEGS. They signed to Jet Records in 1976 and supported BLACK SABBATH and AC/DC. The band changed their name to Quartz for their 1977 debut album, Quartz. The album was produced by Tony Iommi and Quartz toured with Black Sabbath to support this release.
Quartz released their second studio album, Stand Up and Fight, in 1980 and their third, Against All Odds, in 1983 before calling it quits. In 1979 keyboardist Geoff Nicholls left to join Black Sabbath.
Quartz 2012:
David Garner - vocals
Mick Hopkins - guitar
Geoff Nicholls - guitar/keyboard
Derek Arnold - bass
Malcolm Cope - drums
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