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Rock legends\u00a0Lucifer\u2019s Friend have reformed in 2015, some 20+ years after they last played together.\u00a0The band formed in 1970 with their influential and groundbreaking self-titled album,\u00a0famous album among connoisseurs of 70’s hard rock. Its heavy and majestic overtones made it a pioneer release of progressive rock genre.\u00a0 <\/div>\n
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The group went on to release six albums in that decade.\u00a0In 1976 Lucifer’s Friend suffered a hard blow when British vocalist John Lawton jumped ship for none other than Uriah Heep. The band broke up in 1982 and briefly reformed in 1994 for their ninth album \u201cSumo Grip\u201d. Now they’re back, after 20 years, literally by the fans’ request\u2026<\/div>\n
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Lucifer’s Friend will be releasing a 10 track\u00a0best of\u00a0compilation titled ‘Awakening’, which also includes a bonus disc with four new songs, via Cherry Red Records on April 6, 2015.<\/div>\n
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Lucifer’s Friend will be playing Sweden Rock Festival and the reformation is expected to be one of the most extraordinary highlights of 2015! The band is receiving a variety of offers from around the world and look forward to playing their classic tracks and new material to fans!<\/div>\n
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Peter Hesslein said:\u00a0\u201cOver the years I have been asked many times, by all sorts of people, regarding a re-union \/ re-formation of Lucifer’s Friend. As there are currently several international bands releasing cover versions of our old songs and in particular creating a “Hype” about Lucifer’s Friend amongst the skateboarder’s world-wide, we thought that before it really is too late, to give our fans, especially the younger ones, a chance to experience a part of the founder members of Hard Rock…\u201c<\/div>\n
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Dieter Horns added:\u00a0\u201cWhen I received the first call regarding a re-union of Lucifer’s Friend, on the spot I was wide awake and electrified. In recent decades we often discussed the possibility of a restart, made \u200b\u200bcontact with studios and record companies, but now it should finally come true.\u201d<\/div>\n
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John Lawton then added: \u201cThe reformation of Lucifer’s Friend has been a long time coming, but we all feel that the time is right\u2026To get back together with the guys with whom I had worked together for so many years and recorded albums that have in many respects stood the test of time, is for me, an upcoming highlight. We\u2019re joined by Yogi Wichman on keyboards, who played on our last album Sumo Grip, but unfortunately the original drummer Addi Rietenbach died many years ago, so we will be introducing drummer Stephan Eggert into the band line-up\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
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DISC ONE<\/div>\n
1. \u00a0 RIDE THE SKY<\/div>\n
2. \u00a0 IN THE TIME OF JOB<\/div>\n
3. \u00a0 KEEP GOING<\/div>\n
4. \u00a0 TOXIC SHADOWS<\/div>\n
5. \u00a0 BURNING SHIPS<\/div>\n
6. \u00a0 FUGITIVE<\/div>\n
7. \u00a0 MOONSHINE RIDER<\/div>\n
8. \u00a0 DIRTY OLD TOWN<\/div>\n
9. \u00a0 FIRE AND RAIN<\/div>\n
10. \u00a0 HEY DRIVER<\/div>\n
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DISC TWO<\/div>\n
BONUS (FOUR NEW STUDIO RECORDINGS)<\/div>\n
1. \u00a0 PRAY<\/div>\n
2. \u00a0 RIDING HIGH<\/div>\n
3. \u00a0 DID YOU EVER<\/div>\n