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Gandalf's Fist is a British band from Maryport, Cumbria. Their music is influenced by 1970s progressive/psychedelic rock. The group formed in 2005, and built their reputation through various airplay by national radio (Planet Rock Radio, Teamrock Radio) with the help of several interviews in the "Classic Rock presents Prog"-Magazine,〔("Full-page interview: Gandalf's Fist", ''Prog Magazine #28'', p. 23 )〕〔("Two-page interview: Hail the Fist!", ''Prog Magazine #43'', p. 94 )〕 they cemented their reputation by playing at the "Second Stage" of Planet Rockstock in Great Yarmouth in December 2013, despite being a "initially studio only" project. They were featured in the TOP20 of ''Geoff Barton's 2013 Critic's choice'' in PROG Magazine Issue #41〔("2013 PROG Critics' Top 20", ''Prog Magazine #41'', p. 85 )〕 lately. == History == Formed at a nightclub in 2005 when a mutual friend invented a silly band name to try and impress a girl, Gandalf’s Fist began as the creative collaboration of multi-instrumentalist Dean Marsh and lyricist/vocalist Luke Severn. Meeting at University and becoming good friends, the duo spent the subsequent two years releasing experimental instrumental tracks. The origins of their music were influenced by the golden era of Progressive Rock in the 1970s and Traditional English folk music. After their LPs ''Road to Darkness'' and ''From a Point of Existence'' were favorably reviewed by G. W. Hill at Music Street Journal), for their mix of Neo-Prog, Folk and Hard Rock, they recruited German drummer Stefan Hepe to work on their fourth full release, listing him in the liner notes as one of the "Additional Wanderers Intercepting the Signal". Gandalf's Fist released the subsequent LP ''A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer'' in September 2013, being the last release by the band under the US label Musik&Film and received widespread coverage from progressive rock journalists (''Classic Rock Magazine'',〔(''Classic Rock Magazine FEB 2014'', p. 97 )〕 ''Prog Magazine'',〔〔(''Prog Magazine #42'', p. 98 )〕 ''Powerplay Magazine'',〔(''Powerplay Magazine #161'', p. 47 )〕 ''Fireworks Magazine''〔(''Fireworks Magazine #62'', p. 63 )〕). After accepting the offer to play at the "Second Stage" at Planet Radio "Planet Rockstock" in Great Yarmouth, Gandalf's Fist promoted guest musician drummer Stefan Hepe and touring bassist Christopher Ewen, making them full members. As a four-piece, the band wrote new material for their fifth full length release called "A Forest of Fey", which features Troy Donockley, John Mitchell, Dave Oberlé and Clive Nolan as guest musicians. It was released on 20 October 2014. ''A Forest Of Fey'' received critical acclaim from music critics. The Classic Rock Magazine UK ranked the album #3 of "Best Prog Albums in 2014"〔(''Best Prog Albums in 2014'' in ''Classic Rock Magazine UK'' )〕 and called it "() the Fist's finest achievement to date", rating it with 8/10 points.〔(''Review: A Forest of Fey'' in ''Classic Rock Magazine UK'' #204 (December 2014) )〕 During the first half of 2015, the band released two EPs at once: an unplugged Album containing Songs of their career so far, and a "Best of" compilation, giving the opportunity to checkout a song from every studio-album released so far. Three songs were completely re-recorded/mixed, and the album is available as "name your price" via their Bandcamp page. In November 2015, the band announced work on their 6th album, stating it will again be a concept album planned to be released in 2016. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gandalf's Fist」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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