Coordinates | 43°36′49″N116°12′12″N |
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name | Thunderstick |
birth name | Barry Graham Purkis |
alias | Barry Graham |
born | December 07, 1954England |
genre | Heavy metal |
occupation | Musician, songwriter, drummer |
instrument | drums |
years active | 1974 - present |
label | Heaven and Hell Records |
associated acts | Iron Maiden, Samson, Bernie Tormé (Electric Gypsies), Thunderstick (the band) |
| background | non_vocal_instrumentalist }} |
Barry Graham Purkis a.k.a. Thunderstick was a drummer for the English band Iron Maiden briefly in 1977. His stint in Maiden was left notoriously short due to him being incapable of playing properly while intoxicated (at one show he actually fell asleep during a song). He was later in the band Samson which his name is most associated with. In 1979, he developed his on-stage persona modeled after horror icons such as The Rocky Horror Show, Dr. Phibes and the old Hammer horror films, alternatively wearing black and white make-up, an old man/schoolteacher mask, a leather mask and his trademarked rhinestone covered mirrorball mask. He played inside a cage, even used during a brief 2000's Samson reunion. Thunderstick is considered as being the precursor of the later theatrical metal band Slipknot. With Samson he enjoyed a certain degree of success, especially when their album Head On was released in 1980 to much acclaim.
In a rare occurrence his face was seen when he performed the main-role in the b-movie Biceps of Steel, featuring his band at the time Samson. In the film his brother-in-law performed as Thunderstick in his stead, only for the shots where Purkis and Thunderstick were set to appear at the same time.
Thunderstick still writes music, and is involved in production for other artists. He recently played at the Keep It True Festival in Germany with a reunion of various New Wave Of British Heavy Metal artists.
1982-83: Ana Marie Carmella Borg (vocals), Wango Wiggins (guitar), Cris Martin (guitar), Ben K. Reeve (bass), Thunderstick (drums).
1983-84: Jodee Valentine (vocals), Wango Wiggins (guitar), Cris Martin (guitar), Ben K. Reeve (bass), Thunderstick (drums), Ana Marie Carmella Borg (vocals for the 1983 EP were provided by Ana but the cover featured a photo of Jodee Valentine who had by then replaced her and was touring with the band).1984-86: Jodee Valentine (vocals), Wango Wiggins (guitar), Bengt Sorenssen (guitar), Ben K. Reeve (bass), Thunderstick (drums).
1988: Jodee Valentine (vocals), Dave Kilford (guitar), John Slight (bass), Thunderstick (drums).
; Live albums with Samson
;Studio albums as Thunderstick
;Videos
Category:Living people Category:English heavy metal drummers Category:English rock music groups Category:English heavy metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1981 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1988 Category:1954 births
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