Glyder (band)
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| Glyder | |
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| Origin | Ireland |
| Genre(s) | Hard Rock |
| Years active | 2004 - Present |
| Label(s) | Bad Reputation Records True Talent Records |
| Members | |
| Tony Cullen Bat Kinane Pete Fisher Davy Ryan |
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Glyder is a hard rock band hailing from Ballyknockan, County Wicklow, Ireland.
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[edit] History
The band formed in 2004 after a one off gig at “The Vibe for Philo” in Dublin. Originally called Hollywood the band toured Ireland with Thin Lizzy. An EP was released in February 2004 called Black Tide Silver Path and convinced legendary producer Chris Tsangarides who worked with Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne to record their debut album.
The album was released through French label Bad Reputation Records in April 2006 and critically acclaimed in the UK and Europe.
A '5K' Kerrang live review and a '4K' album review, reviews and coverage in nearly every rock magazine in Europe firmly established Glyder as an international hard rock act.
Glyder hit the airwaves in the summer of 2006 with regular airplay on the Bruce Dickinson BBC6 rock show. The track “PUP” was playlisted on most UK rock shows from XFM and Total Rock to BBC and tracks have been played on Norwegian, Swedish and UK national radio as well as countless independent radio stations all over the world.
Glyder toured Ireland with The Answer during the summer of 2006 and did their first UK headline tour in October 2006. During 2006 Glyder also opened for W.A.S.P., Bob Catley, Wishbone Ash and shared stages with Eric Bell and Brian Robertson.
In November 2006 Glyder won a text competition to open for UK Rock stalwarts Thunder on three dates of their UK tour in November.
The band topped many the critics end of year polls in Greece in 2006.
In January 2007 Glyder announced they were to tour Europe with Thuner.
In 2008, they released their second studio album Playground for Life on True Talent Records.
In March 2008 they toured with Fish in the UK.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2006 Glyder
- 2008 Playground for Life
[edit] Singles and EPs
- 2004 Lucky Strike
- 2005 Black Tide Silver Path
