Origin: England  
Genres: NWOBHM, Hard Rock
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Last update/review: June 7, 2024

Demon

Demon is one of those bands that motors along, never really achieving superstardom or worldwide fame (they are not well known outside their native England) but quietly releases quality albums that satisfy their loyal fan base. They emerged at the peak of the NWOBHM movement in the early 80's, which is slightly misleading as most of their output is more in the hard rock field, though their first two albums do show a bit of the rougher, heavier NWOBHM style of the day. Thirty-plus years into their career, they are still successful at what they do.

Recent album: Invincible, released on May 17, 2024.

Current Members

Dave Hill

vocals

Paul Hume

guitars

Dave Cotterill

guitars

Paul Johnson

bass (ex-Saxon)

Karl Waye

keyboards

Neil Ogden

drums

Former Members/Guests

Mal Spooner

guitars

Les Hunt

lead guitar

John Waterhouse

guitars

Steve Brookes

guitars

Ray Walmsley

guitars

Karl Finney

guitars

Chris Ellis

bass

Gavin Sutherland

bass

Andy Dale

bass

Nick Bushell

bass

Mike Thomas

bass

Ray Walmsley

bass

Andy Richards

keyboards

Steven Watts

keyboards

Duncan Hansell

keyboards

Paul Farrington

keyboards

John Wright

drums (Green Lung)

Scott Crawford

drums

Paul Rosscrow

drums

John Cotterill

drums


Discography



Night Of The Demon  
1981 Carrerre
  1. Full Moon
  2. Night Of The Demon
  3. Into The Nightmare
  4. Father Of Time
  5. Decisions
  6. Liar
  7. Big Love
  8. Ride The Wind
  9. Fool To Play The Hard Way
  10. One Helluva Nigh
  • Dave Hill
  • Mal Spooner
  • Les Hunt
  • John Wright


The Unexpected Guest  
1982 Carrerre
  1. Intro: An Observation
  2. Don'T Break The Circle
  3. The Spell
  4. Total Possession
  5. Sign Of A Madman
  6. Victim Of Fortune
  7. Have We Been Here Before?
  8. Strange Institution
  9. The Grand Illusion
  10. Beyond The Gates
  11. Deliver Us From Evil
  • Dave Hill
  • Mal Spooner
  • Les Hunt
  • Chris Ellis
  • Andy Richards
  • John Wright


The Plague  
1983 Clay
  1. The Plague
  2. Nowhere To Run
  3. Fever In The City
  4. Blackheath
  5. Blackheath Intro
  6. The Writings On The Wall
  7. The Only Sane Man
  8. A Step Too Far
  • Dave Hill
  • Mal Spooner
  • Les Hunt
  • Chris Ellis
  • Andy Richards
  • John Wright


British Standard Approved  
1985 Clay
  1. First Class
  2. Cold In The Air
  3. Touching The Ice
  4. Second Stage
  5. Proxima
  6. The Link Part I
  7. The link Part II
  8. New Ground
  9. From The Outside
  10. Wonderland
  11. Hemispheres (British Standard Approved)
  • Dave Hill
  • Mal Spooner
  • John Waterhouse
  • Gavin Sutherland
  • Steven Watts
  • John Wright


Heart Of Our Time  
1985 Clay
  1. Heart Of Our Time
  2. Walk In Your Own Light
  3. Genius?
  4. Expressing The Heart
  5. High Climber
  6. Crossfire
  7. Grown Ups
  8. Summit
  9. One Small Step
  • Dave Hill
  • John Waterhouse
  • Gavin Sutherland
  • Steven Watts
  • John Wright


Breakout  
1987 Clay
  1. Life On The Wire
  2. Hurricane
  3. Breakout
  4. Living In The Shadow
  5. England's glory
  6. Standing in the shadow
  7. Hollywood
  8. The big chance
  9. Through these eyes
  • Dave Hill
  • John Waterhouse
  • Andy Dale
  • Steven Watts
  • John Wright


Taking The World By Storm  
1989 Sonic
  1. Commercial dynamite
  2. Taking the world by storm
  3. The life brigade
  4. Remembrance day (a song for peace)
  5. What do you think about hell?
  6. Blue skies in Red Square
  7. Time has come
  • Dave Hill
  • John Waterhouse
  • Steve Brookes
  • Nick Bushell
  • Steven Watts
  • Scott Crawford


One Helluva Night  LIVE
1990 Flametrader
  1. Blue skies in Red Square
  2. Commercial dynamite
  3. Blackheath
  4. Living in the shadow
  5. The plague
  6. Don't break the circle
  7. The life brigade
  8. Remembrance day (a song for peace)
  9. Hurricane
  10. Sign of a madman
  11. One helluva night
  12. Night of the Demon
  13. Life on the wire
  14. Wonderland
  15. The big chance
  • Dave Hill
  • John Waterhouse
  • Steve Brookes
  • Nick Bushell
  • Steven Watts
  • Scott Crawford


Hold On To The Dream  
1991 Semaphore
  1. No more hell on earth
  2. New frontiers
  3. Hold on to the dream
  4. The lion's share
  5. Eastern sunset
  6. Barons of darkness
  7. Ivory towers
  8. Nothing turned out right
  9. Out of the shadows
  10. Shoot for the city
  11. Coming home
  • Dave Hill
  • John Waterhouse
  • Steve Brookes
  • Nick Bushell
  • Steven Watts
  • Scott Crawford


Anthology  COMPILATION
1991 Clay
  1. Night of the Demon (remix)
  2. Into the nightmare
  3. Father of time
  4. Don't break the circle (Remix 88)
  5. The spell
  6. Sign of a madman
  7. The plague
  8. Nowhere to run (alternative mix)
  9. Blackheath (alternative mix)
  10. Touching the ice
  11. From the outside
  12. Heart of our time
  13. Crossfire
  14. Life on the wire
  15. Breakout
  16. Hollywood
  17. England's glory


Blow-Out  
1992 Semaphore
  1. Still worth fighting for
  2. Everything has changed
  3. Visions of the future
  4. Tell me what you're looking for
  5. Sacred heart
  6. Crazy town
  7. Victim of his time
  8. Million $ ride
  9. War games
  10. Soldier of fortune
  11. Visions of the future II
  12. Stop the fire
  • Dave Hill
  • John Waterhouse
  • Steve Brookes
  • Mike Thomas
  • Paul Rosscrow


The Best Of Demon  COMPILATION
1999 Spaced Out
  1. Night of the Demon
  2. Into the nightmare
  3. Don't break the circle
  4. The spell
  5. Sign of a madman
  6. The plague
  7. Blackheath - Parts 1&2
  8. Touching the ice
  9. Heart of our time (Girls up mix)
  10. Life on the wire
  11. Hurricane
  12. Remembrance day (a song for peace)
  13. No more hell on earth
  14. The lion's share
  15. Visions of the future II


Spaced Out Monkey  
2001 Record Heaven
  1. Never saw it coming
  2. Sound of the underground
  3. Cry from the street
  4. Homeless
  5. Child of the dark sky
  6. Dreamtime
  7. Spaced out monkey
  8. Streetwise cowboy
  9. Alone
  10. Where you're coming from
  11. Let me out of here
  • Dave Hill
  • Ray Walmsley
  • Andy Dale
  • Duncan Hansell
  • John Cotterill


Better The Devil You Know!  
2005 Spaced Out
  1. Better The Devil You Know
  2. Dead of the Night
  3. Standing on the Edge
  4. Taking on the World
  5. Temptation
  6. Warriors
  7. Live Again
  8. Obsession
  9. Change
  • Dave Hill
  • Ray Walmsley
  • Karl Finney
  • Andy Dale
  • Paul Farrington
  • Neil Ogden


Time Has Come - The Best Of Demon  COMPILATION
2016 Spaced Out


Unbroken  
2012 Spaced Out
  1. Prey (Intro)
  2. Prey
  3. Shine a Light
  4. Unbroken
  5. Wings of Steel
  6. Fill Your Head with Rock
  7. Take Me to Your Leader
  8. Private Lives
  9. We Can Make It
  10. What About the Night
  11. I Still Believe
  • Dave Hill
  • Ray Walmsley
  • Dave Cotterill
  • Paul Johnson
  • Paul Farrington
  • Neil Ogden


Cemetary Junction  
2016 Spaced Out
  1. Are You Just Like Me? (Spirit of Man)
  2. Life in Berlin
  3. Turn on the Magic
  4. The Best Is Yet to Come
  5. Queen of Hollywood
  6. Thin Disguise
  7. Cemetery Junction
  8. Drive
  9. Miracle
  10. Out of Control
  11. Someone's Watching You
  • Dave Hill
  • Paul Hume
  • Dave Cotterill
  • Ray Walmsley
  • Karl Waye
  • Neil Ogden


Invincible  
2024 Frontiers
  1. Intro
  2. In My Blood
  3. Face the Master
  4. Ghost From the Past
  5. Beyond the Darkside
  6. Hole in the Sky
  7. Break the Spell
  8. Rise Up
  9. Invincible
  10. Cradle to the Grave
  11. Breaking the Silence
  12. Forever Seventeen
  • Dave Hill
  • Paul Hume
  • Dave Cotterill
  • Paul Johnson
  • Karl Waye
  • Neil Ogden



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