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History
Just one of the hundreds of innovative bands that sprung to life in the midst of the NWOBHM or New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. A short lived band that had a similar sound to many of the other bands of that style. They released The Witch of Berkeley LP in 1980, which contained the punishing No Fun After Midnight Later released as a studio track on a 7" single and later a 12" EP in 1981. These are some of the most sought after records in the NWOBHM genre, as they are rare to come by. The last we heard from A II Z was their "I'm The One Who Loves You" 7" single, and unfortunately they were swept up, like most the other bands of the times and took a back seat to the American made "Glam Metal" genre.
A II Z started to play as a band around 1978 with Gary Owens, Joining 2 members of a band that had split Dave Owens, Karl Reti and then recruited Cam Campbell. Gary had been playing in various groups in and around Manchester notably Bastille (a four piece heavy metal outfit) and being a natural rocker Gary's addition to the line up changed the direction of the groups music. It soon became apparent to the members that the natural energy of this line up was fearsome, and set about creating a sound of their own songs.