Blue Blud
Blue Blud were a five-piece glam metal band from Sudbury, Suffolk, England. Their earlier sound was heavier than traditional glam metal as a large amount of distortion was applied to the guitars. The band was formed in 1986 by brothers Mark and Paul Sutcliffe together with Dave Crawte from the remains of the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) band Trespass.
Current Members (Edit)
- Mark Sutcliffe – Guitar and vocals
- Paul Sutcliffe – Drums and vocals
- Phil Kane – Lead vocals
- Dave Crawte – Bass and vocals
- Rob Ariss – Keyboards and vocals
Albums (Edit)
- The Big Noise (1989)
- Universal Language (1991)
Live Albums (Edit)
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Intro (Edit)
Blue Blud were a five-piece glam metal band from Sudbury, Suffolk, England. Their earlier sound was heavier than traditional glam metal as a large amount of distortion was applied to the guitars. The band was formed in 1986 by brothers Mark and Paul Sutcliffe together with Dave Crawte from the remains of the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) band Trespass.
History (Edit)
Blue Blud made their first recording, a five track EP named “Liquor & Poker”, as a three-piece band consisting of the Sutcliffe brothers and Dave Crawte. They then secured the support slot for Tygers Of Pan Tang on their 1987 British tour. Phil Kane was later recruited to fill the position of lead vocals and Rob Ariss joined on keyboards. A record deal was signed with Music For Nations and the debut single ‘Running Back’ (12KUT 133) was released. It entered the RAW magazine singles chart in July 1989 at #18 (compiled by Tower Records). It is unknown if a music video was ever produced to promote ‘Running Back’. Autumn 1989 saw the arrival of the debut album ‘The Big Noise’, which was met with limited success. A promotional music video was shot for the track ‘Don’t Turn Out The Light’ but the single was never released.
With ‘Pin Up’ Phil now as the frontman, Blue Blud played live with established bands including Lizzy Borden and their friends Tigertailz.
The band changed the spelling of its name to ‘Blue Blood’ and released a second studio album, ‘Universal Language’ which did not do as well as its predecessor. By 1992, poor record sales and musical differences within the band were major contributors to Blue Blud’s split. Mark, Phil and Dave went on to revive ‘Trespass’.
Blue Blud’s material is deleted and considered rare.
Update (Edit)
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September 12th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
I love Blue Blud
September 19th, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Blue Blud is by far the Best Live Rock Show that you will see! They may not have been as big as some of the other groups from that era but?trust me?they blow everyone else off the freakin stage! Not even close and I know that even most of those bands will agree!
September 25th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Blue Blud is pretty amazing and they are ONE of the best rock bands in the world but theyre not the TOTAL BEST!
October 3rd, 2010 at 1:56 pm
AWESOME band?one of the BEST EVER!!!!!
October 10th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
I’d let all the members of Blue Blud do me..twice if they wanted to
October 18th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Blue Blud put out REAL rock N roll!
October 25th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Best band ever! FUcking love them!
October 31st, 2010 at 7:54 pm
Blue Blud is THE schit
November 7th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
best band in the world.
November 15th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Blue Blud is pretty amazing and they are ONE of the best rock bands in the world but theyre not the TOTAL BEST!
November 22nd, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Compared to shitty metal bands of today, Blue Blud totally wipe them under the carpet
November 28th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Love Blue Blud <3
December 6th, 2010 at 3:16 am
Blue Blud had one song that would always grind on my nerves. so glad i haven’t heard it for so long and hope to never hear it again
December 12th, 2010 at 8:29 am
Talk about memories, I caught a live show back in the day and the goosebumps are real today as they were then!
December 19th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Blue Blud sind die besten Rock-Band, die ich hörte x
January 2nd, 2011 at 10:20 am
Blahhhhhh! Blue Blud suck camel dick
January 10th, 2011 at 5:08 am
There is much that I wouldn’t do to see Blue Blud play live again.
January 17th, 2011 at 12:27 am
Blue Blud has the best songs and video’s
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January 24th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
wat the fuck. how come so many people like Blue Blud. I fucken can’t stand ‘em
January 30th, 2011 at 3:58 pm
In the early days, Blue Blud used to gaffa out the brands of their amps, their guitars, the drum kit brand and their effects units. Then they got sponsored and never had to pay for gear again. Their manager was a smooth operator
February 7th, 2011 at 12:11 am
LOVE THEM =) <3
February 14th, 2011 at 12:49 am
Have everyone of their albums and listen to them every weekend!
February 22nd, 2011 at 4:11 am
I think Blue Blud should record a new album and promote it on a world tour. But that’s just my opinion
February 27th, 2011 at 11:49 pm
I’ve heard so much about Blue Blud. Hope to get to a show one day soon..
March 7th, 2011 at 5:27 pm
if I could play guitar, all I would learn would be Blue Blud songs <3
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April 2nd, 2011 at 6:50 am
u guys r sooooooooooo awesome
April 9th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
I went to school with the drummer. Always talked about being in a rock and roll band. Nice person
April 17th, 2011 at 6:05 am
My fav band of all time. I love Blue Blud.
April 24th, 2011 at 2:13 am
killer guitar player in this band
April 30th, 2011 at 7:29 pm
Blue Blud are the fucking creme a’ la creme of the glam genre! katie, did you say you went to school with the drummer?
May 15th, 2011 at 1:30 am
Fuck Blue Blud. Didn’t like them then, don’t like them now