Zodiac Mindwarp Unveil UK Tour
aaamusic | On 21, Jan 2011
Following the release of their highly acclaimed new studio album ‘We Are Volsung’, on SPV in September 2010, and 2 exuberant special guest slots with Alice Cooper at London’s Roundhouse at Halloween, ZODIAC MINDWARP AND THE LOVE REACTION have announced an 8 date UK tour. Dates are:-
17th March Newcastle – O2 Academy 2
18th March Glasgow – O2 ABC 2
19th March Liverpool – O2 Academy 2
20th March Sheffield – O2 Academy 2
22nd March Birmingham – O2 Academy 3
23rd March Bristol – O2 Academy
24th March Oxford – O2 Academy 2
25 thMarch London – O2 Academy Islington
Zodiac Mindwarp And The Love Reaction were formed in 1985 when, in a musical world of hairspray and spandex, two long haired leather clad rockers, Cobalt Stargazer, a guitarist, graphic artist and poet, and Zodiac Mindwarp, a budding philosopher, joined forces and created the dirtiest, wildest band of all time. One year later, they signed to Polygram, released, first the ground breaking High Priest of Love EP, and subsequently the Tattooed Beat Messiah album, containing the top 20 single ‘Prime Mover’. Overnight, they accidentally changed the look of all the rock bands of the time from the obligatory spandex, eye liner and tinsel, to rough biker jackets, engineer boots and goatee beards. Mötley Crüe declared them to be their favourite band and immediately restyled themselves for the ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ record. ZMATLR grew in notoriety, touring the World and America, co-headlining arenas and theatres with Guns `N` Roses and finding themselves at home playing festivals and baseball stadiums with Iron Maiden. After attending a Hammersmith Odeon ZMATLR concert and giving it his seal of approval, Alice Cooper then recorded the Zodiac Mindwarp penned ‘Feed My Frankenstein’, later performed in the film ‘Wayne’s World’. ZMATLR imploded in the mid 90’s – no surprise after all that madness –before reforming in the late noughties and recording ‘We Are Volsung’, a celebration in the Norse tradition, with new band members “The Cat” on Drums and “Jack Shitt” on bass, in the Spring of 2010.
