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Mangled After Dinner

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Origin
  
England

Years active
  
1981 - 88

Genre
  
Gothic rock

Genres
  
Goth Rock

Members
  
currently disbanded

Also known as
  
M.A.D., Those From The Grave

Instruments
  
guitar, bass, drums and synthesizers


Mangled After Dinner was an English-based Goth Rock band founded in 1981 in the city of Manchester. Mangled After Dinner reached a small but loyal community of fans and played an overly gloomy sound, using synthesizer effects and well-written lyrics of exceptionally romantic poetry. Their major themes included: rainstorms, dark forests, abandoned castles, English folklore and the pursuit of answers through solitude and disbelievement.

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Members

The band was formed by:

  • Trevor "Poeraver" Chadwick - vocals (1959–1989)
  • Henry Lansford - guitar (1961-)
  • Frederick "Fred" Ritchen - bass (1961-)
  • John "Johnny" Lansford - drums (1957-)

    • Their very first success was "Mangled After Dinner Ritual", recorded in Long Play with eight total tracks and a stylized black cover with a designed skull with a lit candle abovehead. The band disbanded in the late 1980s, when Chadwick reportedly died in a horrible car crash near London (October, 1989).

    Official Discography

  • Mangled After Dinner Ritual (1981)
  • The Symphony of the Mangled One (1983)
  • Darkened Club Symphony (1984)
  • Hits From the Grave - M.A.D. Collection (1986)
  • The Hanging Man (1988)

    • Bootlegs

  • Voices Far Beyond (1991), collection of recorded but never released demo, outtakes and general discarded musics. Rough sound with lo-fi recording.
  • Tribute to Chadwick (1993), very rough sound and lo-fi recording and a very rare Long Play, where lesser known bands plays six tracks of the MAD official discography. Back cover depicts the band, in a photo taken in one of their live shows.

    • References

    Mangled After Dinner Wikipedia
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