THE STORY OF RONNIE JAMES DIO

I first heard of Ronnie when he took over Ozzys gig in Sabbath...this led me to find his Rainbow stuff and his contribution to Roger Glovers Butterfly Ball.....SO....when I heard he decided to put his fate in his own hands, I became interested in the product...and some crackin product it was....

Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), was known to the world of metal as Ronnie James Dio,  He performed with, among others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio.

 Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser Hear 'n Aid. He was widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his powerful voice. He is credited with popularizing the "metal horns" hand gesture in metal culture. Before his death, he was collaborating on a project with former Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose only studio album, The Devil You Know, was released on April 28, 2009.

In 1982, disagreements originating over the mixing of Black Sabbath's Live Evil resulted in the departure of Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice from the band. Wanting to continue together as a band, the two formed Dio in October 1982 in the United States with Vivian Campbell (guitar) and Jimmy Bain (bass). The following May, the band released their debut album, Holy Diver. It featured two hit singles, "Rainbow in the Dark" and "Holy Diver", which gained popularity from MTV. 

Ronnie James Dio and Jimmy Bain played keyboards in the studio, but recruited keyboardist Claude Schnell for live shows in 1983 prior to the Holy Diver tour. Schnell played to the side of the stage on the first two tours before coming out front in 1985.

 Dio had this to say of the band's origins:
“It was a good time to be in that band. It was perfect for us. Everything just fell into place. The ethic in rehearsal was amazing. The effort in the recording was just as good. Everybody wanted it to be great. We really believed in what we were doing and couldn't wait to get that product out and have people hear it."

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The Last in Line to Dream Evil (1984–1989)
Now a quintet with Claude Schnell on keyboards, the band released their second studio album, The Last in Line, on July 2, 1984. It was followed by their third album, Sacred Heart, which was released on August 15, 1985.

In 1985 Ronnie, Vivian and Jimmy also wrote the song "Stars" for the Hear 'n Aid project, with many other heavy metal luminaries of the time contributing. Campbell became unhappy with the direction of the band and in 1987 was invited to join Whitesnake. Several songs were recorded live during the Sacred Heart tour for the 1986 Intermission EP with Campbell still on guitar, however the EP also contained the studio track "Time To Burn".which served to introduce fans to Craig Goldy as the new guitarist.

On July 21, 1987 their fourth album Dream Evil was released. After Dream Evil, Goldy, wanting to pursue solo projects, left the band. In June 1989 18 year-old Rowan Robertson was announced as Goldy's successor but further changes were to follow, with Schnell, Bain, and Appice leaving the band.

(1990–1999)
Schnell, Bain, and Appice were replaced, respectively, with Teddy Cook, Jens Johansson, and former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright. The new band released the album Lock Up the Wolves in the spring of 1990. During the tour, Ronnie James Dio had a chance meeting with former Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler which led to that band's short-lived reunion, producing one album, Dehumanizer.

 After this Ronnie James Dio reassembled Dio once again, retaining only Appice on the drums. By early 1993 guitarist Tracy G, keyboardist Scott Warren of Warrant and bassist Jeff Pilson had all joined. During this era, the band abandoned fantasy themed songs and focused on modern issues.

 As a result some fans regard the albums made during this period—1993's Strange Highways, 1996's Angry Machines and the live album Inferno: Last in Live—as the worst in Dio's catalogue, while others view them positively as a step away from the outdated sound of the 1980s. With disappointing record sales for Angry Machines management wanted the band to go back to their earlier style prompting the departure of Tracy G to be replaced by the returning Craig Goldy.

Craig Goldy's return facilitated the release of Dio's eighth studio album in 2000, Magica, which was regarded by many as the band's "comeback album" and reached No. 13 on the Billboard independent charts. It featured the return not only of Goldy but of Simon Wright and Jimmy Bain, although on the European tour Chuck Garric played bass. A concept album, Magica features a return to the band's older, more successful sound, while increased use of keyboards gives it a modern feel.

 During the following tour, however, tensions rose between Goldy on the one hand and Bain and Ronnie James Dio on the other, as Goldy was dealing with the obligations of a family. Goldy left the band in January 2002 and was replaced with Doug Aldrich, whom Bain had met while recording a tribute album for Metallica. Because of his late arrival, Aldrich did not contribute much to Dio's ninth work, Killing the Dragon, which was written primarily by Ronnie James Dio and Bain. Killing The Dragon was released in 2002 through Spitfire Records and was well received in the metal community, making the Billboard top 200. Aldrich would stay in the band until April of the following year, when he, like Campbell before him, joined Whitesnake, prompting Goldy's return. Soon afterwards, Bain left the band.

Master of the Moon and Split (2004–2010)
Dio released their tenth studio album, Master of the Moon on August 30, 2004 in Europe through SPV Records and on September 7, 2004 in the United States through Sanctuary Records. The album features multi-instrumentalist Jeff Pilson (formerly of Dokken) on bass duties; however, because of prior obligations with Foreigner, he was only available for the recording sessions, and so was replaced by Rudy Sarzo on the tour.

2005 saw the release of the Dio live album Evil or Divine – Live in New York City, which featured the same show that was released on DVD in 2003. Dio has claimed he did not have much input on this release, as he had already left the label that released it. Dio toured South America, Japan, Europe, and Russia in 2005. Their autumn tour was titled "An Evening With Dio" and featured a regular set, and then a second set of the band playing his 1983 album Holy Diver in its entirety. The band was purportedly going to film a date from this show in Russia for future DVD release; however, the show on the DVD was actually filmed in London, England. The audio of this performance, a double CD named Holy Diver – Live was released in April 2006.

In 2007, it was announced that Black Sabbath would reunite with Ronnie James Dio and go under the name Heaven & Hell. The band released The Devil You Know in 2009.

Ronnie James Dio's involvement with Heaven & Hell delayed the recording of what was to be the follow-up to Master of the Moon, Magica II. The three-year hiatus was briefly interrupted for a 10 concert European mini-tour in May/June 2008, and was scheduled to be interrupted again in November/December 2009 with 22 concerts starting in the UK and ending in Germany. Doug Aldrich was to have filled in for Craig Goldy on guitar on these dates, who had other obligations. Dio intended to release a new single, entitled "Electra", to coincide with the tour. This would have been their first studio material in 5 years. The band also intended to record an album or two in 2010.

On November 18, 2009 the European tour was cancelled due to Ronnie James Dio's hospitalization. He had been diagnosed with stomach cancer, and was undergoing treatment. His manager Wendy Dio thanked well-wishers and said "After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans."

On February 19, 2010, it was announced on Dio's official website that he would release a box set, entitled the Tournado Box Set, for limited purchase. The set includes the Killing the Dragon CD, Evil or Divine DVD (PAL format only), DVD bonus material, interviews, photo gallery, never-before-seen behind the scenes footage, promo video for the Killing the Dragon track "Push", exclusive Dio cards, and the bonus CD single "Electra" (which is the last song the band recorded), from the unfinished album Magica II & Magica III

 Dio died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010 at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
 One of the last songs he recorded was titled "Metal Will Never Die".....

On November 9, 2010, a posthumous live album was released. Titled 'Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987', it features Dio's 1983 and 1987 appearances at the Monsters of Rock festival and showcases several songs from the Ronnie James Dio era of both Rainbow and Black Sabbath, in addition to songs from Dio's own catalogue.

When being interviewed Classic Rock Magazine from the UK, Dio guitarist Craig Goldy stated "We were working on tracks for a new Dio album just before Ronnie died in May. And we did almost finish one song. Wendy [Dio, Ronnie's widow/manager] has been talking about reissuing [DIO's] 'Magica' album (originally released in 2000) with bonus tracks, including this one." Goldy goes on to say of the lyrics, that they were written by Dio when he was fighting cancer, and are "very emotional" and "hard to listen to without a lump at the back of your throat".

On March 18, It was announced that the surviving members of the final line-up of Dio would embark on a project with former Judas Priest front man Tim "Ripper" Owens under the moniker DIO Disciples. The project has been touring extensively since 2011.

In May 2012, former Dio guitarist Vivian Campbell, despite his long established feud with Dio, announced his intent to reunite the original Dio band for a potential series of shows. This would include himself, drummer Vinny Appice, bassist Jimmy Bain, and keyboardist Claude Schnell. This announced lineup will feature former Lynch Mob vocalist and The Offspring touring member Andrew Freeman stepping in for Ronnie and will perform under the name Last in Line.

Holy Diver (1983)

The Last in Line (1984)

Sacred Heart (1985)

Dream Evil (1987)

Lock Up the Wolves (1990)

Strange Highways (1993)

Angry Machines (1996)

Magica (2000)

Killing the Dragon (2002)

Master of the Moon (2004)

Videography

A Special from the Spectrum (VHS, 1983)

Sacred Heart "The Video" (VHS, 1986 – DVD, 2004)

Time Machine (VHS, 1990)

Evil or Divine – Live in New York City (DVD, 2003)

We Rock (DVD) (DVD, 2005)

Holy Diver – Live (DVD, 2006)

Band members

Ronnie James Dio – vocals (1982–1991, 1993–2010; died in 2010)

Vinny Appice – drums (1982–1989, 1993–1998)

Jimmy Bain – bass (1982–1989, 1999–2004)

Jake E. Lee - guitar (1982)

Vivian Campbell – guitar (1982–1986)

Claude Schnell – keyboards (1984–1989)

Craig Goldy – guitar (1986–1989, 1999–2001, 2004–2005, 2006–2010)

Rowan Robertson – guitar (1989–1991)

Simon Wright – drums (1989–1991, 1998–2010)

Jens Johansson – keyboards (1989–1991)

Teddy Cook – bass (1989–1991)

Tracy G – guitar (1993–1999)

Jeff Pilson – bass (1993–1997, 2004–2005)

Scott Warren – keyboards (1993–2010)

Larry Dennison – bass (1997–1999)

Doug Aldrich – guitar (2001–2004, 2005–2006)

Rudy Sarzo – bass (2005–2010)

Touring members

Jerry Best – bass (1995)

Bob Daisley – bass (1998)

Chuck Garric – bass (2000–2001)

DIO Disciples

Tim "Ripper" Owens – vocals (2011–present)

Craig Goldy – guitar (2011–present)

Scott Warren – keyboards (2011–present)

Simon Wright – drums (2011–present)

Bjorn Englen – bass (2012–present)

Oni Logan – vocals (2012–present)

Former members

Rudy Sarzo – bass (2011)

Toby Jepson – vocals (2011–2012)

James LoMenzo – bass (2011–2012)

Touring members

Doro Pesch - vocals (2011)

Been a long time since they rock'n'rolled - LED ZEPPELIN

I can honestly say that Zep aint at the top of my list, this doesn't mean that they suck by any measurable standard..I even had the great goo d fortune to see them at Randwick Racecourse oh those many decades ago...I've always had 5 or 6 Zep tunes on whatever music gizmo was in vogue at the time and nothings changed ...Rock'Roll, Black Dog, Stairway, Misty mountain hop and of course my all time favourite Led Zeppelin tune..HOT DOG all live on  my current gadget...so , I figured they deserved a blogaroo and here it is

Led Zeppelin were formed in London in 1968.... guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham were basically the new yardbirds that Jimmy put together for a tour ...BUT...the boys knew brilliance when they heard it and commenced to think up a new name that distanced them from Jimmy sprevious super group....

Thus after changing their name from the New Yardbirds to Led Zeppelin, they signed a deal with Atlantic Records that afforded them considerable artistic freedom. Although the group was initially unpopular with critics ( but who gives a rats if a critic gets offended), they achieved significant commercial success with albums such as Led Zeppelin (1969), Led Zeppelin II (1969), Led Zeppelin III (1970), their untitled fourth album (1971), Houses of the Holy (1973), and Physical Graffiti (1975). Their fourth album, which features the track "Stairway to Heaven", is among the most popular and influential works in rock music, and it helped to cement the popularity of the group and is one of two classic pommy hard rock tunes that are banned in guitar shops WORLDWIDE

Page wrote most of the music early in Led Zeppelin's career, while Plant generally supplied the songs' lyrics. Jones' keyboard-based compositions later became central to the group's music, and their later albums featured greater experimentation. The latter half of the band's career saw a series of record-breaking tours that earned them a reputation for excess and debauchery. Although they remained commercially and critically successful, their output and touring schedule were limited in the late 1970s, and the group disbanded following Bonham's death from alcohol-related asphyxia in 1980. In the decades since, the surviving members have sporadically collaborated and participated in one-off Led Zeppelin reunions. The most successful of these was at the 2007 Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert in London, with Jason Bonham taking his late father's place behind the drums.

 Each of their nine studio albums placed on the Billboard Top 10 and six reached the number-one spot. Rolling Stone magazine described them as "the heaviest band of all time", "the biggest band of the '70s" and "unquestionably one of the most enduring bands in rock history". They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995; the museum's biography of the band states that they were "as influential in that decade [the 1970s] as the Beatles were in the prior one".

In the 1970s Led Zeppelin reached new heights of commercial and critical success that made them one of the most influential groups of the era, dwarfing their earlier achievements. The band's image also changed as the members began to wear elaborate, flamboyant clothing. Led Zeppelin began travelling in a private jet airliner (nicknamed the Starship), rented out entire sections of hotels (including the Continental Hyatt House in Los Angeles, known colloquially as the "Riot House"), and became the subject of frequently repeated stories of debauchery. One involved John Bonham riding a motorcycle through a rented floor of the Riot House, while another involved the destruction of a room in the Tokyo Hilton, leading to the group being banned from that establishment for life. Although Led Zeppelin developed a reputation for trashing their hotel suites and throwing television sets out of the windows, some suggest that these tales have been exaggerated. Music journalist Chris Welch argues that "[Led Zeppelin's] travels spawned many stories, but it was a myth that [they] were constantly engaged in acts of wanton destruction and lewd behaviour".

A North American tour, the band's first since 1977, was scheduled to commence on 17 October 1980. On 24 September, Bonham was picked up by Led Zeppelin assistant Rex King to attend rehearsals at Bray Studios.During the journey, Bonham asked to stop for breakfast, where he downed four quadruple vodkas (450 ml/15 oz.), with a ham roll. After taking a bite of the ham roll he said to his assistant, "breakfast". He continued to drink heavily after arriving at the studio. The rehearsals were halted late that evening and the band retired to Page's house—the Old Mill House in Clewer, Windsor. After midnight, Bonham, who had fallen asleep, was taken to bed and placed on his side. At 1:45 pm the next day, Benji LeFevre (Led Zeppelin's new tour manager) and John Paul Jones found Bonham dead. The cause of death was asphyxiation from vomit; an autopsy found no other drugs in his body.

 Bonham was cremated on 10 October 1980, and his ashes were buried at Rushock Parish Church in Droitwich, Worcestershire. A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquest held on 27 October.....The planned North American tour was cancelled, and despite rumours that Cozy Powell, Carmine Appice, Barriemore Barlow, Simon Kirke or Bev Bevan would join the group as his replacement, the remaining members decided to disband. A 4 December 1980 press statement stated that, "We wish it to be known that the loss of our dear friend, and the deep sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were". The statement was signed simply "Led Zeppelin"

Following the dissolution of Led Zeppelin, the first significant project for the band members was the Honeydrippers, which Plant formed in 1981. The group featured Page on lead guitar, along with studio musicians and friends of Plant and Page, including Jeff Beck, Paul Shaffer, and Nile Rodgers. Plant focused the band in a different direction from Led Zeppelin, playing standards and in a more R&B style, highlighted by their cover of "Sea of Love", which peaked at number three on the Billboard charts in early 1985.

1982 saw the release of Coda, a collection of outtakes and unused tracks from the band's career. It included two tracks taken from the band's performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970, one each from the Led Zeppelin III and Houses of the Holy sessions, and three from the In Through the Out Door sessions. It also featured a 1976 Bonham drum instrumental with electronic effects added by Page, called "Bonzo's Montreux".

On 13 July 1985, Page, Plant and Jones reunited for the Live Aid concert at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, playing a short set featuring drummers Tony Thompson and Phil Collins and bassist Paul Martinez. Collins had contributed to Plant's first two solo albums while Martinez was a member of Plant's group Band of Joy. The performance was marred by the lack of rehearsal with the two drummers, Page's struggles with an out-of-tune guitar, poorly functioning monitors, and by Plant's hoarse voice. Jimmy described the performance as "pretty shambolic",while Plant characterised it as an "atrocity".

The three members reunited again on 14 May 1988, for the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert, with Bonham's son, Jason Bonham, on drums. The result was another disjointed performance, after Plant and Page had argued immediately prior to coming on stage about whether to play "Stairway to Heaven", and with the complete loss of Jones' keyboards on the live television feed. Page described the performance as "one big disappointment", and Plant said that "the gig was foul".

On 10 December 2007 Led Zeppelin reunited for the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at the O2 Arena in London, with Jason Bonham again taking his late father's place on drums. According to Guinness World Records 2009, Led Zeppelin set the world record for the "Highest Demand for Tickets for One Music Concert" as 20 million requests for the reunion show were rendered online. Music critics praised the band's performance and there was widespread speculation about a full reunion. Page, Jones and Jason Bonham were reported to be willing to tour, and to be working on material for a new Led Zeppelin project. 

 Plant continued his touring commitments with Alison Krauss, stating in September 2008 that he would not be recording or touring with the band. Jones, Page and Bonham reportedly looked for a replacement for Plant, considering singers including Steven Tyler, and Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, but in January 2009 it was confirmed that the project had been abandoned. 

A film of the O2 performance, Celebration Day, premiered on 17 October 2012 and was released on home video on 19 November. The film grossed $2 million in one night, and the live album peaked at number 4 and 9 in the UK and US, respectively.Following the film's premiere, Page revealed that he has been remastering the band's discography with a release set for 2013.

Led Zeppelin's music was rooted in the blues. The influence of American blues artists such as Muddy Waters and Skip James was particularly apparent on their first two albums, as was the distinct country blues style of Howlin' Wolf. Tracks were structured around the twelve-bar blues on every studio album except for one, and the blues directly and indirectly influenced other songs both musically and lyrically. The band were also strongly influenced by the music of the British, Celtic and American folk revivals. Scottish folk guitarist Bert Jansch helped inspire Page, and from him he adapted open tunings and aggressive strokes into his playing. The band also drew on a wide variety of genres, including world music,and elements of early rock and roll, jazz, country, funk, soul and reggae, particularly on Houses of the Holy and the albums that followed.

ZEPOGRAPHY

Led Zeppelin (1969)

Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Led Zeppelin III (1970)

Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

Houses of the Holy (1973)

Physical Graffiti (1975)

Presence (1976)

In Through the Out Door (1979)

Coda (1982)

http://www.ledzeppelin.com/

Tamworths Finest - It's WOLFSBANE.. By Paul Russell

Please welcome to the world of Reck'n'Roll..our guest blogger and Wolfsbane enthusiast...Paul

I unashamedly fell in love with Wolfsbane in 1987 ,when I saw them at Lichfield arts centre ,Staffordshire ,England . Four crazy blokes from down the road in tamworth ,rockin at a 1,000 miles an hour . Singer Blaze total maniac frontman leading a choir of rabid fans[ also known as howling mad shitheads]

Quiet lead guitarist, Jase Edwards,burning the stage with his riffs & punky bass player Jeff Hateley bouncing all over the stage . Biggest nutter of them all was Steve "Danger" Elliot... Danger by name & nature.... behind the drums 

  I've followed this band for such a long time , accruing over 50 shows ,all over the country . My favourite being at the legendary London venue the marquee. FEB 93 saw them record the show for release as an album entitled " massive noise injection "

They signed for def jam recordings for the release of the debut album entitled " live fast ,die fast "....they went on to record 2 more studio albums "down fall the bad guys & "wolfsbane" 1 e.p. " All Hells Breaking Loose " & a live album called " Massive Noise Injection " (recorded at the legendary London marquee in 93 )....Blaze left to join Iron Maiden in 94/95 which ultimately ended the wolfies as a band . On a personal level I was pleased for him futhering his career, but gutted that my band had finished .

 I was like a kid at Christmas when they returned for the "one off " that is still going to this very day . 

 Said one off was in Tamworth which rolled into supports to the Wildhearts & The Quireboys....2011 saw an e.p on the back of a Saxon support followed by an album "Wolfsbane saves the World " and their own tour . a reformation that culminateD in a headlining slot at 2013 bloodstock open air festival .

As for faves =  band member - Jeff Hateley,  track - I like it hot.... album - Massive Noise Injection

OTHER WOLFBANIAN HISTORY

Wolfsbane were formed in 1984 in Tamworth, England. They signed to Def American records, and Rick Rubin produced their first album, Live Fast, Die Fast, released in 1989. Prior to this they had recorded three demos entitled Wolfsbane (1985), Dancin' Dirty (1987) and Wasted but Dangerous (1988). This last one, recorded at Square Dance Studios, Derby, U.K., illustrates the band in its youngest, rawest state. They were the supporting act for Iron Maiden's UK division of their No Prayer on the Road tour in 1990. Wolfsbane's second release, an EP titled All Hell's Breaking Loose Down at Little Kathy Wilson's Place, was released the same year. The band's second full studio album Down Fall the Good Guys, was released in 1991, giving them their only UK Chart entry with their single "Ezy" charting at No. 68.

Being an English band, signed to an American record label did not work out well for them. Def American dropped Wolfsbane as they felt that the band were not selling well enough. This did not stop the band from being voted as the UK's best unsigned act in 1993. The same year, the band released a live album, Massive Noise Injection, through the Bronze Company label.
The band released their third studio album, often considered to be the band's best work, the self-titled Wolfsbane, in 1994, again on the Bronze Company label. A limited edition of this album included the EP Everything Else. However, when Bruce Dickinson left Iron Maiden, Blaze Bayley got the audition as their new singer and left Wolfsbane later on that year. Wolfsbane disbanded as a result.

Post-breakup (1994-2007)
Jason Edwards, Jeff Hateley, and Steve 'Danger' Ellett, the remaining members of Wolfsbane, joined with Jez Spencer to form the band Stretch in 1995. They released a 6-track mini-album World of Stretch on the Cottage Industry label.

Wolfsbane had a loyal fan base which they referred to as the HMS (Howling Mad Shitheads) which adorned many of the band's t-shirts.

On September 9, 2007, Wolfsbane reformed for a one off short set at the Rock of Ages Festival in Tamworth. This was followed by their first UK tour in 13 years, with the band playing five dates as support for the The Wildhearts in December 2007. Their next tour came in December 2009 supporting The Quireboys on their 'A Little Bit of What You Fancy 20th Anniversary Tour'.

Jason Edwards is currently a record producer, having most recently produced and mixed the self titled Wildhearts album and the new Blaze Bayley album Promise and Terror. He also mixed two tracks on Ginger Wildheart's 555 album and recorded and produced two bonus tracks for Ginger's Hey! Hello! project as well as mixing tracks for German punk band Radio dead Ones. He is also one of three guitarists in Ginger & The Sonic Circus (project of Ginger, songwriter/frontman of the Wildhearts, and plays guitar for The God Damn Whores, alongside 'Random' Jon Poole (formerly of Cardiacs, previously stand-in bassist for The Wildhearts and also in the Sonic Circus), Denzel (also of the Sonic Circus), and Robochrist.

Blaze Bayley subsequently left Iron Maiden and embarked on a career with his own band, BLAZE and later a new line up with the Blaze Bayley Band. During Blaze Bayley's tour in support of his then new album, Promise and Terror, tensions rose within the band. In the end of May 2010, both manager Anna Di Laurenzi and drummer Larry Paterson left the band to join Sinocence who had been the support band on the first leg of the tour. A couple of weeks later, in early June, Wolfsbane announced that they would be reuniting full-time and release a new album in 2011. Blaze Bayley continues to perform as a solo artist alongside singing with Wolfsbane.

On March 12, 2011, it was announced that Wolfsbane would release their new EP, Did It for the Money, on April 9. They played a headline show at the Borderline in London on the same day the new EP was released (April 9, 2011).This was followed by a tour supporting Saxon, in April 2011

On October 7, 2011, it was announced that Wolfsbane would release their new album in 2012. Titled Wolfsbane Save the World, it will be available on the band's official website as well as via the merchandise stand on the band's upcoming tour.
On October 24, 2011 the band started their UK tour to promote their new album "Wolfsbane save the world". The album will be released early next year. Joined by Manchester's Obsessive Compulsive as support for the tour.

Footage from the 2011 UK tour can be seen on the Official Wolfsbane YouTube channel.
On the 15th December 2011 a video of the song "Smoke and Red Light" was added to the official Wolfsbane YouTube channel. The song is taken from the new album Wolfsbane Save the World and is based on the early days of the bands career.

On 17 October 2012 the band embarked on a 11 date U.K tour. Special guest Givvi Flynn joined the band on stage at four of the shows to perform the epic 'Illusion of Love'. On sale at the shows was a one off very limited special "The Lost Tapes A Secret History'. A previously unheard (except by members of the band and producer Simon Efemy) live in the studio recording. Only available to buy on this tour and so a very rare and limited edition.

Studio albums

Live Fast, Die Fast (1989)

Down Fall the Good Guys (1991)

Wolfsbane (1994)

Wolfsbane Save the World (2012)

Live albums

Massive Noise Injection (1993)

The Lost Tapes: A Secret History (2012)

Compilation albums

Lifestyles of the Broke and Obscure (2001)

Howling Mad Shitheads (The Best of Wolfsbane) (2009)

EPs

All Hell's Breaking Loose Down at Little Kathy Wilson's Place (1990)

Everything Else (1994)

Did It For the Money (2011

Demos

Wolfsbane (1985)

Dancin' Dirty (1987)

Wasted But Dangerous (1988)