LANDMARQ BIOGRAPHY - THE OVERVIEW…
Landmarq are a UK-based neo-
progressive rock band. Since forming
in 1990, they have so far released a
total of ten albums, four of which were
recorded live at various concerts in the
UK and elsewhere in Europe.
Initially signing to a Dutch record
company, SI Music, then forming their
own label, Synergy Records, the band
have established themselves within the world of progressive rock, though
their style may also extend into album-oriented rock, melodic rock, hard
rock and even a slightly jazz edge.
Vocalist Damian Wilson left the band after three very well received albums
to concentrate on his solo career and the band found a replacement in Ian
'Moon' Gould. 'Moon' spent a year with the band, playing various gigs in the
UK and the Netherlands, before deciding to move on. It was at this point
that Landmarq decided to go for a radical change to their sound and
recruited the long-time friend of the band, Tracy Hitchings, who formerly
sang with Quasar.
Landmarq have played concerts in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany,
Belgium, France, Poland, Italy, the US and Mexico; both as support and as
headliners at various festivals and music venues. The band have worked
with many well-known artists including Marillion, Focus, John Wetton (Asia,
King Crimson, Roxy Music), Steve Hackett (Genesis), Hugh McDowell (ELO,
Wizard), Nik Turner (Hawkwind), Annie Haslam (Renaissance), IQ, Pendragon,
Arena and even Suzi Quatro.
Apart from making strong in-roads into Europe and America, Landmarq
have reached further territories worldwide, as far afield as Russia, eastern
Europe, the Far East, and Australia through various magazine/webzine
articles, interviews, radio air-play and also compilation CDs from various
music magazines.
The band's first DVD was released in March 2006. Entitled Turbulence – Live
In Poland, it features Landmarq filmed in concert at the Wyspianski Theatre,
Katowice, in November 2005. The DVD was released by the Polish label
Metal Mind Productions and has received some of the band's best reviews to
date. The DVD also comprises a wealth of bonus material including audio
and video archive tracks, an interview with the band, a huge photo gallery
and much more.
Following an enforced break for a few years, Landmarq re-emerged on to
the Prog scene early in 2012 with the release of their eagerly-anticipated
fifth album, Entertaining Angels, a Special Edition double-CD set. This proved
to be a triumphant return for the band as they received many glowing
reviews from fans and music press alike. This was followed up with "Angels
On Tour", a series of live dates through 2012-2013, that saw Landmarq
performing in various festivals and venues again in the UK, the Netherlands,
Belgium and Germany. Also to much acclaim and some excellent reviews.
Following on from their gigs in 2012, Landmarq continued their live shows --
dubbed "Angels On Tour" -- with more UK and European dates through
2013, including the Cambridge and Summer's End rock festivals in the UK
and the Rock Itervoort Festival in The Netherlands. (Live dates info)
Landmarq releasd more new product throughout 2014/15, including
"Entertaining Angels" on vinyl (a double-LP set). Also, a long-awaited
compilation album entitled "Origins - A Landmarq Anthology - 1992-2014" (2-
CD set) featuring vocalists Tracy Hitchings and Damian Wilson. The album
also includes a brand new song, entitled "Origins".
The latest release from Landmarq is "RoadSkill - Live In The Netherlands", a
2-disc DVD+CD set, filmed and recorded live in 2013 at one of the band's
European shows at De Boerderij, NL, released in 2015.
A major change of line-up occurred
once again in 2018 when, due to
relocation in both cases, vocalist
Tracy Hitchings and drummer Danny
Martin separately made the difficult
decisions to move on from
Landmarq. Uwe, Mike and Steve
resolved to continue writing new
material for a proposed new album
and also began the search for Tracy’s
and Danny’s replacements.
Following a series of auditions, the band have settled once again back to full
strength with the addition of new vocalist Wolf Campen and drummer Andy
Allen who were thrust straight into some intensive rehearsals in preparation
for some live shows beginning in October 2018.
At the time of writing, Landmarq have since performed a number of
headline shows and are currently writing and recording material for a new
album. A release date is yet to be determined.
COVID-19 pandemic
In early 2020, the world changed! Due to the COVID-19 virus, the arts and
entertainment industries were severely and drastically hit with, in particular,
all live performances being virtually stopped in their tracks.
As with many other bands, artists and live performers, Landmarq have had
various scheduled shows cancelled for 2020. However, these will hopefully
be re-scheduled and will go ahead in 2021. Please refer to the Live page for
details of new dates. We look forward to seeing everyone as and when this
may be possible.
In the meantime, to all our families, friends and fans:
stay safe, stay well - and Prog on!
...Without doubt,
'Entertaining Angels' is the
strongest album of their
career... - Nick Shilton,
'PROG' magazine, UK
THE LANDMARCHIVES…
For extra nerdiness(!), we’ve archived our old website where you’ll find a huge photo gallery of images and
tour collections, biographies, discographies, the lyrics collection, news archives and more…
NOTE: Archive (old site) is not mobile-optimised. Go to the Archives (Opens new window).
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...Without doubt,
'Entertaining Angels' is the
strongest album of their
career... - Nick Shilton,
'PROG' magazine, UK