Parish Events presents...
Balaam & The Angel
+ Fluoxetine
Parish, Huddersfield
Weds 8th October 2025
Doors 7.30pm // £17.50 adv // 14+ (under 18's must be accompanied by a parent / guardian)
Tickets on-sale now -
https://www.seetickets.com/event/balaam-and-the-angel/parish/3400312
Balaam And The Angel are three brother who were born in Scotland and grew up on a council estate in Cannock in Staffordshire.
They played music together as teenagers but finally formed Balaam And The Angel in the early 80’s inspired at that time by the new scene that was developing around Bauhaus, The Sisters Of Mercy, Southern Death Cult, Theatre Of Hate etc and a collective experience at the Futurama Festival in Bingley Hall, Stafford in 1981.
Phase 1: Saw the band gain significant success as artists on the independent Chapter 22 label set up in conjunction with the band and their manager at the time Craig Jennings (who went on to form Raw Power Management). They released three 12 inch EP’s on this label (World Of Light, Love Me, Day And Night) and a compilation album of this material (Sun Family). The band appeared on The Tube and toured extensively in the UK. The sound of this period reflected the darker edge of their initial influences.
Phase 2: The band signed to Virgin Records. They went on to release three albums on this label (The Greatest Story Ever Told, Live Free Or Die, Days Of Madness) and recruited Ian McKean as an additional guitarist. As you might expect the sound evolved over this time. Touring across the UK, Europe and eventually in the USA and Japan presented a set of new influences that showed up in the song writing of this period. The band had a UK top 70 chart entry with “She Knows” plus a number one hit record on US college radio with “I Love The Things You Do To Me”. In addition to this “I’ll Show You Something Special” was added to the soundtrack of a key sequence in the film “Trains, Planes And Automobiles”. The band played Reading Festival (1986), arena shows with Aerosmith, Kiss, The Cult and were special guest for Iggy Pop’s two sell out shows at Brixton Academy (1986) and a club tour of the Mid West (1987).
Phase 3: The band signed to independent rock label Intensity Records to release “No More Innocence” a six track taster that later grew into the extended album “Prime Time”. The band took the opportunity of this period to explore a much heavier sound and in doing so attracted recognition from a wider set of fans and the attention of publications like Kerrang and Metal Hammer. The band continued to tour throughout the UK and support a career as professional musicians in what, for them, were more challenging times.
Phase 4: The period up to the present day has seen some intermittent activity from the band. All three of the brothers have taken time out to explore and develop successful careers outside of the music industry, have families etc whilst at the same time maintaining some visibility with their very loyal UK fan base through social media and carefully selected performances and tours. The level of interest in Balaam And The Angel (and the early 80s alternative scene) has increased considerably in the last decade making the purpose of a new release seem much more relevant
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