Chiefs of Relief

Chiefs of Relief were a British rock group formed shortly after the demise of Bow Wow Wow in 1984. Led by guitarist-vocalist Matthew Ashman (who for a brief time tried to continue Bow Wow Wow as their lead singer after the departure of Annabella Lwin for a solo career), drummer Paul Cook (of the Sex Pistols), keyboard player Duncan Grieg, and bassist Lance Burman. An early lineup included Ashman and Cook with former Bow Wow Wow members David Barbarossa and Leigh Gorman.Often compared to Big Audio Dynamite (who they would later open for on tour), The Chiefs fused rock with hip hop & electronic elements from the era.

The group's only full-length album was 1988's self-titled release, which was issued in the US by Sire Records. Ashman died in 1995 and on the fifteenth anniversary of his death, the band reunited for a tribute concert for Ashman on 21 November 2010 at the Scala in London, in a show with Adam Ant topping the bill and also featuring later Ashman bands Bow Wow Wow and Agent Provocateur). ^[1]

References

1. ^ http://www.adam-ant.net/mattgig.html

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