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Bronz Mainman Shaun Kirkpatrick Dies

07/09/2013
. (Classic Rock) Classic Rock has learned that Shaun Kirkpatrick, the main guitarist/writer for the NWOBHM band Bronz, died of a suspected heart attack this past weekend.

Bronz were one of the first bands from the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal era to hit America, touring their debut album Taken By Storm, notably as support to Ratt. The record went on to sell over 200,000 copies worldwide, while single Send Down An Angel featured heavily on MTV.

Follow-up album Carried By The Storm had to wait 25 years for release but when it finally emerged it received positive reviews, Classic Rock's Malcolm Dome describing it as being full of "classy, melodic hard rock". After the success of Carried� Kirkpatrick re-formed Bronz for selected live shows. more on this story

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