Formed during 1985, in Leeds, England. Founding members were Phil Morris, Paul James Berry and Alan Davis. The name came from combining the “rose” for the beauty and the “avalanche” for the power, as a way of describing their music. The Rose of Avalanche quickly found recognition for their song writing ability. Before they had played a gig they signed to local independent label LiL, and released two singles: "LA Rain" and "Goddess". Thanks to support from legendary Radio1 DJ John Peel, both made Number 1 in the UK Independent Chart, with "LA Rain" featuring in John Peel’s Festive 50...
These are photos from concerts where The Rose Of Avalanche played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
The Mission / The Rose Of Avalanche Apr 21, 2022 Bristol, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Josh King
The Rose Of Avalanche / Love Like Blood / The Fair Sex Dec 20, 1991 Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Uploaded by Torsten S.
Fields of the Nephilim / Lemonheads / Throwing Muses / Buffalo Tom / Jingo De Lunch / The Rose Of Avalanche Mar 31, 1991 Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Uploaded by Torsten S.
The Rose Of Avalanche Dec 4, 1990 Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Uploaded by Torsten S.
The Rose Of Avalanche Sep 14, 1990 Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Uploaded by Torsten S.
The Rose Of Avalanche Mar 11, 1990 Detmold Uploaded by Torsten S.
The Rose Of Avalanche / Broken Faith Nov 1, 1989 Derby, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Daniel Newton
The Mission / The Rose Of Avalanche Nov 17, 1986 Brighton, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by John Collins
The Rose Of Avalanche / Baalam & The Angel Oct 10, 1986 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany Uploaded by Telenn Credit: telenn