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 Rose Of Avalanche / Broken Faith Nov 1, 1989 Derby, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Daniel Newton
