Before THUNDERSTICK there was Barry Graham Purkis. an English drummer who played with such bands as `Tiny and the Hot Toddies`..a no nonsense rock band.. the Italian outfit `The Primitives` based in Sicily...touring all over Italy,Sicily and Greece`... Archer` a space folk rock band....`OZ` prog rock band and then finally ` Iron Maiden`... He also enjoyed a stint with Bernie Torme`s `Electric Gypsies`. It wasn`t until his inclusion in the band `SAMSON.` that the character .Thunderstick was born..Becoming a focal figure for the the emerging NWOBHM movement...Playing from inside a cage,the masked drummer would `break out` during Samson gigs to terrorise audiences.
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Thunderstick is regarded as the pioneer of Masked Rock/Metal bands...such as Slipknot & Ghost
Today, the cult of Thunderstick is alive and well, especially now that their albums have been reissued on CD.