Grand Slam heading to Bilston's Robin 2

The band was first formed by Laurence and Thin Lizzy star Phil Lynott before the West Bromwich vocalist's death in 1986.

In May 2016 Mark Stanway announced the reformation of Grand Slam. The group - completed by Mike Dyer, David Boyce and Benji Reid - are set to release debut studio album Hit The Ground next month.

Laurence Archer says: “I’ve been thinking about this moment for many years and I’m so proud of what we, the new Grand Slam, have achieved.

"Gone Are The Days is the most obvious choice for the first release - it’s a song I originally wrote in the late 80’s but with the band we have captured all the new and the heritage elements of Grand Slam and my writing.

"Grand Slam are back and here to stay. Obviously at times like this Phil is never far from my thoughts, a friend and a mentor and a hero always.”

Vocalist Mike Dyer says: “Grand Slam is very much a new beast with a love and respect from where the beast was born.

"I think it’s fair to say that the five old and five new compositions are honest and true. When we heard some very rough recordings you could hear the potential.

"I kept feeling that I was on sacred ground and couldn’t touch anything. Even had a few nightmares!

"Then I thought what a shame if I these marques of songs weren’t ever finished and never saw the light of day.

"We then went on to discover our very own sound and wrote a plethora of new material that had the essence of the legacy yet sounded fresh and exciting and most importantly really kicks ass.”

Grand Slam will play Bilston's Robin 2 on November 27.

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