Blackwych

In 1985 the three James brothers assembled an Irish metal band. The lineup featured Ciaran handling vocals, Declan on guitar and Niall on bass, with Bobby Tierney brought in as second guitarist and Chris Andralinus added on drums. Drawing from Thin Lizzy, Mama’s Boys and the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, the group made its first appearance on the Irish compilation The Green Metal Album. Insufficiently prepared when they tracked Out Of Control, the record emerged as a basic effort defined by lifeless, tuneless vocals. Negative notices soon prompted the band to disband.