In 2016 the band was reformed with a new line-up to record a new album, based on recordings the band made in 1975. It was released in 2017.
The only surviving member of the original lineup of Necromandus is Frank Hall: Dennis McCarten died of a kidney illness in December 2004 at the age of 54, and Barry Dunnery (the elder brother of Francis Dunnery ) died of cancer on 29 May 2008 at the age of 56.…
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Dunnery and Hall founded the cover band Nerves, with Dunnery leaving to join the ELO offshoot Violinski in 1976. Dunnery and Hall also played together in the new wave of British heavy metal band Hammerhead, although Dunnery’s stint was brief.
In early 1973, Necromandus, under Iommi’s guidance, recorded the album Orexis of Death at London’s Morgan Studio. Iommi also added some guitar to the title track. A deal was arranged with Vertigo and the band began opening for Sabbath as well as Tony Kaye ‘s Badger . Dunnery left the…
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In 1972, after extensive gigging and a failure to release a record, they caught the ear of Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, who began managing the group.
In 1968, two West Cumbrian bands, Jug and Heaven, broke up. Members from both bands, Barry “Baz” Dunnery (lead guitar), Dennis McCarten (bass), Frank Hall (drums), and singer Bill Branch, formed a heavy progressive blues outfit they called Hot Spring Water. They were briefly renamed Taurus before settling on Necromandus…
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