Black Rose started out as Ice back in 1976 when three friends from a School in Saltburn by the Sea decided to form a rock band. The three guys were Steve Bardsley, Marty Rajn and Mark Eason who soon became a four piece after they saw guitarist Kenny Nicholson playing in a local pub and asked him if he wanted to join up with them. Eason left the band citing musical differences and local drummer Charlie Mack was drafted in. As this line-up they recorded their first demo tape at Impulse Studios in Wallsend Newcastle , the home of independent record label Neat Records , which consisted of five songs: “Alright On The Night”, “Biker”, “Killer”, “Loveshock” and “Raising Hell”. The demo was picked up by various rock disco playlists, and featured in the local charts section of the British rock magazine Kerrang! .
Black Rose started out as Ice back in 1976 when three friends from a
Written by
in