Mangled After Dinner was an English gothic rock band founded in 1981 in Manchester, England.List of Manchester Bands . Retrieved 16 April 2010. Mangled After Dinner reached a small but loyal community of fans and played an overly gloomy sound, using synthesizer effects and well-written lyrics of exceptionally romantic poetry. Their major themes included: rainstorms, dark forests, abandoned castles, English folklore and the pursuit of answers through solitude and disbelievement.
Members The band was formed by: Trevor "Poeraver" Chadwick - vocals (1959–1989) Henry Lansford - guitar (born 1961) Frederick "Fred" Ritchen - bass (born 1961) John "Johnny" Lansford - drums (born 1957)
Their first success was Mangled After Dinner Ritual, recorded in long play with eight total tracks and a stylized black cover with a designed skull with a lit candle abovehead. The band disbanded in the late 1980s, when Chadwick died in a car crash near London in October 1989.
Discography Mangled After Dinner Ritual (1981) The Symphony of the Mangled One (1983) Darkened Club Symphony (1984) Hits from the Grave - M.A.D. Collection (1986) The Hanging Man (1988)
Bootlegs Voices Far Beyond (1991), collection of recorded but never released demo, outtakes and general discarded musics. Rough sound with lo-fi recording. Tribute to Chadwick (1993), lo-fi recording in a very rare album where lesser known bands plays six tracks of the MAD official discography. Back cover depicts the band, in a photo taken in one of their live shows.
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