Landmarq

Formed in 1990 and celebrating their 30th anniversary in 2020, Landmarq are a UK-based 'neo-progressive' rock band. The band have an extensive catalogue having so far released a total of ten albums, four of which were recorded live at various concerts in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, plus two official concert DVD's filmed in Poland (2006) and The Netherlands (2015). Following an enforced break in 2009, due to ill-health, Landmarq re-emerged on to the Prog scene early in 2012 with the release of their eagerly-anticipated fifth studio album, [i]Entertaining Angels[/i], a Special Edition double-CD set. This proved to be a triumphant return for the band as they received many glowing reviews from fans and music press alike. This was followed up with "Angels On Tour", a series of live dates through 2012-2013, that saw Landmarq performing in various festivals and venues again in the UK and Europe. Also to much acclaim and some excellent reviews. More new product was released throughout 2014/15, including the vinyl release of [i]Entertaining Angels[/i] (a double-LP set). Also, a long-awaited compilation album entitled [i]Origins - A Landmarq Anthology - 1992-2014[/i] (2-CD set) featuring vocalists [i]Tracy Hitchings[/i] and [i]Damian Wilson[/i]. [i]Origins[/i] includes a brand new song, also entitled "Origins". A major change of line-up then occurred in 2018 when, due to relocation in both cases, vocalist [i]Tracy Hitchings[/i] and drummer [i]Danny Martin[/i] separately made the difficult decisions to move on from Landmarq. Guitarist [b]Uwe D'rose[/b], keyboardist [b]Mike Varty[/b] and bassist [b]Steve Gee[/b] resolved to continue writing new material for a proposed new album whilst also beginning the search for Tracy’s and Danny’s replacements. Following a series of auditions, the band returned to full strength with the addition of vocalist [b]Wolf Campen[/b] and drummer [b]Andy Allen[/b] who were thrust straight into some intensive rehearsals in preparation for a series of gigs beginning in October 2018. This was followed by various shows and festivals in 2019 through to the present time, 2023 (excluding 2020, due to the pandemic). Landmarq are now preparing to play further gigs in 2023 / 2024 and are also currently writing and recording material for their next album. In early December 2022, we had to report the very sad news that our dear friend and former Landmarq singer Tracy Hitchings had passed away following an on-going battle with Cancer. ~~~~ (March 2023, London)