Mal McNulty

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Mal McNulty
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McNulty performing in 2025
Background information
Born
Malcolm McNulty

(1951-12-07) 7 December 1951 (age 74)
Liverpool, England
Genres Glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal
OccupationsSinger, musician, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, bass
Years active1984–present
Member of Slade
Formerly of Hazzard, The Sweet

Malcolm McNulty (born 7 December 1951) is an English rock musician, best known as a vocalist with Hazzard, bass player then vocalist with Sweet, and as a former vocalist and guitarist with Slade from 2005 to 2019. [1]

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Biography

McNulty was born in Liverpool in December 1951. He joined German heavy rock band Hazzard in 1984, which had been formed by Herman Frank, formerly of Accept, and recorded their debut album Hazzard. [2] In 1985, he was invited to join Sweet, where he played bass before taking over vocals, recording the albums Live at the Marquee, A and Alive & Giggin'! as well as the singles "X-Ray-Specs" and "Stand Up". [3] He left the band in 1994. During his time with Sweet, he also collaborated on the side project Paddy Goes to Holyhead with Andy Scott (also of Sweet), releasing the singles "The Green Green Grass of Home" and "Delilah" in 1987. [4] He also played session bass and sang backing vocals for Norwegian Ole I'Dole on This Ole Town. [5] In 2005, he joined Slade on vocals and guitar, taking over from Steve Whalley. [6]

Discography

Albums

Hazzard

Ole

Sweet

Singles

Paddy Goes to Holyhead

Sweet

Videos

Sweet

Slade

References

  1. Strong, M C (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 1075. ISBN   978-1-84195-985-6.
  2. Hazzard. "Encyclopedia Metallum" . Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  3. Biography. "Sweet". Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  4. The Story so Far. "Paddy Goes to Holyhead" . Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  5. McNulty, Mal. "AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  6. Slade. "MTV Artists". MTV . Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.