Mark Wharton

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Mark Ramsey Wharton
Origin Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDrums, keys, flute, penny whistle
Years active1985–present
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Mark Ramsey Wharton is a British musician who has worked as the drummer of Acid Reign, [1] [2] Cathedral, Cronos, Asomvel and Workshed. [3]

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Biography

Wharton formed Acid Reign in 1985, along with Kevin "Kev" Papworth, Ian Gangwer, Howard "H" Smith and Gaz Jennings, [4] whom he had met at Granby High School in Harrogate [5] Acid Reign eventually broke up in 1991 after the release of their 1990 album "Obnoxious", [6] [7] leading to Wharton joining his ex-Acid Reign bandmates Gaz Jennings and Adam Lehan in Cathedral in 1992. [8] [9] Wharton then proceeded to form the band Asomvel with Jay-Jay Winter (whom he had played with in an early band, called "Lochenbar") and Lenny Robinson in 1993. [10] [11] At this time, Wharton would also join Venom vocalist Conrad Lant's eponymous band Cronos, [12] [13] however, by 1996 Wharton was no longer present in any of these projects.

Discography

With Acid Reign

Studio albums
EPs

With Cathedral

Studio albums
EPs

With Cronos

With Workshed

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References

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  2. ↑ McIver, Joel. Extreme Metal II .
  3. ↑ "Cathedral" . Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Acid Reign Biography by AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Chalmers, Graham. "Will legendary Harrogate metal band Acid Reign play home town?" . Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "ACID REIGN Reissues To Include Expanded Booklets, Bonus Material". Blabbermouth . Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. ↑ THORLEY, ANDY. "BREAKING UP" . Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Bukszpan, Daniel. The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal. p. 42.
  9. ↑ Moffit, Greg. "A broader church". Metal Hammer . Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Jay-Jay Winter" . Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Madder Than A Full Moon DogRelease. 14 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF VENOM" . Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  13. ↑ Stöver, Frank. "The following in-depth interview with Mr. Conrad "Cronos" Lant" . Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "WORKSHED: new band around ex-CATHEDRAL musicians" . Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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