AOR legends have announced a live album recorded at KK's Steel Mill, the Wolverhampton venue owned by former guitarist , on December 10, 2022, at their final live show with founding guitarist and songwriter Tony Clarkin. Clarkin died in January 2024 following a short illness. “It was the perfect evening," says frontman .
"We finished our The Monster Roars tour in Wolverhampton, KK’s Steel Mill was packed out and the promoter was a passionate Magnum fan. I couldn’t imagine a more worthy farewell to Tony than those recordings." The band have also released a lyric video for the live version of Magnum's early classic .
"The title track from our 1978 debut album is one of the most frequently played songs of our career, an absolute fan fave and typical of the music we wrote back then. A true classic and the perfect encore at every show for almost fifty years. A Magnum gig wouldn‘t have been complete without this number!" will be released on January 10, 2025, on 2CD and 3LP via SPV/Steamhammer.
. The album arrives ahead of a short tribute tour, which kicks off at the Kentish Town Forum in London on January 21, and finishes with a pair of shows back at KK's Steel Mill. "My father was an extremely modest and humble man who would probably be surprised at how much the large Magnum community continues to love him to this day," says Clarkin's daughter Dionne.
"He always believed that few people would really care if one day he would no longer be with us. The latest news, features a.