BLACK ROSE from England, formed in 1980 and were part of the heavy metal scene that was called the nwobhm (new wave of British heavy metal). They toured all over the UK and Europe and released two vinyl albums – ‘Boys Will be Boys’ in 1984 on Bullet Records and ‘Walk it how you talk it’ in 1987 on Neat Records.

After splitting up in 1989, BLACK ROSE reformed in 2010 to play at the Cradle of Rock Festival in 2011, the first show after 22 years. The line up now features 3 original members of the band – Steve Bardsley (lead vocals and guitar), Kenny Nicholson (lead guitar) and Paul Fowler (drums) plus new bass player Kiko Rivers.

They released a third album in 2012 on Metalizer Records called ‘Cure for your Disease’ so ‘WTF’ will be their fourth studio album, it is also probably the heaviest they’ve done.