Balaam And The Angel – Saturday 11th October 2025
Balaam And The Angel Continue To Promote The Widely Acclaimed Release Of Their “Forces Of Evil” EP With A Further Series Of UK Dates
Celebrated alternative rockers bring their unique brand of forceful, dark and atmospheric music to a variety of events and locations across the UK
Listen to “Forces Of Evil” EP on Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/album/0KqiWKXlF3g1u0TVZz4Lkn?si=3GcT6pqXTnmARMXboJO_Vw
Balaam And The Angel are three brothers who were born in Scotland and grew up on a council estate in Cannock in Staffordshire. They played music together as teenagers but finally formed Balaam And The Angel in the early 80’s inspired at that time by the new scene that was developing around Bauhaus, The Sisters Of Mercy, Southern Death Cult, Theatre Of Hate etc. and a collective experience at the Futurama Festival in Bingley Hall, Stafford in 1981. The band achieved great success in the 80s alternative and rock scenes, signing to Virgin Records for their debut album ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’, and touring the world with the likes of The Mission, Kiss, The Cult, Aerosmith and Iggy Pop until the release of their last album ‘Prime Time’ in 1993.
That period up to the present day has seen some intermittent activity from the band. All three of the brothers have taken time out to explore and develop successful careers outside of the music industry, have families etc, whilst at the same time maintaining some visibility with their very loyal UK fan base through social media and carefully selected performances and tours (such as Tomorrows Ghosts Festival, Kirk Brandon Westworld Weekend, The Mission Shindig and most recently as special guest on the sold-out Almighty shows – Nov 2023). The level of interest in Balaam And The Angel (and the early 80s alternative scene in general) has increased considerably in the last decade making the purpose of a new release and live performance seem much more relevant.
On Friday 25th October, Balaam And The Angel released ‘Forces Of Evil’, a collection of songs recorded to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band’s first 4 track EP World Of Light (released in Nov 1984). It was the group’s first release of new material for over 30 years.
The EP was released in the same format as its predecessor as a vinyl 4 track 12 inch single.
The record was released on the band’s newly created Darklands Recordings label (Darklands being one of the tracks that appeared on the original 1984 EP).
The material was recorded in Oxygene studios Manchester with Christoph Bride (who has recently worked on albums by The Chameleons and Kirk Brandon/Theatre Of Hate/ Spear Of Destiny). The sound of the record marries the feel of the band’s darker past with the punchier edge of their later releases. Reviews of the new songs were universally positive as were the reviews of initial set of dates to promote the release in November of 2024.
The four tracks on the EP demonstrate a more developed lyrical approach which embraces some of the bands’ more common themes about how we navigate our daily lives alongside some more provocative themes such as mental health and the contradiction between religious belief vs religious intolerance and the way in which this is used as one of the reasons for the persecution of others.
“The process of creating this collection of songs has been incredibly unique and has prompted us to revisit some previously overlooked ideas. The track ‘Forces Of Evil’ had its origins way back in the start of our musical journey. It was a song that we had set aside because the lyrics seemed too naïve and simplistic however fast forward four decades and we have a set of lyrics and sentiment that could not be more current and universally appropriate,” says guitarist Jim Morris.
In support of the release the band created a video for the opening track of the EP ‘Dancing Senseless’ which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/oZWl0B7bHic?si=EpisPknY0NdpNYFE
The band will continue to support the very successful release of the EP, video and enthusiastic audience response to their recent November tour with a further series of dates across the UK. These dates include a carefully selected series of headline shows alongside some “festival” style events.
Balaam And The Angel are one of the very few bands of their era who can still claim to have maintained their original line up and as a result guarantee their audiences an authentic 80’s alternative live music experience.
Balaam And The Angel are:
Mark Morris – bass/vocals
Jim Morris – guitar/keyboards
Des Morris – drums
