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Philip James "Phil" Lanzon, born 23 March 1950, is the keyboardist for British rock band Uriah Heep since 1986. Lanzon has worked with Grand Prix, Grant & Forsyth, John Lawton (former Uriah Heep-member), Mick Ronson, Chris Spedding, and Sweet, among others.

Early days (1967–1971)

The band's roots go back to 1967, when 19-year-old guitarist Mick Box formed Hogwash, a British band that began playing in local clubs and pubs. When the band's drummer Roger Penlington left, drummer Roger Penlington suggested his cousin David Garrick (who knew the band) as a replacement. Box and Garrick formed a songwriting team, but they soon discovered that they had higher musical aspirations than their colleagues, who wanted to quit their day jobs and go professional. Spice, a new band formed in the United States, has formed Spice. David Garrick changed his surname to Byron. Alex Napier, a drummer from Glasgow, Scotland, appeared in a music newspaper advertisement; bassist Paul Newton of the Gods completed the line-up.

Spice avoided playing covers, but there was always a desire to do something original, according to Box. The band was initially managed by Newton's father, and after being spotted by Gerry Bron (the Hit Record Productions Ltd.'s manager), the band was seen on the streets of High Wycombe. "I thought they were a band I could grow and I took them on that basis," Bron later described. He became the band's manager and signed them to Vertigo Records, the newly formed Philips label. The foursome were booked into the Lansdowne Studios in London, although still under the name of Spice. According to biographer Kirk Blows, "Dickens' name was changed to that of the well-known character from David Copperfield, Uriah Heep, marking the centennial of his death"). Although the "Uriah Heep" moniker was selected in December 1969, the band, Wizards and Demons, The Uriah Heep Story, was not released until Ken Hensley joined in February 1970. Uriah Heep then decided to widen the sound. "We'd actually made half of the first album when we decided that keyboards would be great for our sound." "I was a huge Vanilla Fudge fan, with their Hammond organ and searing guitar on top, but we knew David's bouncing guitars so we knew how we should shape it," Box recalls. Colin Wood, a former Newton employee who was then playing guitar in Toe Fat, was welcomed into the session by Gerry Bron. Hensley, a former Newton employee, was also playing guitar in Toe Fat. "I had a lot of energy in the company to do something a little different," Hensley remembered.

Hensley's 1970 debut album, 'Eau...Very...Umble' (debuted in the United States as Uriah Heep), introduced Hensley's heavy organ and the band's guitar-driven sound, as well as David Byron's vocal, dynamic vocals, soaring above thunderous sonic background, although acoustic and jazz elements were also included in the mix. The album's title refers to Dickens' characteristic word ("very 'umble"). Hensley had little to contribute to the debut: Box and Byron wrote the majority of the article, including "Gypsy" in several ways (according to Blows) "a marriage of contrasts" that became their trademark in time. "The funny thing was we wrote it at the Hanwell Community Centre," Mick Box recalled in a 1989 interview, and Deep Purple was rehearsing in the room next door to us. You might imagine the frenzies we were all making between us." During the winter of 1970, three-quarters into the album's recording, drummer Alex Napier was replaced by Nigel Olsson, who was recommended to Byron by Elton John. The debut was not well-received by rock critics (especially in the United States, where Rolling Stone reviewer Melissa Mills had allegedly threatened suicide "if this band makes it")). The writing relationship between Box, Byron, and Hensley was starting to develop during the album's release. "It was super fast because we were all in the same situation." It seemed as if it was supposed to be, because of the chemistry," Mick Box recalled.

Keith Baker took his place when Nigel Olsson returned to Elton John's company in the spring of 1970. Salisbury, the band's second album (February 1971), was more in tune with the band's 16-minute title track, which featured a 24-piece orchestra. "Lady in Black," one of the album's tracks, was described by Donald A. Guarisco as "... a beautifully arranged song that develops from a folk-styled acoustic tune to a throbbing rocker full of harmonies and crunching guitar riffs" on release in Germany. Ken Hensley's ascension to the position of top songwriter was made by Gerry Bron.

Keith Baker left the band in December 1970 and was replaced by Iain Clark (from another Vertigo band, Cressida). The band appeared in Germany in late December 1970/January 1971 and 1971, supporting Three Dog Night and Steppenwolf.

Gerry Bron's agreement with Philips/Vertigo was over, so he founded Bronze Records, his own brand by this time. During the band's three visits to Lansdowne, the third album was recorded in the summer months of 1971. "It was the time when the band really found a solid musical direction," Bron later said. Look at Yourself, a third album, which was released in October 1971, marked the synthesis of disparate viewpoints that had been a central feature of Salisbury and displayed the unified sound and direction. "July Morning" has been cited a lot as the standout track in recent history. "I believe that 'July Morning' is one of the best examples of how the band was evolving at this time." "Itinshed gave our music a lot of energy, a lot of light and shade," Ken Hensley said. The album debuted at No. 1 on the charts. In the United Kingdom, 39 people are 39.

According to Hensley, he, Byron, and Box had become the band's tightly knit nucleus by the end of 1971. Paul Newton, the band's first bassist, was temporarily injured while being marginalized and having recently been badly shaken up when he was involved in an accident in Germany in one of the band's cars, and was briefly replaced by Mark Clarke in November of 1971. Newton recalled his departure in 2000 in a Uriah Heep's blog: "Well, as you know, my father ruled the band in the early days, with the Gods and Spice." He bought a lot of the gear and so on. When Uriah Heep and Ken joined the band, he had a lot of expectations about what he wanted to do in a band, but Ken was the first to admit it. In some ways, it seemed like the band was a tool that Ken used to put his own thoughts together. And there's nothing wrong with it as such. Let's face it: the fact that what we did was so rewarding was also fantastic for me. However, in a situation like this, you're bound to get some in-fighting. Gerry Bron was also the boss, and my father was trying to get some money back from him - get some of his money back on the equipment, and so on. On all levels, there was a lot of unhappiness, and everybody was dissatisfied in a variety of ways. I had intended to leave the band for a while before I actually left but I didn't. Nonetheless, with the heavy work schedules and deadlines, I ended up collapsing on stage one night, and the other members of the band decided I should go. It was funny because I didn't want to go and there was a lot of animosity at the same time, but it was a great relief at the same time."

Iain Clark was recalled by Lee Kerslake, once of the Gods, during the same November. Gary Thain, a former member of Keef Hartley Band, joined Uriah Heep as a permanent member in February 1972 halfway through another American tour, replacing Mark Clarke who was exhausted and nearing a mental breakdown. "Gary just had a style about him," Box later reported. "Every bass player in the world that I've ever heard has always adored his style, with those melodic bass lines." Uriah Heep then emerged, and "everything clicked into place" was revealed, according to biographer K. Blows.

Demons and Wizards, which attained No. 1, were the product of this newly discovered chemistry. There are 20 in the United Kingdom and No. 20 in the United States. In June 1972, there were 23 people in the United States. Although the band was romantically integrating medieval myth into their songs, Roger Dean's sleeve and "The Wizard" (co-written by Mark Clarke during his brief stay) did have thematic links to the fantasy world, a more straightforward, hard-rocking approach was also apparent. Hensley's note on the sleeve said that the album was "just a collection of our songs that we had a great time recording" in case of rumors regarding any possible insinuations involving some sort of belief behind it. Both critics and the band's aficionados praise the album, which, according to AllMusic, "solidified Uriah Heep's reputation as a master of gothic-inflected heavy metal."

Ken Hensley remembered:

According to Blows, two singles from the album, "The Wizard" and "Easy Livin'," the second (a defiant rocker), debuted at No. 2 ("tailor-made for Byron's extrovert showmanship") reached No. On the Billboard Hot 100, 39 are at 39. Uriah Heep's fifth studio album The Magician's Birthday, which was released in November 1972. No. 28 is in the United Kingdom. The United States' (31 US) came out, with "Sweet Lorraine" being the American single and the title track (a multi-part fantasy epic starring Hensley–Byron's vocal duel and Box's extensive guitar solo in the middle) being the album's highlight. "Uriah Heep used to have an image, but now they have personality," Melody Maker wrote in 1973. The bulk of it derived from Byron's flamboyant Byronic flamboyance. "David was the point of contact, and the whole group's stage presentation was centered on him." He had such charisma and so much ability," Hensley said many years later. Hensley, a writer and singer, ignited the rest of the band, but the group's sophisticated keyboardist and stage persona.

Uriah Heep Live, an eight-page booklet plus), was released at the Birmingham Town Hall in January 1973. The band, who had just completed their second Japanese tour, moved to Chateau d'Herouville, France, to record their Chateau d'Herouville. There was Sweet Freedom, which was not particularly sophisticated, but it was still very mainstream-sounding) on display (No. No. 18 in the United Kingdom: No. 21. The 33 United States) was designed with the word "Stealin" and was released as a single. The band departed the fantasy world in lyrics and took a calculated shot at versatility by including funk ("Dreamer") and an acoustic number based on contemporary singer/songwriter ("Circus") elements to the palette, and gained worldwide fame. Ken Hensley had been steadily recording his own, mellower music; his solo debut Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf was announced the same year.

Fans and band members alike reacted with Wonderworld, which was recorded in Munich's Musicland Studios in January. "Recordings in other countries disrupted the band's normal operating procedure, with a significant negative effect on the company." Our phone calls were falling apart, we were arguing over things like royalties, and we were getting involved in things that were not musical," Hensley said. Box described weeks in the studio as "dramatic" for all the wrong reasons. "David was inebriated for the majority of the time, Kenny was having an emotional breakdown, and I was always trying to assist them." "A little bit of friction ensued as (artistic) Kenny didn't like all the attention that (flamboyant) David was getting." Gary Thain was in even more serious danger. "A strenuous touring schedule, exacerbated by the bassist's heavy drug use (inherent even before joining Heep), was taking its toll," although things came to a halt during September when the bassist sustained a serious electric shock on stage in Dallas during a performance at Southern Methodist University's Moody Coliseum on September 15th. The remainder of the US tour was cancelled and their UK dates were rescheduled to October. Gerry Bron, the hospital's chief, was quickly accused of turning Uriah Heep into a mere "financial thing" and was sacked just two months after the group's final performance at New Theatre in Oxford, England, on December 14th. Gary Thain was discovered dead in his Norwood Green home on December 8, 1975, despite having overdosed on heroin a year ago.

John Wetton (ex-Family and King Crimson) joined the band in March 1975, and with him Return to Fantasy (June 1975), a resurgent Uriah Heep) soared to the top of the charts. In the United Kingdom, there are 7 on the island of Ireland. "It was a relief to have someone solid and reliable, and he had a slew of brilliant suggestions," Box said. According to a headline in NME, a new tragedy marred the following "Year-long world tour." Mick Box suffered from the broken radial bone in his right arm during the set and tour on August 2, 1975 (but the tour continued) with three injections a night). John Wetton died on stage after an electric shock was delivered on March 26, 1976 at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Best of Uriah Heep compilation was released in November 1975, preceded by two solo albums: Byron's debut Take No Prisoners and Hensley's second, Eager to Please.

In June 1976, High and Mighty followed. It was considered lightweight by many Box's comments: "less of the 'elect'eumble' in Dickens' David Copperfield, a negation of Uriah Heep's self-description as "'umble" (referring to Uriah Heep's 'umble') (more of the 'umble'). The subject of industrialization became a point of contention. The band decided to produce the album themselves after Bron committed to non-musical projects (including his air-taxi operation). The manager later claimed that the result was Heep's worst album, while Hensley accused the manager of deliberately disregarding the group's interests. Nonetheless, the album was released in the most lavish manner (with journalists and corporate people being flown off to the top of a Swiss mountain for a reception). However, it was not matched with live concerts, which were more tumultuous due to Byron's inconsistency on stage. "He'd always been booed after the performance, but it had never gotten to the point where it might jeopardize the show itself." With David, the show had always been first and foremost. Hensley recalled that it was "when the show came second" that the problems began. According to Blows, "the distance between David and the rest had widened to unworkable proportions." "It's sad to say it," Bron said, "But David was one of those rare people who could not face up to the fact that things were wrong and sought solace in a bottle." Byron was fired in July 1976 after the final show of a Spanish tour. Soon bassist John Wetton declared his resignation. He obviously wasn't at ease in the band, neither were his coworkers with him. "We thought we could swap a good bass player (Thain) with another good bass player," Hensley explained later, but we skipped the emotional component, which is crucial." It was like grafting on a new piece of skin, but the body refused to use it.

Uriah Heep recruited bassist Trevor Bolder (ex-David Bowie, Mick Ronson), and after having auditioned David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake), Ian Hunter and Gary Holton (Heavy Metal Kids), John Lawton, a member of Lucifer's Friend and the Les Humphries Singers, who moved entirely away from fantasy-oriented lyrics and multi-part compositions back to a more straightforward hard rock sound typical of the tonah Hee ah Heeton, Trevor Bolder (Heetonah Heetona, Mick Ronson, Mick Ronson (Dee, Mick Ronson, Mick Ronson) and the Les Hulton (Heeton), John Lawton heeton, &The Les Huah Hee, &Couriah Heeton,'s,'snah Heetonsnah Heetons and the'snah Heeton, a,'sna, &aposton, a "Hee, Dylan, Mumton, &apose, &apose, Robert Hee &apose'snah Heeton, &apose,'sna, Peter Bolder, Dickenah Hee,'sna (Hee, Peter Bowie, Peter Bolder, Jan ' "Image-wise, he wasn't quite what we were looking for," the box later explained, but his pipes were fine and so we went for the music end of it." "He had a voice that I felt would give a new sense of meaning," Hensley said.

Firefly was introduced in February 1977, sparking "new effervescence and vigour in unveiling what seemed to be a new start for Heep" (per. According to a Record Mirror review, "a new vigour and confidence" as well as the new singer's abilities: the former (according to AllMusic), but lacking David Byron's multi-octave range "boasted an impressive and emotionally rich hard rock voice that immediately associated with Uriah Heep's ed out." The band then toured the United States to promote Kiss. "They were so efficient and so consistent that their worst nights were outstanding, and their best nights were spectacular," Paul Stanley later described.

According to Box, Innocent Victim, which was released in November 1977, had "a slight edge on Firefly," but in retrospect, this "blend of aggressive, short-rockers, and pop-friendly ballads" seemed to be "an attempt to prosecute the American AOR market." According to AllMusic, the single "Free Me" (which had a "acoustic style and accent on harmonies brought the group dangerously close to Eagles territory) was a worldwide hit. The album in Germany sold over a million copies and became Uriah Heep's most popular, which coincided with the success of the re-released "Lady in Black." Three Uriah Heep singles were seated in the German Top 20 for the first time during this time, including "Wise Man" (from Firefly), "Lady in Black," and "Free Me."

Fallen Angel came out in 1978, having completed a hat-trick of studio albums to have a consistent lineup (only the second time in their career that they had done so). It was well received at the time (Sounds gave it 4 stars) but failed to chart "too poppy" for Mick Box's liking (but still, "too eccentric to fit the bill of an AOR record), according to Allmusic). In the meantime, the relative safety of the Lawton period belied the truth of the scenes protesting had to do with Ken Hensley's earning more than his coworkers. "Everything he wrote, he had to use... And if you insist on using everything, you'll end up with substandard albums." Hensley and Lawton's major rift, on the other hand, has formed. "The combination of constant friction between the two groups (resulting in the nearest thing to violence the group had witnessed) and the regular presence of Lawton's wife on the road culminated in the vocalist being shot," K. Blows writes.

"Alone Star John Sloman was brought into the room, as a younger artist who played keyboards and guitar and was, in the words of Box, "an all rounder." Lee Kerslake resigned almost immediately after a tumultuous discussion of Hensley's content, which led to the drummer's dismissal of Hensley's work. Many tracks from the forthcoming album had to be re-recorded with Chris Slade (of the Manfred Mann's Earth Band). Conquest LP was released in February 1980 (globally except in the United States, where it was never released) and received 5 stars from Record Mirror, but "was a difficult album to record" and represented "a wreck" (in the words of Trevor Bolder). The band performed on the 10th Anniversary Tour with Girlschool to inspire and attracted respectable audiences. Hensley was extremely ill, mainly with Sloman, and he's told why:

The last straw, according to Hensley's office, was a meeting concerning the songwriting controversy, and he resigned in September 1980. Gregg Dechert, a Canadian who had worked with Sloman in Pulsar, joined the band on a 23-date tour of the United Kingdom. For a reason, Sloman left, citing musical differences. Gary Moore and Robert Palmer would continue to work with UFO Gary Moore and Robert Palmer. Hensley's tragic departure left the company in a state of dissolution. Box and Bolder presented David Byron with a slew of promising plans. "We couldn't believe it if he said he didn't want to know," the guitarist remembered. Bolder, who by that time, had "too much of Gerry Bron and the company," decided to join Wishbone Ash. Uriah Heep was down to just Mick Box with the name and contract when Dechert left.

"I locked myself in my apartment for two days and drank myself senseless in complete self-pity." "I must admit to being unable to gather myself and consider my choices." He called Lee Kerslake first (who had co-founded Blizzard of Ozz with Ozzy Osbourne) and the drummer brought along bassist Bob Daisley. Then John Sinclair was one of the few people who knew that he was a member of Heavy Metal Kids and that he was playing with a Los Angeles band named Lion. Peter Goalby, the band's new vocalist, debuted on Trapeze's Peter Goalby. The former had tried to audition for Uriah Heep and failed, but Hensley was the only band member to have endorsed him as a choice. Box said, "We forged our new direction because we all contributed to the story."

Even if it seemed a bit too American, Ashley Howe's Abominog album (according to Blows) was "important...in the way it pulled Heep out of the Seventies and thrust them into the Eighties with resolve and determination." It was released in March 1982 (and preceded by the Abominog Junior EP in February) and sparked acclaim among the critics. Sounds gave it a five-star review, according to Kerrang, the newly established rock magazine. It's been dubbed "the most mature and possibly best album of their careers," on retrospect, it is also known as "one of the most consistent and entertaining albums in the company's lengthy catalog." The album did well in the American charts (No. 1). The band performed at the Castle Donington Monsters of Rock festival a few weeks before this one on August 21. 56) after its release in the United States in September 1982.

Head First (May 1983), manufactured by Ashley Howe (who, according to Goalby, became "like the sixth member of the band"), was pursued in a similar way. (According to AllMusic, "a strong mixture of heavy metal firepower and AOR sleekness" follows. Not long before its debut, Daisley left the band to re-join Uriah Heep and Ozzy Osbourne. Both albums, Abominog and Head First, improved the band's sound and sparked a smidgeon's renewed enthusiasm for Uriah Heep among younger heavy metal enthusiasts.

Uriah Heep toured the United States in favor of Rush, Judas Priest, and Def Leppard, whose guitarist Joe Elliott recalled: "They were the best band we've ever seen as a headline or support because there was no ego, no pretentious stuff." They were fine, but we learned a lot from them."

By this time, Gerry Bron, the Uriah Heep boss, was no longer a senior manager (they were looked after by Neil Warnock in Europe and Blue Oyster Cult's management team in the United States), and then, "the firm's management team in the United States) and eventually, Bronze Records collapsed under the burden of debts, which, according to Box, "Heep a lot." The band returned to the studio with producer Tony Platt and a new deal with CBS's Portrait label signed by new boss Harry Maloney followed followed massive Asian and South American tours. David Byron died of a heart attack and liver disease on February 28, 1985 at the age of 38.

Equator (March 1985) did well, due to the fact that "CBS just did a bad job getting it into the shops," as Box explained. On the other hand, later reviewers were less interested in what Kirk Blows described as "a solid piece of product with the potential to do really well." With this "lackluster" album, only "in high-schmaltz rating," the band squandered the chance that Portrait gave it away, according to Jason Anderson, for one.

Goalby left in November 1985 after an Australian tour, completely exhausted and with serious voice problems. "I loved and trusted in Uriah Heep, but the shit spit out of me in the end," were his parting terms. Then John Sinclair resigned after deciding to join Ozzy Osbourne, and keyboardist Phil Lanzon (Grand Prix, Sad Café) arrived in, integrating immediately into the Box-envisaged scheme.

Steff Fontaine, a founder of Christian metal band Joshua, joined in July 1986 but was fired for being entirely "unprofessional" (he missed, for some reason, a San Francisco show) and was dismissed in September 1986 after only one American tour. In retrospect, Fontaine's role was a winning move. Shaw "felt honored to be accepted to join such a legendary band," Box "it was like everything fell into place" when it was announced.

The lineup remained unchanged from 1986 to 2007, with veteran Mick Box at the helm, Trevor Bolder on bass, Lee Kerslake on drums, singer Bernie Shaw, and Phil Lanzon on keyboards. The main tour circuit of the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Japan, and Russia has operated in Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Japan, and Russia. They became the first Western rock band to perform in the Soviet Union in December 1987, under Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost policy (Western pop bands Boney M. Cliff Richard, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Elton John had all appeared in the late 70s during the pre-Gorbachev period). The band performed ten nights at Moscow's Olympic Stadium, gaining a total of 180,000 viewers (following a reception that Bernie Shaw described as "something like Beatlemania"), which was portrayed in the international press as not only a major breakthrough for Western music in general but also a major breakthrough for Western music in general. The concerts were recorded and released as a part of the Live in Moscow series, which featured three new songs. Ironically, it was this that brought Heep's name back to life at home. The band returned to the United Kingdom in August 1988 after a string of sell-out dates in Czechoslovakia, East Berlin, and Bulgaria, and the Dogs D'Amour toured the UK.

Raging Silence, a Richard Doddd album that was released in May 1989, was followed by a return to the Soviet Union, concerts in Poland, East Berlin, six dates in Brazil, and another British tour. "The past two years have been the most enjoyable of all my time in Heep," Trevor Bolder said at the time. On the 29th November 1989 (the film was part of the Independent TV series Bedrock and a few years later it was reprised in the Cue Music collection) and celebrated its 20th anniversary with a series of compilations and re-issues.

Different World, produced by Trevor Bolder and debuting early in 1991, received mixed feedback from the public (put down in Kerrang!, praised in Metal Hammer), but it did not do well. Uriah Heep's latest technically sound yet artistically bland record failed to chart and came to an end. The group's tours continued, and they released two compilations of which Rarities from the Bronze Age and The Lansdowne Tapes (featuring previously unreleased data from the early 1970s) are the most notable. However, Heep fans will still remember the first half of the 1990s as "the wilderness years."

With Deep Purple, the band's former guitarist, John Lawton, briefly returned to Uriah Heep for two weeks, filling in for Bernie Shaw, who was suffering from voice problems at the time.

The album Sea of Light, (which was released in 1995) by the band and Kalle Trapp, was well received, and in retrospect, the band's return to form is seen as the band's return to form, with the band's gothic-tinged pop metal stylings of albums such as Equator.

Pip Williams, Sonic Origami's first appearance in Europe and Japan in the fall of 1998, then in the United States, "doesn't really match Uriah Heep's journeyman-sounding hard rock, which remains a good entry in its chosen field." Following the launch, a fruitful European tour, which continued into 1999.

The band appeared on The Legend Continues DVD and then toured the United Kingdom, followed by The Legend Continues DVD. On December 7, 2001, Ken Hensley & John Lawton's reunion performance took place in London, which has since become a tradition, though Hensley never returned to Hensley.

The group began in 2001 during the summer and returned the following year to headline both nights of Classic Rock Productions Classic Rock Festival in Trenton, New Jersey, on Friday and Monday. Mostly autumn, Asia, Karnataka, Focus, and Nektar were among the performers. Uriah Heep performed an electric show the first night and then a purely acoustic performance the second.

The Magicians Birthday Party, which was held at the now demolished London Astoria, has largely returned to the United Kingdom for a tour or just their annual showcase concert. All the while Mick Box served as a band's boss until they retained Simon Porter as their boss on April 5, 2005.

In early 2007, drummer Lee Kerslake had to leave the band due to his illness. Russell Gilbrook was hired as their new drummer and immediately started recording Wake the Sleeper, where they used double drums in the songs Wake the Sleeper and War Child. Wake the Sleeper was originally scheduled for a summer 2007 release but Universal Music later announced Wake the Sleeper on June 2nd.

Uriah Heep's 40th Anniversary album – Forty Years of Rock – features new studio recordings of twelve of their best-known songs as well as two brand new songs. "This collection reminds us that Uriah Heep are deserving a great deal of praise for their past work, but it does make it abundantly clear that this is a band with a promising future as well as a rich history," Chris Kee wrote in a recent issue of Powerplay magazine.

Due to visa delays, a United States tour for June/July 2010 was postponed; the first two dates had to be rescheduled. This resulted in a visit to B.B. The first date of the tour is at King's in New York City. Uriah Heep performed live on the inaugural High Voltage Festival in Victoria Park, London, on July 25, 2010. The Demons and Wizards performed in their entirety on 1972's album Demons and Wizards, with ex-Whitesnake man Micky Moody on slide guitar.

Uriah Heep's 22nd studio album Into the Wild debuted in Europe on April 15, 2011 (not in North America) by Frontiers Records.

Trevor Bolder, a bassist who died of pancreatic cancer, died on May 21, 2013. He was 62 years old when he was born. John Jowitt (Ark, IQ, Arena) was briefly introduced, followed by Dave Rimmer.

When the band toured The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland in May 2013, they were joined by their late 1970s era singer John Lawton, who was on duty for Bernie Shaw, who wanted time off for a routine medical procedure. Both Bernie and John were fronted the group for their show in San Javier, Spain, on July 12th.

Uriah Heep started recording their 23rd studio album Outsider, which was released in June 2014. Dave Rimmer, a young bass player who had been a substitute for Trevor Bolder last year, appeared on the album.

They travelled on the "Down Unda Tour" in March 2015, visiting Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Auckland. They announced the release of Totally Driven, a collection of re-recordings of classic Heep songs released in 2001, on September 25th. The group appeared alongside Ken Hensley and Lee Kerslake at a special two-hour concert at Moscow's Crocus City Hall on October 15, 1997.

On July 14th, 2016 and again the same year for a New Year's Eve festival in Sibiu, Romania, Swedish singer Stefan Berggren, a member of Berggren Kerslake Band (BKB), subbed for Bernie Shaw on lead vocals at the Rosenheim Festival in Germany and again on May 16th, 2016.

The group also appeared on Japanese dates and the Legends Rock Cruise in 2016.

John Wetton, a former bass player, died of colorectal cancer on January 31, 2017.

Uriah Heep will debut Living the Dream, the company's 24th studio album, was announced on November 16, 2017. The album was released on September 14, 2018, and the band was supposed to begin a world tour in support of it, which would take them into 2019.

Uriah Heep will debut their 25th studio album in early 2021, according to guitarist Mick Box and bassist Dave Rimmer in a July 2020 interview with Sea of Tranquility. "I think the record company has all downplayed the possibility of a date," Box said about a potential release date. We never get a shout out of this. They always seem to have a reason to announce it at this moment, or at any time." Box revealed in November 2021 that the recording sessions of the new album had been completed and that "over in Los Angeles now being mixed."

In 2020, two former Uriah Heep residents, Lee Kerslake, died after a long battle against cancer on September 19, and Ken Hensley after a brief illness on November 4. They had both released a solo album earlier this year, but it was posthumously published in early 2021. Uriah Heep's former member, singer John Lawton, died on June 29, 2021 at the age of 74.

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