Kino is a British

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band made up of members from other progressive rock acts ( John Mitchell from

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and The Urbane;

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from

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, Edison's Children and

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; John Beck from

It Bites It Bites are an English progressive rock and pop fusion band, formed in Egremont, Cumbria, Egremont, Cumbria, in 1982 and best known for their 1986 single "Calling All the Heroes", which gained them a Top 40, Top 10 UK Singles Chart hit. Initial ...

; Bob Dalton also from

;

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formerly of

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). The band released their debut album ''Picture'' in February 2005. The band was inactive from 2006-2018 with Mitchell having joined Beck and Dalton in the re-formed

, replacing original singer/guitarist

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, touring in 2006 and releasing 2 albums., and the band no longer appearing on InsideOut music's website. However, in January 2018, it was announced that Mitchell, Trewavas and Beck had reformed the band with Craig Blundell replacing Chris Maitland on drums. A new studio album 'Radio Voltaire' was released in March 2018.

Line up

Current members

* John Mitchell - lead and backing vocals, guitars (2004–2006, 2017–present) *

- bass,

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, backing and occasional lead vocals (2004–2006, 2017–present) * John Beck - synthesizers, backing and occasional lead vocals (2004–2006, 2017–present) *

Craig Blundell Frost* are an English neo-progressive rock supergroup, formed in 2004 by Jem Godfrey and members of Arena, Kino, and IQ. Frost* released their first studio album, '' Milliontown'', in 2006, before splitting up. In 2008, Godfrey reformed Fro ...

- drums and percussion (2017–present)

Former members

(''Picture'' Studio Recording) - drums and percussion, backing vocals (2005) *Bob Dalton - drums and percussion, backing vocals (2006)

Discography

* ''Picture'' (studio album, February 2005) * ''

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'' (compilation, December 2005) * ''Radio Voltaire'' (studio album, March 2018)

References

External links

Kino Myspace SiteIt Bites WebsiteInside Out Music Website
English progressive rock groups English rock music groups British supergroups Rock music supergroups Musical groups established in 2004 Inside Out Music artists {{UK-rock-band-stub