Keith Baxter (19 February 1971 – 4 January 2008) was an

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Biography

As a teenager he became a founder member of Lancaster thrash metal & drinking professionals, Aphasia, before leaving for

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pioneers Skyclad, recording five

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s with them before leaving in 1995, to move to

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and join 3 Colours Red, with whom he recorded two UK

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albums (''

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'' and ''

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'') and six Top 40

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. Following the split of the band in 1999, Baxter formed the band Elevation with former bandmate from 3 Colours Red,

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. The pair signed with

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but were dropped a year later. He moved back north to Lancaster, and briefly played with the

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band,

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in 2002. 3 Colours Red formed again soon after that to record a third album (''

The Union of Souls ''The Union of Souls'' is the third album from U.K. rock band 3 Colours Red. It was released on Mighty Atom Records in 2004. Eight of the ten tracks were recorded at the old BBC studios in Swansea, Wales with Joe Gibb (Funeral for a Friend); t ...

''), but split up again, permanently, in 2005.Kerrang! 3 Colours Red's Keith Baxter RIP
Following this split, Baxter played with the Lancaster-based Baby Judas. He died after suffering liver failure in January 2008.NME
- accessed January 2016

Discography

With Skyclad

Albums

* ''

The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth ''The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth'' is the debut album by British folk metal band Skyclad, and is regarded as one of the first folk metal albums, with the track "The Widdershins Jig" in particular pointing the way for the genre. Front cover ar ...

'' (Noise International, 1991) * ''

A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol ''A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol'' is the second album by British folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread u ...

'' (Noise International, 1992) * ''

Jonah's Ark ''Jonah's Ark'' is the third studio album by British folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instrum ...

'' (Noise International, 1993) * ''

Prince of the Poverty Line ''Prince of the Poverty Line'' is the fourth full-length studio album by British folk metal band Skyclad. It is a loose concept album about urban decay in post-Thatcherite Britain. According to Kevin Ridley, producer and, from 1997, a full b ...

'' (Noise International, 1994) * ''

The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea ''The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea'' is the fifth full-length studio album by British folk metal band Skyclad. Its title is a homophonic pun: when said aloud in a non-rhotic accent (such as British or Australian accents) it sounds identical to "Th ...

'' (Noise International, 1995)

EPs

* '' Tracks from the Wilderness'' (Noise International, 1992)

With 3 Colours Red

Albums

* ''

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, 1997) * ''

'' (Creation, 1999) * ''

'' (Mighty Atom, 2003) * '' If You Ain't Got a Weapon...'' (

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, 2005) * ''

Nuclear Holiday ''Nuclear Holiday'' is a live album by UK rock band 3 Colours Red. It was recorded at the Islington Academy in London, England, on 6 February 2004 for a live D.V.D. (''Live at the Islington Academy'') by Secret/Snapper Records. The audio was l ...

'' ( Snapper, 2005)

EPs

* ''

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'' (Creation, 1998)

DVD

* ''Live at Islington Academy'' (Secret, 2005)

References

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