Mark Ramsey Wharton is a British musician who has worked as the drummer of

Acid Reign Acid Reign are an English thrash metal band, originally active from 1985 to 1991. The band rebooted in 2015 with just H remaining from the original line up. Along with Onslaught, Sabbat and Xentrix, Acid Reign are considered to be one of the ...

, Cathedral, Cronos, Asomvel and

Workshed Workshed is an English heavy metal band formed in Harrogate in 2014. The band consists of former Cathedral and Acid Reign members Adam Lehan and Mark Wharton, and Helen Storer. Their debut self-titled album, recorded by Jaime Arellano, was rele ...

Biography

Wharton formed

in 1985, along with Kevin "Kev" Papworth, Ian Gangwer, Howard "H" Smith and

Gaz Jennings Garry "Gaz" Jennings is an English musician best known for his work as the guitarist for doom metal band Cathedral. In addition, he has also worked as the guitarist of thrash metal band Acid Reign, punk rock band Septic Tank and heavy metal b ...

, whom he had met at

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in Harrogate Acid Reign eventually broke up in 1991 after the release of their 1990 album "Obnoxious", leading to Wharton joining his ex-Acid Reign bandmates Gaz Jennings and

Adam Lehan Adam Lehan is a British musician who has worked with doom metal bands Cathedral and Workshed, thrash metal bands Acid Reign, Deadline and Lord Crucifier and folk band Beneath the Oak. History Some of Lehan's uncles were members of the Grumbl ...

in Cathedral in 1992. Wharton then proceeded to form the band Asomvel with Jay-Jay Winter (whom he had played with in an early band, called "Lochenbar") and Lenny Robinson in 1993. At this time, Wharton would also join Venom vocalist Conrad Lant's eponymous band Cronos, however, by 1996 Wharton was no longer present in any of these projects.

Discography

With Acid Reign

;Studio albums *'' The Fear'' (1989) *''Obnoxious'' (1990) ;EPs *''

Moshkinstein Acid Reign are an English thrash metal band, originally active from 1985 to 1991. The band rebooted in 2015 with just H remaining from the original line up. Along with Onslaught, Sabbat and Xentrix, Acid Reign are considered to be one of the ...

'' (1988)

With Cathedral

;Studio albums *'' The Ethereal Mirror'' (1993) ;EPs *''Soul Sacrifice'' (1992) *''

Statik Majik ''Statik Majik'' is an EP by British doom metal band Cathedral, released in March 1994 through Earache. "Midnight Mountain" originally appeared on the band's second full-length album, ''The Ethereal Mirror''. Tracks 2, 3 and 4 were also release ...

'' (1994) *''

Cosmic Requiem ''Cosmic Requiem'' is an EP by the British doom metal band Cathedral. It was released in 1994 on Earache Records. Tracks 1, 2 and 4 were originally released on the '' Statik Majik'' EP. Track listing # "Cosmic Funeral" – 7:01 # "Hypnos 164 ...

'' (1994)

With Cronos

*''Venom'' (1995)

With Workshed

*''Workshed'' (2019)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wharton, Mark Living people English heavy metal drummers Thrash metal musicians People from Harrogate Cathedral (band) members Acid Reign members Year of birth missing (living people)