(Heavy Metal) Airforce - Discography/Дискография (9 releases) - 2016-2025, MP3 [CBR 320 kbps, VBR V2]

01. Why Has It Come To This? (3:35)
02. Heroes (5:21)
03. Just Say No (4:48)
04. War Games (4:49)
05. The Silence (4:18)
06. Get Me A Doctor (6:55)
07. Blood From A Stone (4:15)
08. Melody In Me (5:34)
09. Fine Line (4:17)
10. The Falcon (4:00)
11. Judgement Day (5:50)
Release Date: 15/07/2016
Label: WatchOut Records - WORCD2
The Career-retrospective album, "Judgement Day", marking the return of Doug Sampson, after almost 20 years.
Tracks 4, 7 and 10 were recorded in 1987
Tracks 1 and 8 were recorded in 1993
Tracks 2, 5 and 9 were recorded in 2010
Tracks 3, 6 and 11 were recorded in 2016
Line-up:
Tony Hatton - Bass (tracks 1, 4, 7-10)
Sebastian Bolocan - Vocals (tracks 2, 5, 9)
Fred Ball - Vocals (tracks 3, 6, 11), Bass (tracks 3, 6, 11)
Rolf Promel - Vocals (tracks 1, 8)
Sam "Tomcat" Sampson - Vocals (tracks 4, 7, 10)
Neil Thompson - Bass (tracks 2, 5, 9)
Doug Sampson - Drums (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11)
Chop Pitman - Guitars
Ian Jacklin - Drums (tracks 2, 5, 9)

01. Fight (4:35)
02. Life Turn To Dust (4:50)
03. Heroes (5:41)
Release Date: 21/07/2017
Label: WatchOut Records - WORCD3
Promo CD was initially pressed with an unfinished mix.
This is the first material in over 25 years, to feature the original trio of Chop Pitman, Tony Hatton & Doug Sampson. The EP also marks the first recordings to feature singer, Dilian Arnaudov.

01. Fight (4:39)
02. Life Turns To Dust (4:51)
03. Heroes (5:45)
Bands first EP, on limited CD.

01. Finest Hour (5:05)
02. Fine Line (4:57)
03. Sniper (feat. Paul Di'Anno) (5:29)
04. Lost Forever (5:29)
Peak Level - 69.7 %
Release Date: 22/12/2017
Label: Ded Seb Records/WatchOut Records
Promo edition of the 2nd part of "The Black Box Recordings", produced to mark Neal Kay's farewell gig at The Lounge, Archway, on 22nd December 2017.
The EP features 3 new songs, and a reworked version of an old Airforce classic.

01. Finest Hour (5:04)
02. Fine Line (4:52)
03. Sniper (feat. Paul Di'Anno) (5:34)
04. Lost Forever (5:26)
Peak Level - 100.0 %
Release Date: 28/02/2018
Label: Ded Seb Records/WatchOut Records
This is the second release from the reunited line-up, and features the first collaboration between Doug Sampson and Paul Di'Anno, since their Iron Maiden days.
The EP features 3 new songs, and a reworked version of an old Airforce classic.

01. Band of Brothers (ft. Paul Mario Day) (4:54)
02. Sniper (ft. Paul Di'Anno) (5:34)
Release Date: 21/01/2019
Label: Ded Seb Records/WatchOut Records
Produced to mark Cart-Day, celebrating original Iron Maiden vocalist, Paul Mario Day.

01. Fight (4:48)
02. Die for You (5:06)
03. Son of the Damned (5:03)
04. The Reaper (5:20)
05. Finest Hour (5:21)
06. Don't Look in Her Eyes (3:58)
07. I Feel Your Pain (4:39)
08. War Games (5:37)
09. Band of Brothers (4:57)
10. The War Inside (5:03)

01. Fight (4:22)
02. Life Turns to Dust (5:05)
03. Fine Line (4:33)
04. The Reaper (5:30)
05. Heroes (6:00)
06. War Games (5:03)
07. Son of the Damned (4:48)
08. Band of Brothers (4:38)
09. Lost Forever (5:16)
10. Why Has It Come to This (3:30)
11. Finest Hour (5:11)
12. Sniper (7:19)

01. Among the Shadows (4:37)
02. Life Turns To Dust (5:05)
03. The Fury (4:31)
04. Cursed Moon (4:54)
05. Sniper (5:12)
06. Lost Forever (5:26)
07. Westworld (4:29)
08. Heroes (5:47)
09. Obliterated (3:34)
10. Hacksaw Ridge (4:57)
11. Strange World (Iron Maiden Cover) (4:52)

Chop Pitman (guitars) and Tony Hatton (bass) played together in a band called E.L-34. However the band split up in the mid-1980s.
Chop was a very good friend of Steve Harris ( Iron Maiden ) and mentioned to Steve that he was looking for a drummer to form a new band along with Tony Hatton. Steve Harris introduced Chop to former Iron Maiden drummer Doug Sampson.
Steve Harris took Doug Sampson to the studio and Chop Pitman .. Steve Harris and Doug Sampson had a jamming session together. Doug Sampson then decided to join Chop Pitman and Chop's ex-bandmate Tony Hatton.
Airforce was Born
The band gigged together for over 11 yrs with various vocalists.
They then decided to go on their separate ways and were involved with other projects - Chop Pitman carried on with the band name Airforce with various musicians.
In 2010 he met up with vocalist Dilian Arnaudov through a friend and asked him to stand in for a gig as Airforce vocalist. After a while Dilian had to return to his native Bulgaria due to family issues but he stayed in touch with Chop.
In 2015 Airforce was contacted by Watchout Records and was asked if the band would supply a track for the "Origins of Iron" cd which featured all ex Iron Maiden members.
Airforce then released a Compilation album ( "Judgement Day" ) in 2016 which stirred a renewed interest in the band.
Doug Sampson and Tony Hatton came to the launch party of that album and at that point It was collectively decided to get the original band back together. After they auditioned Dilian Arnaudov, the missing piece of the puzzle was found.
Dilian and the band wasted no time in writing new material and performing all over the UK and other parts of Europe.
In 2018 Airforce released two E.P.s: "The Black Box Recordings" volumes 1 and 2. Paul Di'Anno (ex-Iron Maiden singer) was invited to record 1 song ('Sniper') for the 2nd EP.
Later that year, Italian singer Ivan Giannini (Derdian, Vision Divine) started helping the band fulfill their live commitments.
In January 2019 Airforce recorded 1 song with Paul Mario Day on vocals. Paul Mario Day was the very first singer of Iron Maiden and also sang with More, Wildfire and Sweet).

Current line-up:
Tony Hatton - Bass (1989-2001, 2016-present)
Doug Sampson - Drums (1989-1999, 2010-present) [Ides Of March, ex-Iron Maiden, ex-Beards Breath, ex-Janski, ex-Press Gang, ex-Smiler]
Chop Pitman - Guitars (lead) (1989-2001, 2008-present)
Flávio Lino - Vocals (2019-present) [ex-Deadlyforce]

2016г:
Rolf Promel (South Africa) ~ Vocals (1,8)
Sebastian Bolocan (Romania) ~ Vocals (2,5,9)
Sam Sampson ~ Vocals (4,7,10)
Fred Ball ~ Vocals (3,6,11), Bass (3,6,11)
Tony Hatton ~ Bass (1,4,7-10)
Neil Thompson ~ Bass (2,5,9)
Chop Pitman ~ Guitars
Doug Sampson ~ Drums (1,3,4,6-8,10,11)
Ian Jacklin ~ Drums (2,5,9).
2019г:
Chop Pitman ~ Guitars
Tony Hatton ~ Bass
Doug Sampson ~ Drums.
Гости:
Paul Mario Day, Paul Di`Anno ~ Vocals.
На архиве состава этого сингла нет, зато он есть в превью:
«Band of Brothers» — новый сингл из будущего нового студийного альбома. В этой эксклюзивной версии сингла звучит вокал Пола Марио Дэя (ex Iron Maiden\MORE\Wildfire\The Sweet). В сингл также входит «Sniper» из EP «Black Box Recordings: Volume 2», в котором участвует ещё один бывший вокалист Iron Maiden — Пол Ди'Анно. Этот сингл был выпущен специально для мероприятия Cart-Day 20 января 2019 года.
2020-2025г:
Flávio Lino (Portugal) ~ Vocals
Chop Pitman ~ Guitars
Tony Hatton ~ Bass
Doug Sampson ~ Drums.
Гости (2020)г:
Ivan Giannini (4), Paul Di`Anno (6) ~ Vocals
Zal Cleminson ~ Guitars (11)
Гости (2025)г:
Dave Sullivan ~ Guitars (Iron Maiden)
Jez Coad ~ Keyboards
Alex VanTrue (Portugal) ~ Back\Vocals.
Airforce из Великобритании имеют долгую историю, которая восходит к 1987 году. Это был год, когда Airforce стартовал, но путешествие закончилось в 2001 году. После перегруппировки в 2008 году Airforce выпустили свой дебютный альбом «Judgement Day» в 2016 году и существуют с тех пор. С основателями Tony Hatton, Doug Sampson и Chop Pitman группа олицетворяет дух Новой волны британского хэви-метала и переносит звучание в настоящее. «Act of Madness» — название третьего альбома Airforce, в который вошли десять новых песен и одна кавер-версия. Группа начала работать над своим последним релизом ещё в 2020 году, но обстоятельства пандемии замедлили процесс. Однако у ребят хватило силы воли закончить «Act Of Madness». Группа записала «Strange World» Iron Maiden, и неслучайно они выбрали песню Iron Maiden. Airforce очень вдохновлены NWOBHM в целом и Iron Maiden в частности. Такие песни, как «The Fury», явно показывают влияние британского флагмана метала, и надо сказать, что есть моменты, когда вокалист Flávio Lino напоминает Bruce Dickinson, особенно когда он шарашит пронзительными криками. У Airforce, естественно, есть несколько хороших металлических песен, которые они включили в новый альбом. Галопирующая «Sniper» — одна из них, а более быстрая «Westworld» также демонстрирует некоторые корни хэви-метала. Что не совсем то, что мы ожидаем в наши дни, так это звук. «Act Of Madness» определённо не перепродюсирован, и, мягко говоря, альбом звучит довольно олдскульно. Это может быть сделано намеренно, но это также отнимает часть мощи и энергии. В заключение: «Act of Madness» — традиционный хэви-метал альбом с песнями, корни которых уходят в NWOBHM, что также означает, что мы имеем дело с честным и аутентичным хэви-металом без каких-либо излишеств.