Graeme Crallan
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Graeme Crallan was a British
heavy metal
drummer from Hartlepool
, England
. Also known as Crash Crallan, he formed White Spirit
along with Janick Gers
in 1975. They released their debut album
in 1980. The album flopped and they split up in 1981. Crallan then joined up with Tank
in 1984, and played on their Honour and Blood album. He quit the following year.
He relocated to London
and played in a few other bands. In July 2008, Crallan died after sustaining head injuries after a fall in the streets of London.
United Kingdom
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heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
drummer from Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Hartlepool is a town and port in North East England.It was founded in the 7th century AD, around the Northumbrian monastery of Hartlepool Abbey. The village grew during the Middle Ages and developed a harbour which served as the official port of the County Palatine of Durham. A railway link from...
, England
England
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. Also known as Crash Crallan, he formed White Spirit
White spirit
White spirit [CAS 64475-85-0], also known as Stoddard solvent [CAS 8052-41-3] or mineral spirits, is a paraffin-derived clear, transparent liquid which is a common organic solvent used in painting and decorating. In 1924, an Atlanta dry cleaner named W. J. Stoddard worked with Lloyd E...
along with Janick Gers
Janick Gers
Janick Robert Gers is an English musician, best known for being one of the three current guitarists in Iron Maiden, along with Dave Murray and Adrian Smith, as well as his earlier work with Gillan and White Spirit.-Career and Personal Life:...
in 1975. They released their debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
in 1980. The album flopped and they split up in 1981. Crallan then joined up with Tank
Tank (band)
Tank is a British heavy metal band, formed in 1980 by Algy Ward, a former member of The Damned. The band is known as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement...
in 1984, and played on their Honour and Blood album. He quit the following year.
He relocated to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and played in a few other bands. In July 2008, Crallan died after sustaining head injuries after a fall in the streets of London.