ATOMIC ROOSTER 'Death Walks Behind You' LP

Often citied as their best studio works, ATOMIC ROOSTER's 'Death Walks Behind You' is a masterpiece of early 70's British heavy prog - originally released on the iconic Vertigo label.  

For many, Atomic Rooster are best known as the band that Carl Palmer left to form ELP, but that view does a grave disservice to the pioneering and exciting music they produced, particularly across their first three albums. 

Driven by the often demonically furious organ and piano playing of band leader and former Crazy World Of Arthur Brown keyboardist Vincent Crane, Atomic Rooster combined the swagger of R&B, the muscle of hard rock and the drama of prog, and came up with a sound that was both ambitious and accessible. 

It’s on their second album Death Walks Behind You where they go for broke and produce their classic record. The arrival of guitarist John Cann really beefs up their sound, with the fabulous title track in particular as gloomy yet golden as anything by Black Sabbath.