Draft:Salvation (UK band)

Salvation are an English post-punk band formed in Leeds, West Yorkshire, in 1983.

History
Salvation are a post-punk band formed in 1983 and associated with the original Leeds-based 'Goth Scene'. They released their first EP on Merciful Release - the Sisters of Mercy’s label. This was followed by a second release 'Jessica's Crime' produced by The Mission's Wayne Hussey. . In the following years, the band brought out a number of independent records which all reached the UK Indie Top 20. In the early 90's, they signed to Miles Copeland's IRS label and released the ‘SASS’ album. Salvation toured extensively with The Alarm, Fields of The Nephilim, New Model Army and The Wonderstuff. In March 2020, the band played 4 shows supporting The Mission in France and Belgium. The last show was recorded and released both on CD and on Vinyl titled ‘We Gave You Diamonds… Live at De Casino!’ on the Timeslip Label.

Members

 * Daniel Mass (1983 - present)
 * Benoît Farvak (1987 – present)
 * Paul Lavender (2007 – present)
 * Nic Bate (2013 – 2022)
 * Stuart Owen (2014 – 2022)

Former members

 * Mike Hayes -
 * James Elmore -
 * Choque Hosein -
 * Paul Maher -
 * Richard Miechje -
 * Adam Clarkson -
 * George Schultz