Pete Gill is a 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, formerly a member of The Glitter Band

The Glitter Band

The Glitter Band are a glam rock band from England, who initially worked as Gary Glitter's backing band under that name from 1973, when they then began releasing records of their own. They were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. The...

, Saxon

Saxon (band)

Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...

 and Motörhead.

Gill was one of the two drummers in The Glitter Band, then formed part of the original line up Saxon in 1978. He stayed with them until 1981 when he injured his hand. Gill later spent three years with Motörhead, 1984 to 1986, recording four new tracks for the compilation No Remorse and one full album, Orgasmatron

Orgasmatron (album)

Orgasmatron is the seventh album by the British band Motörhead, released in 1986. It is the only full Motörhead album to feature Pete Gill on the drums, although he also played on the four new tracks recorded for the 1984 No Remorse compilation album....

. The band also toured extensively in the time Gill was a member.

He appeared in the line-up of Season 7 Ep. 5 in the BBC programme Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game television show with a pop music theme, currently without a permanent presenter. It stars Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding as team captains. The show is produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, and is usually aired on BBC Two...

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Saxon

• (1979) Saxon
  Saxon (album)
  Saxon is the debut studio album by British heavy metal band Saxon released in 1979 .-Track listing:Bonus tracks on 2009 remastered album-Personnel:*Biff Byford - vocals*Graham Oliver - guitar*Paul Quinn - guitar...
  
  
• (1980) Wheels of Steel
  Wheels of Steel
  Wheels of Steel is the second studio album by heavy metal band Saxon. It was released in 1980 .Despite its lyric, "747 " does not appear to be based on any actual incidents....
  
  
• (1980) Strong Arm of the Law
  Strong Arm of the Law
  Strong Arm of The Law is the third studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1980. This was released a few months after the classic Wheels of Steel and debuted on the UK chart at #11."Dallas 1 PM" was written about the assassination of John F...
  
  
• (1981) Denim and Leather
  Denim and Leather
  Denim and Leather is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon released in 1981 . The name of the album and song was inspired by the popular attire of metalheads in the early 1980s, defined by denim pants and leather jackets...
  
  

Motörhead

• (1984) No Remorse
• (1985) The Birthday Party
  The Birthday Party (video)
  The Birthday Party is a 1985 video by Motörhead. It features the band's 10th anniversary show at the Hammersmith Odeon, London. During the performance of "Motörhead" all of the past members and Thin Lizzy bassist Phil Lynott joined the band onstage...
  
  
• (1986) Orgasmatron
  Orgasmatron (album)
  Orgasmatron is the seventh album by the British band Motörhead, released in 1986. It is the only full Motörhead album to feature Pete Gill on the drums, although he also played on the four new tracks recorded for the 1984 No Remorse compilation album....