Tredegar is the self-titled debut album by the Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 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...

 band Tredegar

Tredegar (band)

Tredegar were a British heavy metal band formed in 1982.It was named after the town in Wales.-History:Tredegar were formed by former Budgie members Tony Bourge and Ray Phillips. Their debut album was recorded in 1986 with the help of Persian Risk's Carl Sentance as a guest vocalist as the band did...

. The vocals on all but one song on the album were recorded by guest singer Carl Sentence as the band did not have a full-time frontman in place when recording began. Russ North

Russ North

Russ North, born 22 July 1965 in England, is a singer, best known for his role in the heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. North had two stints with Cloven Hoof, from 1987 to 1990, and again from 2006 to 2009...

 joined as the permanent vocalist during the recording sessions and sung on "Which Way to Go."
As part of their live set they played covers of Budgie

Budgie (band)

Budgie is a Welsh Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band from Cardiff. They are widely considered as one of the first heavy metal bands and a seminal influence to many acts of that scene, with fast, heavy rock being played as early as 1971. The band has been noted as "among the heaviest metal of its day"...

's "Breadfan

Breadfan

"Breadfan" is a heavy metal song originally recorded by Budgie, appearing on their 1973 album Never Turn Your Back on a Friend. The title refers to having a love of money, bread being slang for money. It was also featured in the video game Brütal Legend....

" & "Parents".

Track listing

1. Duma - 3:09
2. The Alchemist - 6:56
3. Way of the Warrior - 3:20
4. Richard III - 4:49
5. Battle of Bosworth - 3:29
6. The Jester- 3:37
7. Which Way to Go - 5:43
8. Wheels - 4:23

Recording line-up

• Carl Sentence - vocals
  Singing
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• Tony Bourge
  Tony Bourge
  Tony Bourge was the original guitarist for the Welsh rock band Budgie. He left the band in 1978. In 1982 he rejoined original Budgie drummer Ray Phillips and formed Tredegar with future members of Cloven Hoof singer Russ North and guitarist Andy Wood.Tony has since retired from the music business...
  
   - lead guitar
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• Andy Wood - guitar
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• Tom Prince - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Ray Phillips
  Ray Phillips (musician)
  Ray Phillips Ray Phillips Ray Phillips ( (b. Raymond Anthony Phillips, 1 March 1949, Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, South Wales), was the original drummer for the Influential Welsh rock band Budgie...
  
   - drums
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• Russ North
  Russ North
  Russ North, born 22 July 1965 in England, is a singer, best known for his role in the heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. North had two stints with Cloven Hoof, from 1987 to 1990, and again from 2006 to 2009...
  
  - vocals on "Which Way to Go"