The tale of Necromandus always deserved a happy ending. Circa 1972-73 this fast-rising Cumbrian quartet found themselves under the managerial wing of Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, recording a debut for the hip Vertigo imprint. Sadly, and suddenly, the band fell apart, and the Necromandus recordings remained lost and forgotten for 20 years. Rediscovered and bootlegged in the 1990s, by the time their 'Orexis Of Death' debut was officially reissued in 2010 three-quarters of the band - guitarist Barry Dunnery, vocalist Bill Branch and bassist Dennis McCarten - had died, leaving drummer Frank Hall as the sole surviving custodian of the band's legacy. And Frank was determined that Necromandus should rise again.