Editing Valhalla

''Valhalla'' were a heavy metal band formed at Hillcrest High School which gained some notoriety, featuring [[Glyn Morgan]] (lead guitar and vocals), [[James Campkin]] (lead vocals, drums), [[Chris Baillie]] (lead guitar, vocals) and [[Gareth Pemberton]] (bass, vocals)). Originally called [[Septic Death]] with [[Bill Wallnutt]] on bass, they settled on Valhalla just before the 1991 Rockquest. The band played briefly as a three piece after Chris moved on before recruiting [[Ben Thomas]] to join as frontman. <br>

Initially a Thrash Metal band playing originals and covers of Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth and Sepultura this evolved towards the end more to Death Metal with heavy influences from Obituary, Morbid Angel, Carcass and Death. 

After placing second at the Waikato Smokefree [[Rockquest]] in 1991, they came fourth in the national competition (gaining some television exposure). Three tracks were recorded, ''The Sun'', ''The Real Me'', and ''Tommyknockers'', all of which received airplay on [[Contact]] 89FM. They went on to win the 1992 Regional Rockquest. 

Valhalla played extensively around the North Island and recorded multiple Ep's. [[All]] was the opening track on the [[Atrocities One]] compilation put out by [[Dave Whitehead]] and [[Dave Lowndes]]

[[Chris Baillie]] went on to join the [[Tim Armstrong band]] for a brief time, and has been a solo artist since 1995. ''Gareth Pemberton'' now records as [[Terrorball]]. Glyn and James joined up with [[Bill Wallnutt]] to form [[Dirty Spider]]. James, Bill and Gareth then teamed up to create [[Leithe]] with [[Campbell Elliott]]

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==Published Articles==
*''Valhalla'' interview, [[Zone]] Issue 2, September/October 1992, P21-22

[[Category:Bands]]