Spear of Destiny will be rounding out the year with a UK headline tour across November and December, tthe live run will see Spear of Destiny head to 17 towns and cities across the UK throughout November and December. Having first made a stir with their punk-influenced power-rock in 1983, Spear of Destiny emerged from the wreckage of iconic post-punk band Theatre of Hate. Formed by the original duo of Kirk Brandon and Stan Stammers, the band named themselves after the weapon used by Roman centurion Longinus as he pierced the body of Jesus as he hung on the cross. Their debut album The Grapes of Wrath was released in 1983 on Epic Records. After releasing One Eyed Jacks in 1984, and almost cracking the UK Top 10 with 1985’s World Service, Brandon disbanded the existing lineup and Spear ...