The original line-up was Steve Bardsley (lead vocals/guitar), Kenny Nicholson (guitar), Marty Rajn (bass) and Mark Eason (drums).
Black Rose started out as Ice back in 1976 when three friends from a School in Saltburn by the Sea decided to form a rock band.
The three guys were Steve Bardsley, Marty Rajn and Mark Eason who soon became a four piece after they saw guitarist Kenny Nicholson playing in a local pub and asked him if he wanted to join up with them.
[4] New guitarist Chris "wahwah" Watson and drummer Mal Smith then joined the band and they released their first single on the Teesbeat label called "No Point Runnin'".
This album was picked up by AJK, a subsidiary of K-tel in the United States where it was repackaged for release, but due to a dispute over copyrights with a US band of the same name the record was not issued.
A new line-up was put together and the band played their first gig in 25 years at the Cradle Will Rock festival in Shildon, County Durham.