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Uriah Heep

Mellotron choirs and Mick Box wah—stacked vocals like cathedral buttresses.

Hard rock
Progressive rock

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

Demons and Wizards showcased fantasy artwork matching sonic bombast.

Easy Livin became FM shorthand for early-70s UK heavy groove.

Ken Hensley keys-guitar duality steered prog hooks into headbanger territory.

High-bitrate streams reveal Leslie guitar swirl, Moog brass, and harmony walls.

Mick Box and David Byron formed Uriah Heep in London, and Ken Hensley added keyboards and songwriting. Very ’eavy… Very ’umble (1970), Salisbury (1971), and Look at Yourself (1971) mixed heavy riffs and organ. Demons and Wizards (1972) and The Magician’s Birthday (1972) made them stars.

Byron left in 1976, and the band has since had many lineups. Mick Box is the only constant member. Hensley died in November 2020.

Uriah Heep: recent news, 2020–2026

2020 Founding keyboardist and songwriter Ken Hensley died in November at the age of 75.
2023 Chaos & Colour, a new studio album, was released late in the year.

Interesting facts about Uriah Heep

01 British rock band formed in London in 1969.
02 Demons and Wizards (1972) included The Wizard and Easy Livin among US rock-radio cuts.
03 Sold millions of albums worldwide across the 1970s progressive and hard-rock wave.
04 Mick Box has been the band’s guitarist throughout its history.
05 Ken Hensley died in 2020.