Uriah Heep

Most of the artists headlining the M&I Classic Rock Stage this year don’t have new albums to promote, but Uriah Heep has released two records in two years. Wake the Sleeper, Heep’s critically acclaimed first studio album in a decade, introduced this classic British band to a new generation in 2008. And Celebration: Forty Years of Rockan anniversary collection of 12 re-recorded classics (plus two new songs) featuring the current lineuphit U.S. shores in March. Original guitarist Mick Box anchors the 2010 version of Heep, with longtime vocalist Bernie Shaw, bassist Trevor Bolder, keyboardist Phil Lanzon and new drummer Russell Gilbrook rounding out a lineup fortunate enough to be carrying on the name.