While Marillion are still closely associated with the charismatic,
larger-than-life personality of frontman Fish, the Scottish singer actually left
in 1988 and they've been fronted ever since by his replacement Steve Hogarth,
formally of The Europeans, who has recorded over a dozen albums with them.
Originally formed in 1979 by Mick Pointer and Steve Rothery, the band took their
name from the J.R.R. Tolkien book The Silmarillion with Fish joining them as
lead singer and main lyricist in 1981. They gigged constantly and their
progressive, slightly mysterious music won acclaim for ...