Nazareth (band)

{{short description|Scottish hard rock band}} {{Use British English|date=April 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Nazareth | image = Nazareth - Juks Schenefeld 2022 01.jpg | caption = Nazareth performing in 2022 | landscape = yes | alias = | origin = Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | genre = {{flatlist| * Hard rock<ref name="auto">{{cite web |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=Nazareth – Artist Biography |publisher=AllMusic. All Media Network |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nazareth-mn0000377891/biography |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> * heavy metal<ref>{{cite book |last=Talevski |first=Nick |date=2006 |title=Rock Obituaries – Knocking On Heaven's Door |publisher=Omnibus Press |page=57 |isbn=978-1-84609-091-2 }}</ref> * blues rock<ref name="auto"/> }} | works = Discography | years_active = 1968–present | label = {{flatlist| * Mooncrest * NEMS Enterprises * A&M Records * Vertigo * Eagle }} | website = {{URL|nazareth.band}} | current_members = Pete Agnew Jimmy Murrison Lee Agnew Gianni Pontillo | past_members = Dan McCafferty Darrell Sweet Manny Charlton Zal Cleminson Billy Rankin John Locke Ronnie Leahy Linton Osborne Carl Sentance }}

'''Nazareth''' are a Scottish hard rock band formed in Dunfermline in 1968 that had many hit singles and albums in Canada, the United Kingdom, and a number of other European countries beginning in the early 1970s. The breadth of their popularity expanded internationally, including in the United States, with their 1975 album ''Hair of the Dog'', which featured their hits "Hair of the Dog" and a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts".<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |first=David |last=Roberts |year=2006 |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |edition=19th |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London |isbn=1-904994-10-5 |page=388}}</ref><ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book |first=Martin C. |last=Strong |year=2000 |title=The Great Rock Discography |edition=5th |publisher=Mojo Books |location=Edinburgh |pages=681–682 |isbn=1-84195-017-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.en.imusic.dk/cd/9002986421467/nazareth-2004-golden-hits-cd |title=CD: Nazareth: Golden Hits (2004) |publisher=En.imusic.dk |access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref> They have continued to record and tour internationally for more than 50 years.

== Career == thumb|left|Nazareth performing in March 1976 Nazareth formed in December 1968 in Dunfermline, Scotland, from the remaining members of semi-professional local group the Shadettes (formed in 1961) by vocalist Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton, bassist Pete Agnew (born 1946), and drummer Darrell Sweet (1947 - 1999).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituaries-darrell-sweet-1092714.html |title=Obituaries: Darrell Sweet |publisher= Independent |date=10 May 1999 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/1432613/nazareth-drummer-dead-at-51/ |title=NAZARETH DRUMMER DEAD AT 51 |publisher=Mtv.com |access-date=14 October 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171015045751/http://www.mtv.com/news/1432613/nazareth-drummer-dead-at-51/ |archive-date= 15 October 2017 }}</ref><ref name="Guinness Rockopedia">{{cite book |first=David |last=Roberts |year=1998 |title=Guinness Rockopedia |edition=1st |publisher=Guinness Publishing Ltd. |location=London |page=[https://archive.org/details/guinnessrockoped0000unse/page/284 284] |isbn=0-85112-072-5 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessrockoped0000unse/page/284 }}</ref> They were inspired by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.<ref>[http://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/website/the-band/nazareth-history/ Pete Agnew compares Nazareth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220045320/http://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/website/the-band/nazareth-history/ |date=20 December 2017 }} and Aerosmith with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.</ref> Nazareth took their name from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, which is cited in the first line of the Band's classic song "The Weight" ("I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead...").<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" />

The band moved to London, England in 1970 and released their self titled debut album in 1971.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> After getting some attention with their second album ''Exercises,'' released in 1972, Nazareth supported Deep Purple on tour, and issued the Roger Glover-produced ''Razamanaz'', in early 1973.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> This collection spawned two UK Top Ten hits, "Broken Down Angel" and "Bad Bad Boy".<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> This was followed by ''Loud 'N' Proud'' in late 1973, which contained another hit with a cover of Joni Mitchell's song "This Flight Tonight".<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> Then came another album ''Rampant,'' in 1974, that was equally successful although its only single, "Shanghai'd in Shanghai", narrowly missed the British Top 40.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" /> The non-album cover of Tomorrow's "My White Bicycle" was a UK Top 20 entry in 1975.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" />

''Hair of the Dog'', released in April 1975, was produced by Manny Charlton, ending Roger Glover's association with the band.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" /> The title track – popularly, though incorrectly, known as "Son of a Bitch" due to its hook lyric – became a staple of 1970s rock radio. The American version of the album included a song originally recorded by the Everly Brothers: the melodic Boudleaux Bryant-penned ballad "Love Hurts". This became a hit in the UK and in the US, where it went platinum. The track became the band's only US Top Ten hit<ref name="British Hit Singles" /> and was also a top 10 hit in nine other countries, reaching number 1 in six of them. The song was on the Norwegian chart for 60 weeks.<ref name="British Hit Singles">{{cite book |first=David |last=Roberts |year=2001 |title=British Hit Singles |edition=14th |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London |page=332 |isbn=0-85156-156-X}}</ref>

In 1979, second guitarist Zal Cleminson (previously of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) was added to the line-up, remaining for two albums, ''No Mean City'' and ''Malice in Wonderland'', and contributing numerous compositions.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> ''Malice in Wonderland'' contained the single "Holiday".<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" /> In 1981, they contributed the song "Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment)" to the soundtrack to the film, ''Heavy Metal''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2026}}

Various Nazareth line-ups continued to make studio albums and tour throughout the 1980s and 1990s, although their popularity had declined such that some albums no longer received either a UK or a US release. They remained popular in Europe, particularly Germany, where "Dream On" became a hit single. In 1991, Billy Rankin returned to replace Manny Charlton on the ''No Jive'' album, remaining with the band until 1994.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" />

A tribute came in 1993 when Guns N' Roses covered Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog" on ''"The Spaghetti Incident?"''; consolation after they turned down Axl Rose's request for the group to play at his wedding.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> "Axl really made me more aware of Nazareth…" recalled GNR guitarist Slash, "because he can sing like that McCafferty guy, and really dug his voice. And so I remember listening to Nazareth a lot at one point."<ref>{{cite journal|journal= Q|title=Nazareth |date= March 1994 |page= 70}}</ref>

Rankin departed again in 1994, but with Jimmy Murrison and keyboard player Ronnie Leahy, Nazareth maintained a live following in Europe and the US.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" />

Nazareth continued touring after Rankin's departure, with Jimmy Murrison and keyboard player Ronnie Leahy.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> While on tour in 1999, original drummer Darrell Sweet died at age 51 of a heart attack. He was replaced by bassist Pete Agnew's son Lee for later editions of the band.{{Citation needed|date=May 2026}}

On 4 August 2006, John Locke, the former keyboardist of the band, died from cancer at the age of 62.<ref>{{cite web |author=Doc Rock |url=http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2006b.html |title=The Dead Rock Stars Club 2006 July to December |publisher=Thedeadrockstarsclub.com |access-date=24 March 2014}}</ref>

In February 2008, ''The Newz'' was released on the Hamburg-based label, Edel Entertainment. The release of the album coincided with Nazareth's fortieth anniversary tour, which started on 25 January in Sweden and visited most of Europe, finished on 4 November 2008 in Norway. A follow-up album, ''Big Dogz'', was released on 15 April 2011.{{Citation needed|date=May 2026}} thumb|Jimmy Murrison and Linton Osborne at Picture On Festival, August 2014 Nazareth announced McCafferty's retirement from the band due to ill health on 28 August 2013,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/website/news/ |title=News | Nazareth |publisher=Nazarethdirect.co.uk |access-date=31 August 2013 |archive-date=4 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004222853/http://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/website/news/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> leaving Pete Agnew as the last remaining original member of the band. On 22 February 2014, it was announced that Scottish singer Linton Osborne was chosen as McCafferty's replacement, with the former singer's blessing.<ref name="Classicrock.teamrock.com-2014">{{cite web |url=http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2014-05-13/nazareth-singer-hails-mccafferty-for-his-class |title=Nazareth singer hails McCafferty for his 'class' – Classic Rock |publisher=Classicrock.teamrock.com |date=13 May 2014 |access-date=3 June 2014}}</ref> In December 2014, Nazareth announced the cancellation of several shows,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/website/european-tour-update/12/2014/ |title=European Tour Update | Nazareth |publisher=Nazarethdirect.co.uk |access-date=17 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124062901/http://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/website/european-tour-update/12/2014/ |archive-date=24 January 2015 }}</ref> and later postponement of their UK tour,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/website/uk-tour-dates-to-be-rescheduled/01/2015/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150119021158/http://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/website/uk-tour-dates-to-be-rescheduled/01/2015/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 January 2015 |title=UK Tour Dates to be rescheduled | Nazareth |publisher=Nazarethdirect.co.uk |access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref> due to Osborne contracting a virus that left him unable to perform. In a post on his Facebook page 16 January 2015, Osborne announced his departure from the band.<ref name="Facebook.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/lintonosbornemusic/posts/375590709268895 |title=Linton Osborne Official Announcement: I am no longer a member of... |publisher=Facebook.com |access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kielty |first=Martin |date=2015-01-17 |title=Nazareth singer Osborne quits |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/nazareth-singer-osborne-quits |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref>

On 13 February 2015, the band announced that Carl Sentance, formerly of Persian Risk, Geezer Butler Band, and Krokus, was their new lead vocalist.<ref name="Facebook.com-2">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/nazarethofficial/posts/869035069825362 |title=We take great (really great) pleasure introducing to... |website=Facebook.com |access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ABOUT |url=https://www.carlsentance.com/about |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=Carl Sentance Singer |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2018, the album ''Tattooed on My Brain'', was released via Frontiers Records.<ref>{{cite web|title=NAZARETH - Tattooed On My Brain {{!}} Review bei Stormbringer|url=https://www.stormbringer.at/reviews/14791/nazareth-tattooed-on-my-brain.html|last=Lady Cat|website=Stormbringer.at|language=de}}</ref> 'The 50th Anniversary Tour' followed, spanning 2018 and 2019, along with German hard rock band Formosa as support.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nazareth (UK) – 50th Anniversary Tour 2019, Support: Formosa (D)|url=https://szeneluebeck.de/live-artikel/nazareth-uk-50th-anniversary-tour-2019-support-formosa-d.html|website=Szeneluebeck.de|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Formosa als Support von Nazareth bestätigt!|periodical=Musikiathek|url=https://musikiathek.de/formosa-als-support-von-nazareth-bestaetigt/|date=2019-03-23|language=de-DE}}</ref> Original guitarist Manny Charlton died on 5 July 2022, aged 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bestclassicbands.com/manny-charlton-obituary-nazareth-founding-guitarist-7-6-22/|title=Nazareth Founding Guitarist, Manny Charlton, Dies|website=Bestclassicbands.com|date=7 July 2022|access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref>

On 8 November 2022, Dan McCafferty died at the age of 76,<ref name="Stereogum.com-2022">{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2205462/former-nazareth-frontman-dan-mccafferty-dead-at-76/news/|title=Former Nazareth Frontman Dan McCafferty Dead At 76|website=Stereogum.com|date=8 November 2022|access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> thus leaving bassist Pete Agnew as the last surviving original member.

In December 2025, Sentance was replaced by the Italian singer Gianni Pontillo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewry |first=Fraser |date=2025-12-22 |title=Nazareth part ways with Carl Sentance, announce new singer |url=https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/nazareth-part-ways-with-carl-sentance-announce-new-singer |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=Loudersound.com |language=en}}</ref> Pontillo made his live debut with the band on 26 February 2026.{{citation needed|date=February 2026}}

== Members == === Current members === {| class="wikitable" width="100%" border="1" ! width="75" |Image ! width="140" |Name ! width="90" |Years active ! width="160" |Instruments !Release contributions |- |{{CSS image crop|Image=2023 Lieder am See - Nazareth - Pete Agnew - by 2eight - 7DS5267.jpg|bSize=235|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=20|oLeft=80}} |Pete Agnew |1968–present<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> |{{hlist|bass|backing and occasional lead vocals<ref name="Pegasus Records-1971">{{Cite AV media notes |id=PEG 10 |others=Nazareth |publisher=Pegasus Records |title=Nazareth |type=liner notes |year=1971}}</ref><ref name="Frontiers Music-2018">{{Cite AV media notes |id=FR CD 890 |others=Nazareth |publisher=Frontiers Music |title=Tattooed on My Brain |type=liner notes |year=2018}}</ref>|occasional guitar<ref name="Pegasus Records-1971" /> and piano<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |id=6370 412 |others=Nazareth |publisher=Vertigo Records |title=Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll |type=liner notes |year=1976}}</ref>}} |all releases |- |{{CSS image crop|Image=2023 Lieder am See - Nazareth - Jimmy Murrison - by 2eight - ZSC9026.jpg|bSize=235|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=20|oLeft=60}} |Jimmy Murrison |1994–present<ref name="www.nazarethdirect.co.uk">{{Cite web |title=Nazareth History – Page 8 – Nazareth |url=https://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/website/the-band/nazareth-history/8/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Nazarethdirect.co.uk}}</ref> |{{hlist|guitars|backing vocals|occasional piano<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |id=MR 5181-2 |others=Nazareth |publisher=Moon Records |title=Big Dogz |type=liner notes |year=2011}}</ref> and keyboards<ref name="Union Square Music-2014">{{Cite AV media notes |id=USMFL2LP001 |others=Nazareth |publisher=Union Square Music |title=Rock 'n' Roll Telephone |type=liner notes |year=2014}}</ref> }} | rowspan="2" |all releases from ''Boogaloo'' (1998) onwards |- |{{CSS image crop|Image=2023 Lieder am See - Nazareth - Lee Agnew - by 2eight - 7DS5339.jpg|bSize=385|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=35|oLeft=165}} |Lee Agnew |1999–present |{{hlist|drums|percussion<ref name="Union Square Music-2014" />|backing vocals|occasional keyboards<ref name="Union Square Music-2014" />}} |- |{{CSS image crop|Image=Victory Rock & Metal Day'z 2025 03.jpg|bSize=550|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=20|oLeft=200}} |Gianni Pontillo |2025–present |lead vocals |none to date |}

=== Former members === {| class="wikitable" width="100%" border="1" ! width="75" |Image ! width="140" |Name ! width="90" |Years active ! width="160" |Instruments !Release contributions |- |{{CSS image crop|Image=Nazareth_@_Rothes_Halls_(4380017624)_(2).jpg|bSize=330|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=50|oLeft=130}} |Dan McCafferty |1968–2013 {{Small|(died 2022)}}<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /><ref name="Stereogum.com-2022" /> |{{hlist|lead vocals|occasional bagpipes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with DAN McCAFFERTY (NAZARETH) |url=https://dmme.net/interviews/danmc |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=DMME.net |language=en-US}}</ref> and talkbox<ref>{{cite book |last=Brewster |first=David M. |title=Introduction to guitar tone & effects: an essential manual for getting the best sounds from electric guitars, amplifiers, effect pedals, and digital processors |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-634-06046-5 |page=60}}</ref>}} |all releases from ''Nazareth'' (1971) to ''Rock 'n' Roll Telephone'' (2014) |- | |Darrell Sweet |1968–1999 {{Small|(until his death)}}<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> |{{hlist|drums|percussion|backing vocals<ref name="Pegasus Records-1971" />}} |{{Flatlist| * all releases from ''Nazareth'' (1971) to ''Boogaloo'' (1998) * ''Back to the Trenches'' (2001) * ''The River Sessions Live 1981'' (2004) * ''From the Beginning'' (2005) * ''Naza' Live Scottish TV 1980'' (2005)}} |- |{{CSS image crop|Image=Nazareth_03121976_01_640.jpg|bSize=500|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=35|oLeft=220}} |Manny Charlton |1968–1990 {{Small|(died 2022)}}<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /><ref name="Union Square Music-2014" /> |{{hlist|guitars|backing vocals|occasional synthesizers,<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |id=6370 405 |others=Nazareth |publisher=Vertigo Records |title=Hair of the Dog |type=liner notes |year=1975}}</ref> keyboards and programming<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |id=PPD-1049 |others=Nazareth |publisher=Vertigo Records |title=Snakes 'n' Ladders |type=liner notes |year=1989}}</ref>}} |{{flatlist| * all releases from ''Nazareth'' (1971) to ''BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert'' (1991) * ''Live at the Beeb'' (1998) * ''Back to the Trenches'' (2001) * ''The River Sessions Live 1981'' (2004) * ''From the Beginning'' (2005) * ''Naza' Live Scottish TV 1980'' (2005)}} |- |{{CSS image crop|Image=ZalCleminson2004.JPG|bSize=250|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=40|oLeft=110}} |Zal Cleminson |1978–1980<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> |{{hlist|guitars|occasional synthesizer<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |id=SP-4799 |others=Nazareth |publisher=A&M Records |title=Malice in Wonderland |type=liner notes |year=1980}}</ref>}} |{{flatlist| * ''No Mean City'' (1979) * ''Malice in Wonderland'' (1980) * ''The Fool Circle'' (1981) {{Small|one track}} * ''Back to the Trenches'' (2001)}} |- |{{CSS image crop|Image=Billy_Rankin_onstage_with_Nazareth,_St_Louis_MO,_1983-_2013-08-28_21-52.jpg|bSize=175|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=55|oLeft=35}} |Billy Rankin |{{Hlist|1980–1983|1990–1994}}<ref name="Naz">{{cite web |title=Nazareth – History |url=http://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/nazareth/?q=node/2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080927210505/http://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/nazareth/?q=node%2F2 |archive-date=27 September 2008 |access-date=2 August 2011 |publisher=Nazareth Direct.co.uk}}</ref><ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> |{{hlist|guitars|backing vocals|occasional keyboards<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |id=CS-9099 |others=Nazareth |publisher=A&M Records |title=Sound Elixir |type=liner notes |year=1983}}</ref>}} |{{flatlist| * '''Snaz'' (1981) * ''Live in Texas'' (1981) * ''2XS'' (1982) * ''Sound Elixir'' (1983) * ''No Jive'' (1991) * ''Move Me'' (1994) * ''Back to the Trenches'' (2001) * ''The River Sessions Live 1981'' (2004) * ''Naza' Live Scottish TV 1980'' (2005)}} |- |{{CSS image crop|Image=John_Locke_played_keyboards_for_the_Rock_Band_'Spirit'.jpg|bSize=300|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=50|oLeft=130}} |John Locke |1980–1982 {{Small|(died 2006)}}<ref name="Billy Rankin ex Nazareth guitarist">{{Cite web |title=Nazareth 4 |url=http://billyrankin.com/nazareth-4/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Billy Rankin ex Nazareth guitarist |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Pegasus Records-1971" /> | rowspan="2" |keyboards |{{flatlist| * ''The Fool Circle'' (1981) * ''<nowiki/>'Snaz'' (1981) * ''Live in Texas'' (1981) * ''2XS'' (1982) * ''Back to the Trenches'' (2001) * ''The River Sessions Live 1981'' (2004) * ''Naza' Live Scottish TV 1980'' (2005)}} |- | |Ronnie Leahy |1994–2002<ref name="www.nazarethdirect.co.uk" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nazareth History – Page 9 – Nazareth |url=https://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/website/the-band/nazareth-history/9/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Nazarethdirect.co.uk}}</ref> {{small|(session guest 2022)}} |{{flatlist| * ''Boogaloo'' (1998) * ''Homecoming'' (2002) * ''Homecoming — Greatest Hits Live in Glasgow'' (2002) * ''Alive & Kicking'' (2003) * ''Surviving the Law'' (2022)}} |- |{{CSS image crop|Image=20140808-0923 PictureOn 2014-Nazareth-Linton Osborne.JPG|bSize=510|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=90|oLeft=190}} |Linton Osborne |2014–2015<ref name="Classicrock.teamrock.com-2014" /><ref name="Facebook.com" /> |lead vocals |''No Means of Escape'' DVD (2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newwaveofbritishheavymetal.com/nazareth-no-means-of-escape-dvd-review|title=Nazareth No Means of Escape DVD Review |website=Newwaveofbritishheavymetal.com|access-date=15 August 2023}}</ref> |- |{{CSS image crop|Image=2023 Lieder am See - Nazareth - Carl Sentance - by 2eight - ZSC9010.jpg|bSize=575|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=65|oLeft=165}} |Carl Sentance |2015–2025<ref name="Facebook.com-2" /> |{{Hlist|lead vocals|acoustic guitar<ref>{{Citation |last=Schwichtenberg |first=Frank |title=Deutsch: Nazareth live im Juks Schenefeld (Kreis Pinneberg) 2022 |date=2022-11-13 |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nazareth_-_Juks_Schenefeld_2022_31.jpg |access-date=2024-10-27}}</ref>}} |{{flatlist| * ''Tattooed on My Brain'' (2018) * ''Surviving the Law'' (2022)}} |}

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=== Lineups === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:22em;" |Period ! scope="col" style="width:25em;" |Members ! scope="col" style="width:25em;" |Releases |- !December 1968 – September 1978<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> | * Dan McCafferty – lead vocals * Manny Charlton – guitar, backing vocals * Pete Agnew – bass, backing and occ. lead vocals * Darrell Sweet – drums, backing vocals | * ''Nazareth'' (1971) * ''Exercises'' (1972) * ''Razamanaz'' (1973) * ''Loud 'n' Proud'' (1973) * ''Rampant'' (1974) * ''Hair of the Dog'' (1975) * ''Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll'' (1976) * ''Play 'n' the Game'' (1976) * ''Expect No Mercy'' (1977) * ''BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert'' (1991) * ''Live at the Beeb'' (1998) * ''From the Beginning'' (2005) |- !September 1978 – July 1980<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /><ref name="Naz" /> | * Dan McCafferty – lead vocals * Manny Charlton – guitar, backing vocals * Pete Agnew – bass, backing vocals * Darrell Sweet – drums, backing vocals * Zal Cleminson – guitar | * ''No Mean City'' (1979) * ''Malice in Wonderland'' (1980) * ''The Fool Circle'' (1981) {{Small|one track}} * ''Back to the Trenches'' (2001) |- !July 1980 – Late 1982<ref name="Naz" /><ref name="Billy Rankin ex Nazareth guitarist" /> | * Dan McCafferty – lead vocals * Manny Charlton – guitar, backing vocals * Pete Agnew – bass, backing vocals * Darrell Sweet – drums, backing vocals * Billy Rankin – guitar, backing vocals * John Locke – keyboards | * ''The Fool Circle'' (1981) {{Small|without Rankin}} * '''Snaz'' (1981) * ''Live in Texas'' (1981) * ''2XS'' (1982) * ''Back to the Trenches'' (2001) * ''The River Sessions Live 1981'' (2004) * ''Naza' Live Scottish TV 1980'' (2005) |- !Late 1982 – 1983<ref name="Naz" /> | * Dan McCafferty – lead vocals * Manny Charlton – guitar, backing vocals * Pete Agnew – bass, backing vocals * Darrell Sweet – drums, backing vocals * Billy Rankin – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards | * ''Sound Elixir'' (1983) * ''Back to the Trenches'' (2001) |- !1983 – May 1990<ref name="Naz" /> | * Dan McCafferty – lead vocals * Manny Charlton – guitar, backing vocals * Pete Agnew – bass, backing vocals * Darrell Sweet – drums, backing vocals | * ''The Catch'' (1984) * ''Razamanaz — Live from London'' (1985) * ''Cinema'' (1986) * ''Snakes 'n' Ladders'' (1989) * ''Back to the Trenches'' (2001) |- !May 1990 – Late 1994<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> | * Dan McCafferty – lead vocals * Pete Agnew – bass, backing vocals * Darrell Sweet – drums, backing vocals * Billy Rankin – guitar, backing vocals | * ''No Jive'' (1991) * ''Move Me'' (1994) |- !Late 1994 – April 1999<ref name="www.nazarethdirect.co.uk" /> | * Dan McCafferty – lead vocals * Pete Agnew – bass, backing vocals * Darrell Sweet – drums, backing vocals * Jimmy Murrison – guitar, backing vocals * Ronnie Leahy – keyboards | * ''Boogaloo'' (1998) |- !April 1999 – Late 2002 | * Dan McCafferty – lead vocals * Pete Agnew – bass, backing vocals * Jimmy Murrison – guitar, backing vocals * Ronnie Leahy – keyboards * Lee Agnew – drums, backing vocals | * ''Homecoming'' (2002) * ''Homecoming — Greatest Hits Live in Glasgow'' (2002) * ''Alive & Kicking'' (2003) |- !Late 2002 – 2013 | * Dan McCafferty – lead vocals * Pete Agnew – bass, backing vocals * Jimmy Murrison – guitar, backing vocals * Lee Agnew – drums, backing vocals | * ''Live from Classic T Stage'' (2005) * ''Live in Brazil'' (2007) * ''The Newz'' (2008) * ''Big Dogz'' (2011) * ''Rock 'n' Roll Telephone'' (2014) |- !2014 – January 2015 | * Pete Agnew – bass, backing vocals * Jimmy Murrison – guitar, backing vocals * Lee Agnew – drums, backing vocals * Linton Osborne – lead vocals | {{small|''No Means of Escape'' DVD (2015)}} |- !February 2015 – December 2025 | * Pete Agnew – bass, backing and occ. lead vocals * Jimmy Murrison – guitar, backing vocals * Lee Agnew – drums, backing vocals * Carl Sentance – lead vocals | * ''Tattooed on My Brain'' (2018) * ''Surviving the Law'' (2022) |- !December 2025 – present | * Pete Agnew – bass, backing and occ. lead vocals * Jimmy Murrison – guitar, backing vocals * Lee Agnew – drums, backing vocals * Gianni Pontillo – lead vocals | {{small|none to date}} | |}

== Discography == {{Main|Nazareth discography}}  {{columns-list|colwidth=22em| * ''Nazareth'' (1971) * ''Exercises'' (1972) * ''Razamanaz'' (1973) * ''Loud 'n' Proud'' (1973) * ''Rampant'' (1974) * ''Hair of the Dog'' (1975) * ''Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll'' (1976) * ''Play 'n' the Game'' (1976) * ''Expect No Mercy'' (1977) * ''No Mean City'' (1979) * ''Malice in Wonderland'' (1980) * ''The Fool Circle'' (1981) * ''2XS'' (1982) * ''Sound Elixir'' (1983) * ''The Catch'' (1984) * ''Cinema'' (1986) * ''Snakes 'n' Ladders'' (1989) * ''No Jive'' (1991) * ''Move Me'' (1994) * ''Boogaloo'' (1998) * ''The Newz'' (2008) * ''Big Dogz'' (2011) * ''Rock 'n' Roll Telephone'' (2014) * ''Tattooed on My Brain'' (2018) * ''Surviving the Law'' (2022) }}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links ==  {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|https://nazareth.band}} * {{discogs artist|artist=Nazareth (2)|name=Nazareth}} * {{IMDb name|id=0969792}}

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