Panza Division

British NWOBHM band from Sheffield formed in December 1980. The band name was changed to "The Lonely Hearts" by the end of 1982. Line Up Glenn Marples (v,g) – also in The Lonely Hearts, Rokka and Glenn Marples & Friends Rick Corcoran (g) – also in The Lonely Hearts and Rokka Andy Fisher (b) Steve Mitchell (d) Alan Edwards (b) – also in The Lonely Hearts and Witchfynde Andy Freeston (d) – also in The Lonely Hearts and Rokka Eugene Maloney (k) – also in The Lonely Hearts Notes: – Formed during December 1980 from the ashes of Rokka. By the end of 1982 they changed their name to The Lonely Hearts and followed a slightly different music direction – Their first recordings were the tracks ‘Blitz’ and ‘The Day Delta 4 Played Mars’ that both appeared on the compilation “Scene of the Crime” (LP, Suspect Records, 1981) – An unreleased recording that is known to exist is a track called ‘Fm Fantasy’ which was recorded in May 1982 – Panza Division had quite of a success during their day getting positive reviews and sharing the stage with bands such as Y&T, Saxon, Girl and Twisted Sister – Played a reunion gig at the Sheffield Boardwalk on October 24, 2010 in a line-up that also featured guitarist Andy Barrott (The Lonely Hearts, Heritage, Geddes Axe, Baby Tuckoo etc)