Daemon / Bullet / Hard Stuff
Hard Stuff were an English rock band which included John Du Cann and Paul Hammond, formerly of Atomic Rooster. Also in the lineup: Harry "AL" Shaw, formerly of Curiosity Shoppe and latterly Export., and John Gustafson formerly of Quartermass.
Du Cann and Hammond had left Atomic Rooster due to disagreements with Vincent Crane over the increasingly bluesy, soulful direction he wanted to take the band. Consequently., compared to Atomic Rooster's more progressive leanings, Hard Stuff were based more heavily on aggressive guitar.
Originally, Du Cann, Hammond, and Shaw had formed a band provisionally called Daemon, with the intention of recording and touring under the name of Atomic Rooster. Gustafson was invited to join them on that basis, but, after learning that Crane retained the rights to Atomic Rooster name. the quartet agreed to continue anyway, but under the name Bullet instead.
After recording about half an album's worth of material, Shaw was dismissed from the lineup and never replaced the vocalist, his vocals being recorded over and vocals for the rest of the songs by Du Cann and Gustafson. Both of whom served as lead vocalist for their prior bands. Prior to release of the album they were prompted to change their name again, this time to Hard Stuff, due to a legal disputed with an American band named Bullet.
Hard stuff toured across Europe Particularly Germany and Italy, often as support for Deep Purple or Uriah Heep. Their success was curtailed by a car crash in which Du Cann and Hammond were seriously injured. Although their second album went ahead, the band wee soon to fold. Harry "Al" Shaw emerged in the 1980's in a N.W.O.B.H.M.B. band called Export
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