Group
The Alarm
- From
- Rhyl, United Kingdom
- Since
- 1981–present
- Releases
- 88
- new wave
- punk
- rock
About
The Alarm are a Welsh rock band that formed in Rhyl in 1981. Initially formed as a punk band, the Toilets, in 1977 under lead vocalist Mike Peters, the group soon embraced arena rock and included marked influences from Welsh language and culture. By opening for acts such as U2 and Bob Dylan, they became a popular new wave pop band of the 1980s.
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The Alarm's highest-charting single in Britain is 1983's "Sixty Eight Guns", which reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. Their 1984 album Declaration, which contained "Sixty Eight Guns", peaked at number six on the UK Albums Chart.
Members
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Smiley drums (drum set)
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Eddie MacDonald bass guitar
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Dave Sharp background vocals, guitar
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Mark Taylor keyboard
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Nigel Twist drums (drum set)
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Mike Peters harmonica, guitar, lead vocals
Discography
Albums
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Declaration Apple Music
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Strength Apple Music
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Eye of the Hurricane Apple Music
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Newid
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Change Apple Music
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Tân
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Raw Apple Music
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In the Poppy Fields: Two (The Normal Rules Do Not Apply)
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In the Poppy Fields: One (Close)
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In the Poppy Fields: Five (Coming Home)
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In the Poppy Fields: Four (Edward Henry Street)
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In The Poppy Fields: Three (Trafficking)
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Under Attack
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Guerilla Tactics Apple Music
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Direct Action Apple Music
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The Sound and the Fury: 30th Anniversary Edition
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Declaration 2014
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Peace Train
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Strength 2015
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Viral Black
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Blood Red
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Equals Apple Music
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The Story Of Strength
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Sigma Apple Music
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Stream {Hurricane Of Change}
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WAЯ
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Essentials
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Forwards Apple Music
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Music Television Apple Music
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Transformation Apple Music
EPs
Singles
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Chimera Apple Music
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Outlier Apple Music
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New Standards
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Another Way
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Superchannel
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New Home New Life
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Raw Apple Music
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Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
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Unsafe Building 1990
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A New South Wales / The Rock
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Sold Me Down the River
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Presence of Love
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Love Don't Come Easy
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Rain in the Summertime
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Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke? Apple Music
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The Chant Has Just Begun
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Sixty Eight Guns Apple Music
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The Stand Apple Music
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Unsafe Building Apple Music
Live
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Live '85 (Live at the Boston Orpheum, 1985) Apple Music
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Electric Folklore Live (30th Anniversary)
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Poppies Falling From the Sky: Act One Apple Music
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Poppies Falling From the Sky: Act Two Apple Music
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'Orchestrated' - Live at Wales Millennium Centre
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In the Poppy Fields Apple Music
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Spirit Of ’86: 30th Anniversary Edition
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Strength - Live At The Globe 2015
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Direct Acoustic Tour Live in Glasgow MMX
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The Sound & The Fury Live 1981–1991
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Greatest Hits Live
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Live in the Poppy Fields Apple Music
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Hammersmith Palais 1984
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King Biscuit
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Electric Folklore Live
Compilations
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History Repeating 1981–2021
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21 (Redux) Apple Music
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21 Apple Music
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The Collection
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The Best of the Alarm Apple Music
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In the Poppy Fields Apple Music
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68 Guns
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Eponymous 1981-1983 Apple Music
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The Alarm 2000 Collection
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Rare Tracks, B-Sides & Demo Tapes
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The Best of the Alarm and Mike Peters
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Standards Apple Music
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Compact Hits
Links
Listen
Official
Concerts
Subgroup
Also known as
Alarm · Mike Peters & the Alarm · The Alarm MMIV
Tags
- classic pop and rock
- florence and the machine
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- cee3e39e-fb10-414d-9f11-b50fa7d6fb7a
- ISNI
- 0000000110185000
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.