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==Career==

==Career==

Falcon’s inception dates to 2002, when guitarist/singer and [[Metal Maniacs]] staff writer Perry Grayson (ex-Destiny’s End, ex-Artisan, Isen Torr), pulled founding [[Cirith Ungol (band)|Cirith Ungol]] multi-instrumentalist Greg Lindstrom out of a two-decade musical retirement to play bass and keyboards (as well as additional lead guitar on recordings).<ref name=forgottenscroll>[http://www.forgotten-scroll.net/interviews.php?act=s_inter&id=4 Falcon interview] forgotten-scroll.net</ref> Next, Grayson enlisted Pale Divine drummer Darin McCloskey<ref name=musicmight>[http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/usa/glen+mills/pale+divine Pale Divine] musicmight.com</ref> Falcon recorded their self-titled debut album in 2003 at the Polar Bear Lair in Middletown, Maryland, with engineer Chris Kozlowski, best known for his work with [[The Melvins]], [[Pentagram (band)|Pentagram]] and [[Blue Cheer]].<ref name=metalmaniacs>Nolz, Sue (January 2005). [http://www.falconband.net/images/metalmaniacsfalcon-1-05.jpg Fast Forward – Falcon] ”Metal Maniacs”, p. 38</ref> [[Pentagram (band)|Pentagram]] vocalist Bobby Liebling sang as a special guest on the song “On the Slab,” Falcon’s tribute to their hero, [[Philip Lynott|Phil Lynott]] of [[Thin Lizzy]] fame.<ref name=stoner>Bergman, Keith (2005). [https://web.archive.org/web/20050329212408/http://www.riffrock.com/interviews/index.asp?InterviewID=139 An Interview with Perry Grayson of Falcon] Stonerrock.com</ref> In addition to some of Greg Lindstrom’s old [[Cirith Ungol (band)|Cirith Ungol]] tunes,<ref name=encycmetal>[http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Falcon/33057 Falcon] Encyclopaedia Metallum</ref> Falcon also included a cover of the [[Bang (American band)|Bang]] song “Redman.” The self-titled Falcon album was released in 2004 on [[Cirith Ungol (band)|Cirith Ungol’s]] original label, Liquid Flames Records.<ref name=allmusic>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/falcon-r1063884 Falcon] at Allmusic</ref> Over the next couple of years they played many successful gigs, followed in 2006 by the recording of their second album, ”Die Wontcha”, the title of which is a play on West, Bruce and Laing’s 1974 LP ”Why Dontcha”.<ref name=blabbermouth>{{cite web |last=Bergman |first=Keith |title=Falcon – ”Die Wontcha” |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1685 |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |accessdate=14 October 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604000404/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1685 |archivedate=4 June 2010 |df= }}</ref> Perry Grayson joined Darin McCloskey in Pale Divine in 2005 for a tour of Europe.<ref name=truemetalfan>van Poorten, Toine (2005). [http://www.truemetalfan.org/falcon.htm Falcon: A Flight from the Future to the Past] Truemetalfan.org</ref> Although Grayson relocated to Australia in 2006, Falcon remains active with plans to release a third album and a collection of b-sides and rarities.<ref name=bwbk>[http://www.bravewords.com/news/54190 Falcon Complete Mixing New Record] ”Bravewords & Bloody Knuckles – bravewords.com”</ref>

Falcon’s inception dates to 2002, when guitarist/singer and [[Metal Maniacs]] staff writer Perry Grayson (ex-Destiny’s End, ex-Artisan, Isen Torr), pulled founding [[Cirith Ungol (band)|Cirith Ungol]] multi-instrumentalist Greg Lindstrom out of a two-decade musical retirement to play bass and keyboards (as well as additional lead guitar on recordings).<ref name=forgottenscroll>[http://www.forgotten-scroll.net/interviews.php?act=s_inter&id=4 Falcon interview] forgotten-scroll.net</ref> Next, Grayson enlisted Pale Divine drummer Darin McCloskey<ref name=musicmight>[http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/usa/glen+mills/pale+divine Pale Divine] musicmight.com</ref> Falcon recorded their self-titled debut album in 2003 at the Polar Bear Lair in Middletown, Maryland, with engineer Chris Kozlowski, best known for his work with [[The Melvins]], [[Pentagram (band)|Pentagram]] and [[Blue Cheer]].<ref name=metalmaniacs>Nolz, Sue (January 2005). [http://www.falconband.net/images/metalmaniacsfalcon-1-05.jpg Fast Forward – Falcon] ”Metal Maniacs”, p. 38</ref> [[Pentagram (band)|Pentagram]] vocalist Bobby Liebling sang as a special guest on the song “On the Slab,” Falcon’s tribute to their hero, [[Philip Lynott|Phil Lynott]] of [[Thin Lizzy]] fame.<ref name=stoner>Bergman, Keith (2005). [https://web.archive.org/web/20050329212408/http://www.riffrock.com/interviews/index.asp?InterviewID=139 An Interview with Perry Grayson of Falcon] Stonerrock.com</ref> In addition to some of Greg Lindstrom’s old [[Cirith Ungol (band)|Cirith Ungol]] tunes,<ref name=encycmetal>[http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Falcon/33057 Falcon] Encyclopaedia Metallum</ref> Falcon also included a cover of the [[Bang (American band)|Bang]] song “Redman.” The self-titled Falcon album was released in 2004 on [[Cirith Ungol (band)|Cirith Ungol’s]] original label, Liquid Flames Records.<ref name=allmusic>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/falcon-r1063884 Falcon] at Allmusic</ref> Over the next couple of years they played many successful gigs, followed in 2006 by the recording of their second album, ”Die Wontcha”, the title of which is a play on West, Bruce and Laing’s 1974 LP ”Why Dontcha”.<ref name=blabbermouth>{{cite web |last=Bergman |first=Keith |title=Falcon – ”Die Wontcha” |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1685 |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |accessdate=14 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604000404/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1685 |archivedate=4 June 2010 }}</ref> Perry Grayson joined Darin McCloskey in Pale Divine in 2005 for a tour of Europe.<ref name=truemetalfan>van Poorten, Toine (2005). [http://www.truemetalfan.org/falcon.htm Falcon: A Flight from the Future to the Past] Truemetalfan.org</ref> Although Grayson relocated to Australia in 2006, Falcon remains active with plans to release a third album and a collection of b-sides and rarities.<ref name=bwbk>[http://www.bravewords.com/news/54190 Falcon Complete Mixing New Record] ”Bravewords & Bloody Knuckles – bravewords.com”</ref>

==Members==

==Members==