Initially the band More was fronted by vocalist
Paul Mario Day, who had sung in an early incarnation of
Iron Maiden. Andy John Burton was recruited as the new
drummer and the band became a four-piece. Bassist Brian Day also left during the recording of the second album, to be replaced by Barry 'Baz' Nicholls, who has since remained a constant member in the line-up. Following Paul Mario Day's subsequent departure from the band, the line-up of Cox, Nicholls, Burton and vocalist Mick Stratton released a 7" single called "Trickster" in 1982, before splitting up. with a warm-up show taking place at the Astor Theatre in
Deal, Kent, plus a post-festival club show the following Sunday. Following an enthusiastic reaction from the audience at this concert, the bandmembers made the collective decision to continue performing. The band played a co-headlining show with
Marseille at the Sir Robert Peel venue in
Kingston upon Thames,
Surrey on 15 October 2011. The following year, the band changed their name to More 2012 and scheduled further shows, including: 26 May at the Railway venue in
Bolton, 23 November at the Red Lion pub in
Gravesend, Kent, and 1 December at the '
Hard Rock Hell VI' festival, with Steve Rix on drums. An appearance at the 'Metalwave UK' festival in
Purfleet,
Essex, alongside
Praying Mantis,
Dennis Stratton,
Cloven Hoof, Chariot and
Deep Machine, took place on 5 October 2013, followed by a performance at the 'Heavy Metal Maniacs' festival in
Amstelveen on 19 October 2013. In May 2014, Dave John Ross replaced Paul Stickles on guitar. Further concert appearances were then scheduled for the '
Bang Your Head!!!' festival in
Balingen on 12 July 2014, and the '
Hard Rock Hell VII' festival in
Pwllheli on 15 November 2014. In 2015, the band played at the 'Legends of Rock' festival in
Great Yarmouth and the '
Hard Rock Hell VIII' festival in
Pwllheli. In November and December 2016, the band undertook a short European tour as special guests of German band
Bonfire, taking in shows in Belgium, Germany and Holland. Chris Tsangarides died on 6 January 2018, and Andy John Burton died on 7 November 2021. Kenny Cox died on 21 June 2022. In March 2022, a revamped More announced the recruitment of Polish vocalist Roman Kańtoch (ex-Kruk). However, this proved to be short-lived, and Mike Freeland returned to the band in August 2023, with Peter Welsh (ex-
Tytan) joining on guitar. This saw More return to performing live, notably headlining 'Taken by Force' Festival in the Netherlands in November 2024. As of 2025, More were scheduled to play at various festivals, including the 'Hammerdown NWOBHM All-Dayer' at the
Cart and Horses venue in London on 18 May 2025, 'Sonic Rock Solstice' in
Stoke Prior on 20 June 2025, 'Mearfest Space' in
Nuneaton on 29 August 2025, and 'British Steel Saturday Night XII' in
Fismes, France on 4 October 2025. The band released a full-length album, “Destructor”, on 4 October 2025, featuring songs written by Kenny Cox and Chris Tsangarides, who had also produced and played guitar on the recordings. Original vocalist Paul Mario Day died on 29 July 2025 after a battle with cancer. ==Line-ups==