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HISTORICAL FACTS: The alarm - The Untold Story

"Mike lived a life of beauty and never gave up right to the very end." Details of the final album by The Alarm confirmed

The Alarm's Transformation was originally scheduled for release in 2025, but was put on hold in the wake of frontman Mike Peters' death

"A true fighter with a heavenly voice": A tribute to The Alarm's Mike Peters

"A true fighter with a heavenly voice": A tribute to The Alarm's Mike Peters

A look back at the life and music of Mikre Peters, the much-loved guitarist, singer and songwriter with Welsh rockers The Alarm, who died a year ago today

“Mike Peters and Eddie Macdonald had written three stone-cold classics by the time they were 25. They showed amazing maturity in their early songwriting”: Remembering Mike Peters, the late frontman of the Alarm

“Mike Peters and Eddie Macdonald had written three stone-cold classics by the time they were 25. They showed amazing maturity in their early songwriting”: Remembering Mike Peters, the late frontman of the Alarm

Following 30 years of living with blood cancer, Peters passed away at the age of 66

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Funeral for Welsh musician Mike Peters ‘spot on perfect’, long-time friend says

Mike Peters died at the age of 66 in April from blood cancer, more than 30 years after he was first diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

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Fans to join family and friends of musician Mike Peters at his funeral in Wales

The Alarm frontman died in April at the age of 66 after battling aggressive blood cancer.

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Who was Mike Peters? Singer passes away at 66 after blood cancer diagnosis

The frontman has died after previously being diagnosed with blood cancer more than 30 years ago

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“Live right up to the last breath and stay positive about the world, your family and the environment you live in”: Mike Peters, frontman of the Welsh band, The Alarm, has died aged 66

Peters was first diagnosed with cancer 30 years ago – and remained an active campaigner to raise funds and awareness for cancer research through his charity, Love Hope Strength

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The Alarm's Mike Peters has died after a 30 year battle with blood cancer

The Alarm's Mike Peters has died after a 30 year battle with blood cancer

Songwriter, singer, campaigner and force of nature Mike Peters has died, aged 66.

"Live right up to the last breath and stay positive about the world, your family and the environment you live in": The Alarm’s Mike Peters has died aged 66

"Live right up to the last breath and stay positive about the world, your family and the environment you live in": The Alarm’s Mike Peters has died aged 66

The frontman of the famous rockers had been living with blood cancer for 30 years

“I had to focus on something or I wouldn’t get through those next few months. I thought of Lennon wearing his army jacket: I went to war against the illness”: The turbulent story of The Alarm, the band who could have been the new U2

“I had to focus on something or I wouldn’t get through those next few months. I thought of Lennon wearing his army jacket: I went to war against the illness”: The turbulent story of The Alarm, the band who could have been the new U2

The Alarm’s Mike Peters has experienced all the highs and lows life has to offer

"The new drugs are working better than anyone could have hoped for": The Alarm's Mike Peters is feeling good, thanks for asking

"The new drugs are working better than anyone could have hoped for": The Alarm's Mike Peters is feeling good, thanks for asking

The Alarm's Mike Peters on when the drugs do and don’t work, thinking he might never sing again, the new album, and the state of rock

The Cult and The Alarm at Cardiff Castle: Stage times, tickets, set list, support, banned items and more

The Cult and The Alarm at Cardiff Castle: Stage times, tickets, set list, support, banned items and more

'80s goth rockers The Cult follow Sting, Queens of the Stone Age, Blondie and more at Cardiff Castle in the city centre

The Alarm's Mike Peters says it's 'sad' Wales is 'getting discovered' thanks to Ryan Reynolds and Wrexham AFC

The Alarm's Mike Peters says it's 'sad' Wales is 'getting discovered' thanks to Ryan Reynolds and Wrexham AFC

The frontman of The Alarm, who are set to perform alongside The Cult at Cardiff Castle, believes Wales has been the world's 'best kept secret' - until now

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