Bring to Bear is a UK Symphonic Folk Metal band on an adventure, playing their favourite styles of Folk, Melodeath infused with Symphonic influences. Formed in May 2020 by long-time friends and bandmates Ian Taboton and Hristo Nikolov, the determined duo wasted no time in preparing their first material and expanding the Bring to Bear Clan. By January 2021 the lineup was expanded adding Simon Jones on Drums, Nikiforos Rotas on Guitar & Izabela Smyt on Lead Vocals.

In May 2021 the indomitable quintet entered the studio to record their debut EP with the first single and video The Shadow Ruse released on 16 July 2021. Shortly thereafter the current lineup was clinched, adding Richard Knight on Bass. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.