Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom (1994 - present)

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Solitary are a English thrash metal band from Preston, Lancashire. The band is composed of Richard Sherrington (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) Andrew Mellor (lead guitar) David Cunningham (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Roy Miller (drums, percussion).

Solitary formed in 1994 and signed to UK label Holier Than Thou Records in 1997, they made their first appearance on the HTT compilation “Genetically Fresh” which attracted interest from the JMG Agency who lined up support slots with Kill 2 This, Reign and Deranged from Sweden. May the following year Solitary record “Nothing Changes” Solitary then embarked on two UK tours to promote the album, which was released in November 1998.

2008 saw the return of Solitary signed to Corpro Records and releasing a new album “Requiem”, over a four-year period fraught with personal highs and lows the band and created a Thrash Metal Monster with a heavier direction and more gritty vocals. “Requiem” contains a guest vocal appearance from Chris Astley of 80’s Thrashers Xentrix on the track “Hatred” the release also has cover of Testament’s “Into the Pit”.

2012 after a successful uk tour covering the big 4 ( Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth ) Solitary have began writing there untitled third album to be released sometime early 2013.

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a progressive metal and rock band from Germany.

I. The music

With their music SOLITARY demonstrate that catchy, atmospheric melodies and complex and technically demanding song structures and arrangements are not mutually exclusive. SOLITARY are loosely geared to the Progressive Rock and Metal genre in which music is subject to a constant process of evolution. Due to each band member’s different influences SOLITARY’s music is very manifold and features characteristics of many genres, giving the band that special individuality without copying other bands.

II. Brief bio

In early 2002, David JÃ?ckle, Markus Degenhardt and Andres Kesberg decided to form a band.

After finding a drummer (Sebastian Luther) and a singer/bass player (Martin Moser), the band THE LIMPETS was founded.

They started as a coverband playing popular rock/metal songs, but these commencements were quickly left behind. It didnt take long until they published their first release: “The Thin Red Line”. This punk rock CD represents the band’s mood at this time and it was a success in nearby region. Due to their CD and regular shows, THE LIMPETS built up a remarkably big audience with loyal fans.

Despite their success a musical recommencement was dared, this was the end of THE LIMPETS. In the end of 2004 THE LIMPETS were consigned to history and SOLITARY was born.

The line up was not changed, but Marin Moser devoted himself completely to the vocals, Andreas Kesberg took over his part as a bass player and Markus Degenhardt took over the keyboard part for good.

Since then SOLITARY has provided the best background for each band member to develop their concepts of music.

SOLIATRY’s style is loosely based on the progressive rock- and metal style. Within itself the musical appearance succumbs a constant, never ending process.

The SOLITARY-EP represents a retrospectation and a snap-shot of this constant process.

Band-Members:

Vocals - Martin Moser

Guitar - David JÃ?ckle

Keyboard - Markus Degenhardt

Bass - Andreas Kesberg

Drums - Sebastian Luther

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4. an emo/metalcore band based in Bydgoszcz, Poland. They`ve relased their DIY LP “When Was The Last Time You Looked At Your Soul” in 2002. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.Solitary formed in 1994 and signed to UK label Holier Than Thou Records in 1997, they made their first appearance on the HTT compilation “Genetically Fresh” which attracted interest from the JMG Agency who lined up support slots with Kill 2 This, Reign and Deranged from Sweden. May the following year Solitary record “Nothing Changes” Solitary then embarked on two UK tours to promote the album, which was released in November 1998. The reviews of “Nothing Changes” were very favourable; the music press compared Solitary to the likes of Fear Factory, Machine Head and Pantera. UK Metal Magazine Terrorizer stated “Solitary could even help break the long-standing British impasse.

Solitary toured the UK again on the back of “No Reason’s” inclusion on Terrorizer’s cover mount CD in December 1999.  June 2001 saw the bands mailing list now over six thousand strong handled by Copro Records issue a free CD, featuring “The Downward Spiral” Solitary kick-start their live career again on the Rocksound sponsored Nu Titans Tour. April 2002 “A Second Chance” toped the mp3 Metal Charts having on average been downloaded four thousand times per month.  The band return to Assembly Line Studio’s to demo four new tracks one of the tracks “15 Years” is included on the compilation CD for the Rock detector “A-Z of Thrash Metal” book. October 2003 sees the new line up tour the UK again prior to the visit of Danish Metal band Lipid with whom they depart on a co headlining tour the following March. November 2004 Casket re release a repackaged “Nothing Changes” with bonus tracks, which include the Sacred Reich classic “The American Way”.

2008 saw the release “Requiem”, over a four-year period fraught with personal highs and lows the band created a Thrash Metal Monster. “Requiem” contains a guest vocal appearance from Chris Astley of 80’s Thrashers Xentrix on the track “Hatred” the CD also has cover of Testament’s “Into the Pit”.

Requiem received phenomenal reviews from all the UK and European metal press Kerrang and Rocksound hailing the release as one of the strongest of the UK genre and Germany’s Legacy gave the band a slot on their cover mount CD, Solitary embarked on a number of UK shows in support of the release combined with appearances on Zero Tolerance and Terrorizer’s cover mount CD’s.

2010 saw the band support Lawnmower Deth in a Download warm up show at the same time the video for “Keep Your Enemies Closer” was included on the Sky channel Lava TV, the video receiving heavy rotation over the next six months.

Solitary does the Big 4, in late 2010 the band played what they thought was a one of show the set comprised of 4 songs of each of the Big four, Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth from their 80’s albums. Following the success of this show the band agreed to do a few more gigs the appeal snowballed and they spent the next two years doing Big 4 shows.

In 2013 Solitary were asked to play two shows with Thrash metal legends Xentrix, given the strong links between the bands it was fitting that they were involved when Xentrix reunited. Following the success of these shows the band were invited play with Xentrix again on the Headbangers Balls tour for the teenage cancer trust which resulted in them hooking up with Intune PR. Solitary recorded a live show a Selby in late 2013 and kicked off a pledge music campaign to help fund the release.

June 2014 saw Solitary commemorate their twentieth anniversary by releasing a live album entitled “I Promise to Thrash Forever” via Copro Records. The album was streamed on the Terrorizer website and Predator also appeared on the Cover-mount CD. The album art work featured all of the UK thrash bands from the 80’s on the cover and was mastered by Darkane Vocalist Lawrence Mackrory. Solitary appeared at the “Out of the Ashes Festival” and are also headlining a number of their own shows before the end of 2014

2017 see’s Solitary release a new studio album “The Diseased Heart Of Society” is so much more than ‘just another album’. It represents the complete rebirth of one of the UK’s most enduring thrash metal outfits and sets new standards in the process. Solitary have rediscovered the passion and anger that first inspired them to take up arms and rage at the world around them. Coupled with their hard earned experience, musical aptitude and the unquestioned skills of producer extraordinaire Simon Efemey (Amorphis, Paradise Lost, Napalm Death etc) the results are nothing short of staggering.

From the unbridled fury of first single, ‘Unidentified’ to the accomplished majesty of epic album centrepiece ‘The Anthem Of Regret’, via precision thrash masterpieces like ‘Trigger Point Atrocity’ and ‘The Edge Of Violence’, Solitary have created an album of overwhelming power and focussed force. The Diseased Heart Of Society will take you by the throat and shake you ‘til you’re broken. The band’s allegiance to the thrash metal cause has always been unflinching and from the heart; their 2014 live album setting out their manifesto in clear and simple terms – I Promise To Thrash Forever.

They’ve ridden out the ever changing tides of fortune without wavering in their dedication and now is their time. The Diseased Heart of Society is the greatest album of Solitary’s career, casting long shadows over all they have released before – even their acclaimed 2008 album Requiem. This album is not just a personal pinnacle though; it can take on anything released by the big names in thrash in recent years – take them on and win.

The Diseased Heart Of Society is a roar of defiance from a band that are sick of the state of the world around them and tired of the weak imitations that have been masquerading as their beloved thrash metal. Enough is enough. Solitary are taking a stand and every true thrash fan will be proud to stand with them