WARDANCE - ABOUT THE BAND

Dave Mclean (top left: lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Andy D'urso (second left: lead guitar and backing vocals) and Tony 'Stavros' Brusallis (top right: drums and backing vocals) go way back to the 80s when they played together in metal bands like In Pursuit, The Faith and Traitor's Gate, and were rivals in bands like Monroe and Tokyo-Rose.

Meanwhile Tony 'Sheppy' Shepherd (bass) was thrashing it up in Swansea with bands like Swain, Season and Cremhater.

While stardom may have eluded them, the boys can still call on some great experience gigging across the UK, supporting big name bands and playing legendary venues and festivals.

It's this wealth of experience that makes WarDance one of the best rock covers bands on the curcuit.

The band's influences are many and varied, from the classic 70s rock and metal of bands like Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Van Halen and AC/DC, to the latterday grooves of bands like Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters and Alice in Chains.

The band is totally self-sufficient and the boys have their own PA and lighting system. Scientists at the University of Rock and Metal have estimated that, in the event of a nuclear holocaust or major ecological disaster, WarDance could survive underground for over 50 years before they exhausted their supply of riffs and were forced to eat each other.

[Click HERE for the secret history - shameful pics from the archives]