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Mastodon is an American sludge metal/progressive metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999. The band comprises bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor. They have released seven full-length albums to date, expanding their musical borders from early raw sludgy riffs to later psychedelic multi-layered songs, yet maintaining progressive style with unusual time signatures and odd instrumentation. The band's first demo (referred to simply as the 9 Song Demo) was released in 2000. It is unique in the band's catalogue for featuring the vocals of original vocalist Eric Saner. Other releases followed shortly thereafter,...

Chris Christodoulou is a composer based in Amsterdam, writing music for film, games and other media, as well as concert-hall compositions. In his free time, he practices the electric bass, reads books (still on paper), watches movies, and plays video-games; all of which, powered by endless amounts of tangerines. Chris is originally from Sparta, Greece, where he took his first piano and drum lessons. After graduating from high school, he moved to Athens to continue his music studies. During that time, he performed as a keyboardist and drummer with several bands, spanning many, and often times polar-opposite, musical genres. After...

On warm tropical evenings, there was one place a young Wayne Stoddart could surely be found – hiding in his father’s vast vinyl record collection. Immersing himself into the scenic soundscape of American Rock and Roll or rocking himself steady to the soothing heartbeat of authentic Jamaican Reggae, Wayne Stoddart loved listening to music. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Wayne enjoyed the comforts of a family that loved music. Touring as one half of the “Stoddart Brothers” (a group he formed with his brother Steve), Wayne spent his high school years honing his skills both as a vocalist and a musician....

Philadelphia native, John Stoddart, is unquestionably one of the music industry's most notable young talents. An accomplished artist, composer, writer, composer and instrumentalist, John grew up in a musical family and was singing and playing the piano in church almost as soon as he could walk. He began formal training at the age of 13 and, in 1993, earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Piano and Voice from Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, Maryland. John started his own production company, Urban Junction East Music, in 1992 and his singing/producing/arranging/writing credits already include Celine Dion, Wintley Phipps, Sandi Patty,...

STOD metal band from Minsk, Belarus. melodic metal with Belarusian folk motives. in Belarusian. 2nd prize winners at Bassowiszca festival, Poland in 2002. Alexander Kamlyuk - guitar, vocal Alexander Savenok - guitar, vocal Valeriy Padukov - bass, vocal Yuriy Voronich - drums album: скрозь цiшыню (through the silence) (2007) .