Spirit Web

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SPIRIT WEB is a US-Power Metal band which has veteran musicians from some well known local CHICAGO METAL bands which include SYRIS, SLAUTER XTROYES, DARK AGES, STONEHENGE, WINTERKILL, STYGIAN, THE ENERGY VAMPIRES, HABITUAL RITUAL, THE LORDS OF MEAT, AND MICHAEL ANGELO'S NITRO SPIRIT WEB was formed in August of 1998 after PAUL SPEREDES left the band SYRIS. The musical vision of PAUL SPEREDES was to find the absolute best metal musicians in the Chicago area and form a band and record an album. The previous SYRIS album: UNSEEN FORCES which was mostly written by brothers-in-arms SPEREDES (guitars) and SCOTT HUFFMAN (vocals) made PAUL him realize the great song writing-chemistry that SCOTT and him had together. The only thing lacking was a strong rhythm section. The plan was to record an original power metal album, which would truly highlight the musical ability of each member of SPIRIT WEB, which was the name they had come up with for the new band. They wanted musicians who had no limitations! We needed a truly powerful rhythm section! After dozens of auditions a killer-drummer was finally found. TONY RIOS, formerly a member of WINTERKILL joined SPIRIT WEB. He had the speed, intensity, and creativity that the band required. Out of more than a dozen auditions for the position, TONY was the only one who instinctively knew what beats to play to our music. Shortly thereafter the near-legendary Chicago Bass player BRENT SULLIVAN (voted best bass player in Chicago by the Chicago Reade