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Artist
Volture
12+ albums
heavy metalspeed metalmetaltraditional heavy metalAmerican Heavy Metal
about
Over a few beers at a local Richmond watering hole during November 2008, the subject of putting a band together was raised between friends and fellow musicians Ryan Waste and Nick Poulos. The two had been tape trading for many years, delving increasingly deeper into obscure NWOBHM and early Scandinavian and European heavy metal. A life-long heavy metal devotee, Ryan had formed a band in 2003 under the moniker of Immortal Avenger. Former members of Immortal Avenger including co-founder and vocalist Brent Hubbard and drummer Barry Cover would soon be called upon again to start a fresh project. Municipal Waste bassist Landphil took over rhythm guitar duties to complete the string assault. The pieces had all fallen into place. All that was needed now was a name worthy of the heavy electric riffage that defi ned the band’s sound. The favorite working title was BAT (with seven T’s), but at the end of the day the band members agreed that it didn’t adequately represent the high powered heavy metal that they were creating. The concept of a much mightier creature was hot-wired on the spot and the VOLTURE was born. The mythology quickly evolved as a vision of an electric bird made of steel, shocking its prey to an untimely demise came into focus. During the mixing process the band’s imagery also came together at the hand of band friend and artist Sean McGrath, guided by the direction of Ryan. The electrically charged flying steel mascot and winged logo were conceived by McGrath and pe
