The Soldier | fr

1.) Traditional Metal band from San Fransisco. Formed in 1985, they released a full-length "Babylon" a year later and later released a demo "Louder Than Hell". Have since split-up. 2.)Rising from the heart of the UK it has taken us mere months since forming in 2009 to be recognised as a major player in Birmingham's music scene and are set to take on Manchester after impressive outings around major UK cities. Soldier belt out songs with instantaneous melodic punches, which are indebted to many and wide-ranging influences and an attitude to back up the power and persona of what we...

Toy Soldiers is a rowdy, hard-working bunch who spent most of 2011 playing 120+ shows across the east coast and southern U.S. tearing through everything from tiny dive bars to festival stages to big theaters with a brand of soulful rock n' roll music that takes it's roots, puts it in a blender and pours out that good old feeling made for today. From it's beginnings as a duo started by Ron Gallo in Philadelphia in 2007, to it's era of fluctuating cast of players and it's eventual growth into a solid 5-piece band consisting of Gallo (lead vocals, guitar),...

There is a fragility coating the sweeping songs of The Soldier Thread; it’s scrawled on every measure and delicately interwoven with each chilling harmony. It’s a sound that creeps into the room with a wispy ambiance, allowing for a tangible vulnerability. But suddenly, each calculated melody comes crashing together, and the dynamic shifts. The sound begins to swell with a vibrant chorus, and the fragility gives way into something more powerful, more meaningful. For The Soldier Thread, this comes as second nature. For the rest of us, it comes as breathtaking. “Mend Your Heart With Soldier Thread”. So goes the...

For the New York band see Soldiers. -------------- The Soldiers, Sergeant Major Gary Chilton, Sergeant Richie Maddocks and Lance Corporal Ryan Idzi are serving British soldiers who have released their debut album ‘Coming Home’ in October 2009. Along with the single, part of the albums proceeds will go directly to military charities including Help For Heroes, the British Legion and the Army Benevolent Fund. See www.the-soldiers.co.uk Although serving as soldiers is their day job, music has always been an integral part of the male vocal group’s lives and these real life heroes are set to take the album chart by...