Rich Sherrington – Vocals/ Guitar
Roy Miller- Drums
Andy Mellor – Lead Guitar
Gareth Harrop – Bass
Since forming in 1994 Solitary have stood firm in their commitment to Promise to Thrash Forever, proudly hoisting high the UK Thrash flag throughout the pre millennium lean years, Solitary continued to deliver the goods when everyone else gave up. Over almost three decades their commitment has been unflinching, their integrity unquestionable and the comparisons to the 80s Thrash legends humbling but in all honesty truly deserved.
2017 kicked off with the release of The Diseased Heart Of Society. With the help of world renowned producer Simon Efemey, Solitary created a monster of a release praise poured in from the world’s metal press and prestigious shows followed, with the band appearing alongside Destruction and Napalm Death at Hammerfest. They also played with Onslaught at Thrashersaurus, as well as their own headline shows across the UK and in the Netherlands.
With their first two albums 1998’s Nothing Changes and 2008’s Requiem they proved they had what it takes to match the genre’s best. Upon the resurgence of Thrash scene in the UK, Solitary played a number of shows with the likes of Xentrix, Lawnmower Deth, Toranaga and D.A.M and decided to celebrate their twentieth anniversary, in 2014, with the release of a live album. The album I Promise To Thrash Forever, was mastered by Darkane vocalist Lawrence Mackrory once more confirmed Solitary’s total dedication to pure thrash metal.
25 years of Promising to Thrash Forever came around in 2019. Such a milestone could not be allowed to slip by unnoticed the band headed out to Europe once again, to perform at the Czech Republic’s Aggressive Music Fest, and returned to the UK for a triumphant performance on the Sophie Lancaster stage at Bloodstock Open Air. To coincide with the anniversary Solitary also released a limited edition, celebratory EP entitled XXV.
German label Metalville Records, home to rock legends such as Lee Aaron, Ugly Kid Joe and Dog Eat Dog signed Solitary for their next release, “The Truth Behind The Lies” despite being releasedin the midst of a global pandemic, the deadly combination of Solitary and Simon Efemey managed to eclipse the sales of previous releases and batter their way into the Top Ten of the Amazon Thrash Metal Charts. The album received critical acclaim from major publications such as Metal Hammer, Aardshok, Rock Hard, Zero Tolerance, Powerplay and many more. They hit the road post lockdown for a series of dates with Acid Reign ending 2021 with the release of their fifth promo video from the album.
In late April 2022 Metalville Records released XXV Live at Bloodstock a CD/DVD package containing the 2019 Bloodstock show plus interviews and all of Solitary’s promo videos. Two UK and European Tours in 2022 and 2023 promoting The Truth Behind The Lies and XXV Live at Bloodstock, Solitary also found time to the write their and record a new album.
2024 Solitary enter their third decade of metal, and to mark the anniversary the are releasing a brand new album Embrace The Darkness recorded and produced by Simon Efemey at Headline Music Studio’s the opening single Settle Scores The Old Way is a pummeling opus which indicates that despite the advancing years no one is slowing down or mellowing out. A UK tour commences the month after the release to promote their finest album to date.
