SEASONS OF THE WOLF

SEASONS OF THE WOLF are:
Barry D. ‘Skully’ Waddell – guitars
Dennis ‘Dr. Samurai’ Ristow – keyboards
Robert Vaughn Baxter – vocals
Sam Conable – bass
Ken Trapp – drums

South Florida, USA band SEASONS OF THE WOLF are gearing up for a special collection release.
It all begins on September 19th with the single ‘Destiny‘.
The song is the first advance preview of the full collection slated for an early 2026 arrival.
A second single will be unveiled in October.
The ‘Lost & Found 1992-1994‘ collection is compiled from the recent discovery of some old 2-inch reel-to-reel tapes lost and forgotten for over 30 years!
SEASONS OF THE WOLF have been delivering high-quality progressive, power metal-styled offerings since their formation back in 1988.
Since that time, the band has put forth six full-length albums (listed chronologically below) and developed a worldwide following.
The material on these newly uncovered reel-to-reels was originally written and recorded during the pre-production sessions that led up to what became the band’s 1996 self-titled album release.
In 1992, the band, together with engineer Bud Snyder, entered Telstar Recording Studio in Sarasota, Florida and laid down a whopping 27 song recordings!
Obviously, those creations did not all make it to the final cut of the 1996 self-titled album.
Drummer Aaron Winders left the wolfpack and the material chosen for the 1996 album was re-recorded with Wayne Hoefle seated behind the kit.
The remaining material over time became lost and forgotten for over 30 years in a stack of 2-inch reel-to-reel tapes.
The old reel-to-reels were recently uncovered under layers of dust and cobwebs and upon listening, SEASONS OF THE WOLF decided that these must see the light of day.
The finishing work on the rediscovered material included breaking apart the tracks, remixing and recording tracks that had not been fully finished back in the day.
The utmost care was taken to preserve the original sound of the era in which these were laid to tape.
All of the original drums, bass, keyboards, guitars and most vocals were kept.
A few select tracks required some vocal re-recording as well as backing vocals, keyboards and secondary guitar included that were never finished in the originals.
‘Lost & Found 1992-1994′ will be served up via the platter of long-time SEASONS OF THE WOLF partner, Iron Shield Records.

SEASONS OF THE WOLF, founded in Florida in the year 1988, have long made themselves a name among Metal Underground connoisseurs.
Between 1996 and today the band released five world-class albums of distinct progressive charm.
The high-pitched vocals which more than once remind one of former Metal Church singer David Wayne.
Comparisons to older works of Savatage would also be legitimate.
A strong influence of Blue Oyster Cult and Deep Purple can also be heard in the music arrangements.
Two of those five albums (Seasons Of The Wolf self titled 1996 and ‘Lost In Hell’ 1999) have since been released as LP and double LP.
This somewhat gloomy, eccentric and really outstanding U.S. Metal filled with atmospheric keyboard layers and a keen sense for evoking emotional melodies has been a band trademark from the very beginning.
Also, their late 80s/early 90s recordings, previously only available on cassette, can be heard for the first time (re-mastered from the original old tape recordings) re-released in 2014 on a Double- CD titled Anthology.
2018 they return with ‘Last Act Of Defiance’ on Iron Shield Records.
And now, 6 years later they release ‘Orna Verum’ and shows us one more time the outstanding class of this awesome band!
The first physical copies will be available at this years ‘Keep It True Festival’ in Germany at the Iron Shield Records merchandise table.

American heavy rock band SEASONS OF THE WOLF will release single ‘Black Swamp Gypsy’ on the 27th of october 2023.

Florida based hard rock/traditional heavy metal band SEASONS OF THE WOLF will release on the 4th of august, 2023, their single ‘Hopes & Fears’.

discography:

American hard rock/heavy metal band SEASONS OF THE WOLF has released on the 31st of december 2022 their single ‘Supernatural’.
SEASONS OF THE WOLF are from Tampa Bay, Florida and have started their journey back in 1988.