Inglorious
Inglorious are an England-based hard rock band. Formed in February 2014 in London, the band is fronted by Nathan James, who sang for a time with Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Scorpions guitarist Uli Jon Roth. Their success has been particularly assisted by UK digital radio station Planet Rock and UK grassroots movement NWOCR. They released the album "II" on 12 May 2017, and In 2018 Inglorious released album 3 called Ride to Nowhere. Now with a changed line up, that is getting great media attention the band have released their 4th album We Will Ride and a covers  album featuring tracks from influential women called Heroine. History. Formation and debut album (2014–2016). The band began formation in February 2014, when vocalist Nathan James, who made a name for himself having appeared on reality TV shows. James appeared on "Superstar" in a competition to play the role of Jesus on a UK arena tour. James lost out to Ben Forster after a confrontation with Andrew Lloyd Webber in which Webber commented "I think you need to love the song more than you love yourself." He has also sang for the multi-platinum selling Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Scorpions guitar  legend Uli Jon Roth. James was looking for like-minded musicians that desired to make rock music in a very honest fashion. He joined up with rhythm guitarist Wil Taylor, lead guitarist Drew Lowe, bassist Colin Parkinson, and drummer Phil Beaver. After gaining attention on YouTube with their live version of Deep Purple's classic “Burn”. Drew Lowe left the band and was replaced with Birmingham guitarist Jack Edwards. Jack was then quickly released and replaced by Swedish guitarist Andreas Eriksson. Andreas joined the band a few weeks before the recording of their self-titled debut, “Inglorious”, which was released  in February 2016. The band with help of radio station Planet Rock gathered a large social media following and toured Europe with The Winery Dogs, The Dead Daisies and as support act for American comedy hard rock band Steel Panther. Section::::"Inglorious II" (2017–2018). In early 2017, It was announced that Drew Lowe, the band's original guitarist, rejoined the group as Taylor's replacement, and the band released their second album titled "Inglorious II" in May 2017, they toured in support of “Inglorious II” from May to December 2017. They also supported Steel Panther in January 2018 and they appeared  in European Festivals during the summer of 2018. In October 2018, after recording the third album “Ride to Nowhere”, Colin Parkinson, Andreas Eriksson and Drew Lowe all left the band. New lineup, "Ride to Nowhere", "We Will Ride" and "Heroine" (2018–present). In December 2018, Dan Stevens, Danny Dela Cruz and Vinnie Colla joined the band, with founding members Phil Beaver and Nathan James completing the new line-up. The band's third album "Ride to Nowhere" was released on 25 January 2019. From January to December 2019, the new lineup toured in support of "Ride to Nowhere". It was  announced in early 2020 that the new lineup were scheduled to go into the studio to record their fourth album, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recording was delayed. They eventually recorded over the summer, and released the first single, "She Won't Let You Go", in November 2020, on the same day they announced the release date, track listing and info of their fourth album "We Will Ride". The album was released on 12 February 2021. On 25 June 2021, the band announced a covers album titled "Heroine" with a scheduled release date of 10 September 2021. At the  same time they announced the first single, a cover of Miley Cyrus' "Midnight Sky", which was released on 28 June 2021. The second single, a cover of Heart's song "Barracuda", was released on 28 July 2021. Influences. Inglorious's members were primarily inspired by 70s Hard Rock bands such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Whitesnake, Bad Company, Aerosmith and The Rolling Stones.