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Biography : Powersurge (USA)

In the summer of 1984 James Marra, Todd Dyer, Rudy Goryance, & guitarist Will Palmer joined forces to form the metal band AndzVolt. Palmer was later replaced by 2 guitarists, Todd Boese & Charlie Cook. They toured the southeastern U.S.A. playing cover songs and there own brand of original music that would later be known as Powersurge. After 2 years of touring they replaced Cook for guitarest Eddie Rice & Goryance for drummer Hal Loo and changed the name to Powersurge. At that point the band started a mega campaign to get signed. Later in that year they released the demo Elements of Metal that was followed up by the Wall Of Power video. Hal Loo then left to further an art career and the band brought back Rudy Goryance on drums. Finally Roadrunner Records signed the band and they released there debute album MCMXCI (1991). There after Marra & Boese left the band and so Powersurge met there untimely end. But the story doesn't end. Between 1986 to 1990 the band had recorded 38 original songs. This material was remixed and came out in 4 releases. Two released on O.P.M. Records in 2000 & 2003 and two on Battle Cry records released in 2006. The music lives on! Hear AndzVolt
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