Lord Tim
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| Birth name | Tim Grose |
| Also known as | Lord Tim |
| Born | April 2, 1970 |
| Origin | Broken Hill, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Songwriter Producer |
| Instrument(s) | Voice, Guitar |
| Years active | 1987 - present |
| Associated acts | Lord, Dungeon, Ilium, Fury King Oath Edrenalin |
| Website | Official Lord Website |
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Lord Tim is the professional name of Australian musician Tim Grose. Currently based in Wollongong, New South Wales, he is the singer, guitarist and principal songwriter for the heavy metal band LORD. He is best known as the founder and sole original member of the band Dungeon, one of the more recognised and most active bands on the Australian heavy metal scene until their final performances in 2005.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Broken Hill on 2 April 1970, he adopted his stage name as a joke while working as a DJ at a roller disco[1]. He formed Dungeon in Broken Hill in 1989 and moved to Sydney in 1992 where he worked as a session musician and music teacher while he and guitarist Dale Corney re-established the band. After his work on one recording was brought to the attention of BMG he was signed to them under the name Lord Tim and has used it professionally ever since.
Dungeon recorded six studio albums and a live DVD between 1996 and 2006 and completed multiple tours of Australia, Europe and Japan. The band ended as a live act in December 2005 with the group's final album recorded during 2006 by Grose and drummer Tim Yatras. In 2003, Grose released the solo album A Personal Journey under the name LORD. After the split of Dungeon, he decided to use the LORD name for his new band that currently comprises himself, Yatras, bass player Andrew Dowling and guitarist Mark Furtner. An album entitled Ascendence was released in August 2007.
Grose was also a member of the Newcastle, Australia power metal band Ilium since 2002. He was originally hired to produce the group's debut album Sirens of the Styx but when vocalist Mark Snedden left as the band began work on a third album Grose was asked to also provide vocals. He recorded two albums with them, Permian Dusk, which was released in 2005 and Vespertilion, due for release in 2007, but announced his departure from the band in November 2007[1]. Grose also contributed lead guitars and vocals to Sydney thrash metal act Dark Order's 2002 album The Violence Continuum and has featured as a live member of the Sydney heavy rock band King Oath. He also supplied vocals and bass guitar to demo recordings by Adelaide thrash band Fury, and played guitar for the techno project Edrenalin.
Most recognised for his singing and guitar-playing, he also plays bass guitar and keyboards and has worked as a producer and web developer. He is currently completing work on a recording studio in his home in Wollongong, New South Wales.
[edit] Influences
Grose lists the major influences on his guitar playing as George Lynch, Vito Bratta, Gary Moore and Adrian Smith. Vocally, he cites Geoff Tate, John Farnham, Bruce Dickinson and Michael Kiske as major inspirations.
[edit] Discography
With Lord
- Ascendence (2007)
- A Personal Journey (2003, re-released 2005)
With Dungeon
- The Final Chapter (2006)
- One Step Beyond (2004)
- Under the Rising Sun (live DVD/CD) (2004)
- Rising Power (*) (2003)
- A Rise to Power (2002)
- "Maiden Our Spare Time"(**) (2001)
- Resurrection (1999, re-recorded 2005)
- Demolition (1996)
- "Changing Moods"(**) (1995)
- "Don't Look Back"(**) (1992)
(*)Compilation (**) Demo
With Ilium
- Vespertilion (Forthcoming/2007)
- Permian Dusk (2005)
With Dark Order
- The Violence Continuum (2002) (guest guitars and vocals)
With Fury
- Demo (1997) (guest backing vocals)
With Edrenalin
- Carpe Diem (1992) (guitars, writing credits)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=85552 Press release from Blabbermouth.net
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