Drummer/vocalist JOHANNE JAMES, who is also the drummer for THRESHOLD, founded KYRBGRINDER. With THRESHOLD he picked up the "drummer of the year award" from the Classic Rock Society in 2004/5, before being honoured with the same award again, in 2006/7, this time both for his work with THRESHOLD and his own band.

KYRBGRINDER furthermore features DAVE DART (also known as Rassy, short for Rasputin), the guitarist extraordinaire who's been playing his axe for 13 hours a day ever since quitting school at when he was 13 years old, and bass player EDDIE VENDETTA, hailing from Sicily, completes the trio's line-up.

KYRBGRINDER have enjoyed an incredible 2006, having played over 200 gigs, with appearances at The Classic Rock Society in Rotherham, the Bulldog Bash Bikers Festival, and the Bloodstock Festival, where they were given great reviews on the festival's forum.

They have now recently inked a deal with MAUSOLEUM Records, as a result of which their debut album DEFIANCE will soon be released, prior to their April/May UK tour. They will be playing at 30 venues nation-wide, before embarking on a European tour, later this year, in support of Dead Soul Child.

KYRBGRINDER crosses genres of heavy rock with incredible precision. Some may find the haunting metallic guitars interwoven with incredible drum patterns in the track 'Monster' from their forth coming debut album DEFIANCE to be their favourite, others may find the hard metal edge of title track 'Defiance' a challenge, while the melody and thought provoking lyrics of 'Welcome To Pain' are just as outstanding. DEFIANCE will certainly please THRESHOLD fans, as well as aficionados of harder-edged Rock.