We are SLaM an Award Winning Instru(Mental) Metal band from South Wales in the UK, our Debut EP "Noblesse Oblige" was released on 1st December 2014 to approx. 95 Digital Distributors, including iTunes, Amazon MP3 & Spotify. So, what’s our story? We are 3 friends that have spent the last 2 decades in & out of different bands with different styles of Music but never really being musically charged, so we decided to form an Instrumental Metal Band & attempt to be Unique in our approach. Why Instrumental? A semi-professional Online Gamer friend approached us asking for Music to use in his Gaming tutorials & thus the Band had a direction. We sought out a Studio (Sonic Forge, Cardiff, UK) and a Studio Engineer & booked a weekend in November where we could put our skills to the test, that weekend resulted in the first 5 track EP Noblesse Oblige being recorded in 3 days. We hired a professional Photographer & Videographer to complete a Studio Diary of the recording and these guys have helped us portray a level of professionalism not normally associated with underground Bands. We uploaded 2 songs to ReverbNation & the response has been staggering with us being featured near the top of the Metal charts for South Wales & the UK within just a few days. As a direct result, we were approached by another online Gamer who wanted to use our Music when he was doing Walkthroughs & Online Gaming, so we agreed a partnership where he uses our Tracks & we get an increased fan base. In May of 2015 we went back into the Studio (One Louder Studio's, Newport, UK) with Studio Engineer Phil Smith to record “Plan Murder Mayhem” EP. The 2nd EP was released on June 1st 2015 again to 95 digital distributors. Our sales exceeded what we achieved with the first EP. After the EP release we again ramped up our Networking, did some interviews & were featured on many Internet & FM Radio Stations around the globe. In December of 2015 SLaM suffered the loss of the Drummer & the Bass player both opting to leave & join other Bands, however Riff decided to carry on alone. Calling on old friends & fellow Musicians Riff managed to get the 3rd EP's Drums recorded by a friend in the USA; these Drums were then sent onto One Louder Studios for Phil Smith to get the levels correct for the next recording. In February 2016 SLaM was asked to record an exclusive Track for a compilation from the Unsigned Not Unheard Facebook community, SLaM’s track was featured as the very first track on the compilation. On the 25th May 2016 Riff headed back into One Louder Studios with Phil Smith to complete the recording of the 3rd EP “In Hate I Trust”. In Hate, I Trust was released on the 1st August 2016 and has seen sales triple since the last release. Shortly after the EP recording SLaM was again asked to record an exclusive track for the Unsigned Not Unheard Volume 2 Compilation. In December 2016 SLaM was nominated for 4 awards, 3 of which SLaM won (including Best EP by an Independent Artist for 2016). During the last half of 2016 Riff set himself 3 goals, find a competent drummer, be featured on at least 5 Radio Stations per month & to build his own studio. All of these goals have been met. Riff has joined forces with Arnaud Krakowka (a legendary Music artist) who now Produces all of the Drums required for SLaM’s Music. Riff officially opened his very own Studio in May 2017 & instantly began the recording process for EP 4 “What Now”. In March 2017 SLaM was invited to submit a track for a UK based compilation titled “This is England: Volume 2” which celebrates the Underground talent from across the UK. SLaM was asked to supply another exclusive Track for the Unsigned Not Unheard Volume 3 Compilation which was released in August 2017. Along the journey Riff was introduced to U2 & Katy Perry’s Mastering Engineer Peter Maher by Gabriel Dean of OMP Unplugged Podcast. Peter and Riff have started working together & Peter completed the Mastering process on EP 4 “What Now” in August 2017, the EP was released on 6th October 2017. To date SLaM is played on over 120 Radio Stations and has generated a significant online reach.