Iron Man (band)
| Iron Man | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Maryland, United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal, doom metal |
| Years active | 1988 – present |
| Labels |
Hellhound Records Brainticket Records Leaf Hound Records Shadow Kingdom Records Rise Above Records Metal Blade Records |
| Associated acts |
Spirit Caravan Wretched Pentagram Internal Void Unorthodox Asylum Valkyrie Nitroseed Life Beyond Sabbra Cadabra After Therapy Land of Doom |
| Members | Alfred Morris III Louis Strachan "Screaming Mad" Dee Calhoun Jason "Mot" Waldmann |
| Past members | VIIX Jared Rein Jadd Schickler Jon Owen Gus Basilika Joe Donnelly Dex Dexter Mike Rix Rob Levey Dan Michalak Nando Tornado Corado Larry Brown Ginger Kim Martin Ron Kalimon Gary Isom Vic Tomaso |
Iron Man is a heavy metal band from Maryland.
Iron Man evolved from earlier Alfred Morris III projects Force and Rat Salad. In 1988 the band decided to become a Black Sabbath cover band and changed their name to Iron Man. In 1999 the band released their third studio album, Generation Void. Each album has had a new line-up with Morris being the only constant throughout the years. In 2006, a bootleg recording of Iron Man surfaced entitled Iron Man: Live in Cincinnati. This concert was one of the very few performed on the ill-fated 2000 U.S. Tour. The show was recorded on February 9, 2000 at Annie's Saloon in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the last show ever with Dan Michalak & Vic Tomaso.
At the beginning of 2000 Iron Man embarked on a 20 city U.S. tour which ended prematurely with two band members (Michalak and Tomaso) leaving. Temporary bassist ViiX recruited two additional temps (Jared Rein on drums and Jadd of MeteorCity Records founder on vocals) for the tour. She also provided a van for the band to use & did various photography & artwork. They resumed touring up until April 2000. This line up played their last show on April 1, 2000 at the Emerson Theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In 2004 Michael Lindenauer took on the role as their manager and helped Morris to revive Iron Man. Morris had recruited new band members, one of which, Jon Owen, was from London, England. This caused problems when they tried to make their first comeback show on July 9, 2005 at the Templars of Doom Festival held in Indianapolis. Jon Owen was unable to secure a proper visa in time and was going through a series of personal problems as well. It took the combined efforts of both Morris and Lindenauer to put the band back together yet again. Ex-members of Maryland doom bands Wretched and Life Beyond (Louis Strachan on bass and Gus Basilika on drums) were recruited for the rhythm section. After a long search Lindenauer secure Joe Donnelly of Sabbra Cadabra (a Black Sabbath tribute band). Iron Man was booked for the Doom Or Be Doomed Festival to be held over three days in Baltimore, Maryland on the weekend of April 13-15th, 2007. Just a month before the show, Basilika left the band over musical differences. Former Force drummer Brian "Dex" Dexter filled Basilika's spot. With the new line up intact the band finally made their comeback show as planned on April 15 at the D.O.B.D. Festival. Soon after, the band released the self-produced CDEP Submission.
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