*SOTW was formed in Bradenton, Florida, USA in October 1988 by Guitarist/Producer - Barry Waddell, Vocalist - Wes Waddell, and Keyboard/Engineer - Dennis Ristow. Current line-up includes Mark Empire on drums and Bill Bois on bass guitar.

*SOTW owns and operates Level-D-Green Recording Studio and Independent Record Label "Earth Mother Music" Barry AKA "Skully", Wes Waddell and Dennis Ristow write, arrange, design and produce all SOTW product.

*Currently 36 distributors worldwide stock SOTW product. This includes distribution into all Transworld/FYE owned record stores in the United States.

*3 Albums released and available. Album 4 in production for release in mid 2004 along with SOTW DVD music video rockumentary

*8 music videos - "October Moon", "Victim Of Darkness", "Lost In Hell", "Interstellar", "Magnetic Star", "Transmission", "Starstruck", "Nocturnal Revelation". Videos have aired on USA cable networks in Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and other various Metal programs in Europe.

*3 Tribute albums - IRON MAIDEN "Children Of The Damned" - QUEEN "The Attack Of The Dragons" - and BLACK SABBATH "Dehumanized Witch" a DIO Years tribute.

*6 Compilation releases from various record labels - Hardknocks Records "Mega Xposure" vol#1, Worldwide Recording Limited Vol #2, Delinquent Records "The Pink & The Black" Goth and Glam collection, Transcending The Mundane #13, Metal Crusade Vol #4, Metal-Rules.com Vol #1.

*SOTW has been featured in over 250 Metal fanzines and magazines worldwide since 1995.

*SOTW received airplay on over 500 college radio programs in the USA, Canada, and Europe during two 8 weeks radio marketing campaigns. Fall 1998 and fall 1999. Over 70 of the college radio stations in the USA placed various SOTW songs in top ten charts with heavy rotation during that time period.

*SOTW has sold over 25,000 units Independently on various formats around the world without ever performing live outside their home territory of Florida and with no outside involvement from a major record label. SOTW is Totally Independent Worldwide.

*SOTW has performed live shows throughout the west coast of Florida for over 10 years. Mostly in the Sarasota, Bradenton, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers, Ocala, Lakeland and Orlando areas.

*SOTW currently works with 5 Independent Horror & Sci-Fi Filmmakers. Brimstone Media Productions, Pipedreams Entertainment, Falcon Videos, F&C Productions, and Helltimate Studios. Several SOTW songs are featured in the soundtracks of film titles "The Seekers" , Alien Conspiracy Series "Time Enough", "Betrayal", "Goregoyles", "Underbelly" and "The Distributor" many of these films are available at Hollywood Video across the USA.

*SOTW also helps produce other bands in the recording studio and promotes underground Independent bands around the world by networking product and trading useful contact information.

Current Line-Up:
Wes Edward Waddell - Vocals
Barry "Skully" Waddell - Guitar & Producer
Dennis Ristow - Keyboards & Engineer
Bill Bois - Bass
Mark Empire - Drums

Previous members:
Clay Yeagley - Bass (on "Trick Trax #1" & "Trick Trax #2")
Dwayne Brier - Drums (on "Trick Trax #1" & "Trick Trax #2")
Aaron Winders - Drums (on "Telstar")
Phaedra Rubio - Bass (on "Telstar" & "Seasons Of The Wolf")
Chris Whitford - Bass (on "Los In Hell" & "Nocturnal Revelation")
Wayne Hoefle - Drums (on "Seasons Of The Wolf", "Lost In Hell" & "Nocturnal Revelation")

Discography:

Wes Edward Waddell - Lead Vocals Barry "Skully" Waddell - Guitar & Producer Dennis Ristow - Keyboards & Engineer Chris Whitford - Bass Wayne Hoefle - Drums "The Metal Observer" Review	2001 "Nocturnal Revelation" - Earth Mother Music/Hellion Records/Musea Total playing time: 55:23 New Age Revolution Dead Zone Quilex Nocturnal Revelation Dance Of A Thousand Veils Liar Magnetic Star Skulls Dark And Lonely Depths Storm Of The Century Starstruck Nr-3 Transmission
Wes Edward Waddell - Lead Vocals Barry "Skully" Waddell - Guitar & Producer Dennis Ristow - Keyboards & Engineer Chris Whitford - Bass Wayne Hoefle - Drums "The Metal Observer" Review	1999/2000 "Lost In Hell" - Earth Mother Music/Hellion Records/Adrenaline Records Total playing time: 64:03 (Bonus) Lost In Hell Abandoned City S.O.S. Communion Interstellar Witchfinder Voodoo Master A Face In The Mist Initiation Vengeance One Land, One King Land Of The Dead (Bonus 2000)
Wes Edward Waddell - Lead Vocals Barry "Skully" Waddell - Guitar & Producer Dennis Ristow - Keyboards & Engineer Phaedra Rubio - Bass Wayne Hoefle - Drums "The Metal Observer" Review	1996 "Seasons Of The Wolf" - Earth Mother Music/Hellion Records Total playing time: 32:48 Victim Of Darkness October Moon Misty Shades Of Green Electric Dimension Long Cold Winter 10,000 - 10,000 Quiet Earth
Wes Edward Waddell - Vocals Barry "Skully" Waddell - Guitar & Backing Vocals Dennis Ristow - Keyboards & Backing Vocals Phaedra Rubio - Bass Aaron Winders - Drums	1992 "Telstar (Demo-Tape) (only 200 copies)" - SOTW Tunes Total playing time: 23:00 October Moon Land Of The Dead Behind The Eyes Of Evil Say You Don't Care Symbols
Wes Edward Waddell - Vocals Barry "Skully" Waddell - Guitar & Backing Vocals Dennis Ristow - Keyboards & Backing Vocals Clay Yeagley - Bass Dwayne Brier - Drums (R.I.P.)	1990-1991 "Trick Trax #2 (Tape) (only 500 copies)" - SOTW Tunes Total playing time: 45:00 The Bloodtree Beyond The Wall Far From The Light Master Plan Carry On C.A.D. (Computer Audimated Death) Makes No Difference Call Of The Wild The Coven
Wes Edward Waddell - Vocals Barry "Skully" Waddell - Guitar Dennis Ristow - Keyboards Clay Yeagley - Bass Dwayne Brier - Drums	1989-1990 "Trick Trax #1 (Tape) (only 500 copies)" - SOTW Tunes Total playing time: 60:00 Crash Landing Centuries Of Pain Hells Fire & Brimstone October Death Wish Nr-1 Against The World Last Goodbyes Dlrow Eht Tsniaga