Stu Marshall
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Stu Marshall is a guitar
ist from Sydney, Australia. He is currently a member of Sydney heavy metal
band Empires of Eden and Paindivision
.
Marshall is best known as a member of the Sydney metal band Dungeon
with whom he recorded three albums and toured extensively throughout Australia, Europe
and Japan
between 2001 and 2005. After many years playing in cover and tribute bands, Marshall joined Dungeon as the replacement for Dale Corney in late 2001 and made his debut with the band at the annual Metal for the Brain
festival. While most of the group's album A Rise to Power
had been recorded by the time he joined, several tracks feature Marshall's solos. He also played on the studio albums One Step Beyond
and Resurrection
and on the live DVD Under the Rising Sun
that was made during the band's 2003 tour of Japan. Marshall also contributed backing vocals on the Lord
album A Personal Journey and he sang lead vocals on the Thin Lizzy
cover "Waiting for an Alibi" that was a bonus track on the Australian version of Resurrection.
In late 2005 Marshall founded Paindivision, originally with Dungeon's Tim Yatras
on drums
but before this band's first live performance the name was changed to 20 Grams. Shortly
afterwards, Dungeon disbanded. Marshall finalised the 20 Grams line-up by mid-2006. The group supported Black Label Society
in Sydney a short time later. Following this, 20 Grams reverted to the name Pain Division and a four-track EP was recorded and released late in the year. At the beginning of 2007, Pain Division announced a deal with Wollongong
label Riot! A self-titled album was released in October 2007. Dan Quinlan joined the band on bass guitar, who toured with the band in Japan on the November tour. In November 2007 he released a solo album called Altered States. A second Paindivision album was released in 2008 with a third due to be recorded during 2010.
with assistance from members of Transcending Mortality and Crimsonfire, and featuring guest appearances by members of Lord, Dungeon, Vanishing Point
, Cerberus and Argument Soul. Songs of War and Vengeance was released in Japan July 2009 through Rubicon Records.
His latest release with Empires of Eden
is entitled Reborn in fire. Securing three separate record deals for a global release, the album was released in July 2010 to global critical acclaim. The album features some of the world's best known heavy metal singers, including Zak Stevens, Mike Vescera and Steve Grimmett
.
With Gun Arvidssen
, he was the founder ofGuitarhead.net webzine (now offline) and is a contributing writer to Guitarist Australia magazine.
In 2011 the band signed a management deal with Rock N Growl Records
.
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist from Sydney, Australia. He is currently a member of Sydney heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Empires of Eden and Paindivision
Paindivision
Paindivision is an Australian heavy metal band, formed in late 2005 by guitarist Stu Marshall while he was concurrently a member of the Sydney band Dungeon. Paindivision has released two albums and toured extensively in Australia and Japan and opened for a range of touring acts including Armored...
.
Marshall is best known as a member of the Sydney metal band Dungeon
Dungeon (band)
Dungeon was a melodic power metal/thrash metal band based in Sydney, Australia, considered by some sources as one of Australia's leading metal bands...
with whom he recorded three albums and toured extensively throughout Australia, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
between 2001 and 2005. After many years playing in cover and tribute bands, Marshall joined Dungeon as the replacement for Dale Corney in late 2001 and made his debut with the band at the annual Metal for the Brain
Metal for the Brain
Metal for the Brain was Australia's largest heavy metal music festival. The event was held in Canberra annually, usually towards the end of the year, and featured Australian bands almost exclusively...
festival. While most of the group's album A Rise to Power
A Rise to Power
A Rise to Power is the third album from Australian heavy metal band Dungeon. It was released in Australia on 1 August 2002 by Metal Warriors and internationally by LMP in 2003, first in Europe on 30 June and then in the U.S. in July. Both versions feature different cover art; the Australian version...
had been recorded by the time he joined, several tracks feature Marshall's solos. He also played on the studio albums One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (Dungeon album)
-Recording notes:*Several of the tracks on this album deal with self-empowerment and personal struggle against adversity*The track "Epilogue" is a heavily-distorted instrumental version of the Australian national anthem Advance Australia Fair....
and Resurrection
Resurrection (Dungeon album 2005)
-Australian Version:-EU/USA Limited Edition:Available in a digipack with an bonus live CD from Dungeon's 2003 Japanese tour and a MPG of I Am Death.-Credits:* Lord Tim - vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass* Steve Moore - drums, vocals...
and on the live DVD Under the Rising Sun
Under the Rising Sun (Dungeon DVD)
Under the Rising Sun is a live DVD of Australian thrash metal band Dungeon performing in Tokyo, Japan in 2003. It was released in August 2004 by their Australian label Metal Warriors, and later included in the special edition US release of their album One Step Beyond. The initial release of the DVD...
that was made during the band's 2003 tour of Japan. Marshall also contributed backing vocals on the Lord
Lord (band)
Lord is a heavy metal band from Wollongong, Australia. The group began as a solo project for "Lord Tim" Grose of Dungeon in 2003 and expanded into a complete band when Dungeon broke up in 2005. They have released three albums and an EP to date. Lord has appeared with major acts that include...
album A Personal Journey and he sang lead vocals on the Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
cover "Waiting for an Alibi" that was a bonus track on the Australian version of Resurrection.
In late 2005 Marshall founded Paindivision, originally with Dungeon's Tim Yatras
Tim Yatras
Tim Yatras is an Australian musician and composer, best known as a writer of several J-pop songs, as well as a former member of Wollongong based heavy metal band, Lord, and creator of the Black Metal/Rock/Trance act Germ.-Biography:...
on drums
but before this band's first live performance the name was changed to 20 Grams. Shortly
afterwards, Dungeon disbanded. Marshall finalised the 20 Grams line-up by mid-2006. The group supported Black Label Society
Black Label Society
Black Label Society is a heavy metal band formed by Zakk Wylde, with nine studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, one EP, and three video albums released since formation of the band.-Formation and Sonic Brew :...
in Sydney a short time later. Following this, 20 Grams reverted to the name Pain Division and a four-track EP was recorded and released late in the year. At the beginning of 2007, Pain Division announced a deal with Wollongong
Wollongong, New South Wales
Wollongong is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres south of Sydney...
label Riot! A self-titled album was released in October 2007. Dan Quinlan joined the band on bass guitar, who toured with the band in Japan on the November tour. In November 2007 he released a solo album called Altered States. A second Paindivision album was released in 2008 with a third due to be recorded during 2010.
Empires of Eden
Marshall has also formed a project album of melodic metal under the name Empires of EdenEmpires of Eden
Empires of Eden is a collaborative power metal recording project conceived and overseen by guitarist Stu Marshall, celebrated for his work with Dungeon and Paindivision...
with assistance from members of Transcending Mortality and Crimsonfire, and featuring guest appearances by members of Lord, Dungeon, Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point is a 1971 American action-road movie directed by Richard C. Sarafian; starring Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, and Dean Jagger....
, Cerberus and Argument Soul. Songs of War and Vengeance was released in Japan July 2009 through Rubicon Records.
His latest release with Empires of Eden
Empires of Eden
Empires of Eden is a collaborative power metal recording project conceived and overseen by guitarist Stu Marshall, celebrated for his work with Dungeon and Paindivision...
is entitled Reborn in fire. Securing three separate record deals for a global release, the album was released in July 2010 to global critical acclaim. The album features some of the world's best known heavy metal singers, including Zak Stevens, Mike Vescera and Steve Grimmett
Steve Grimmett
Steve Grimmett is a heavy metal vocalist who began his career in the era of New Wave of British Heavy Metal. His original band was the short-lived Medusa, before he became known as the lead vocalist for Grim Reaper...
.
With Gun Arvidssen
Gun Arvidssen
-Purgatory:Purgatory is a 2009 novel by Gun Arvidssen, structured as a dystopian mystery in three acts. The novel has strong undertones of surrealism and speculative fiction.-Plot summary:...
, he was the founder ofGuitarhead.net webzine (now offline) and is a contributing writer to Guitarist Australia magazine.
In 2011 the band signed a management deal with Rock N Growl Records
Rock N Growl Records
Rock N Growl Records is a record label founded in 2009 by Axel Wiesenauer based in Berglen, Germany. They focus on the rock and metal genre. Distributor for CD's is Cargo Records, England and digital distribution by iMusicianDigital, Switzerland...
.
Dungeon
- ResurrectionResurrection (Dungeon album 2005)-Australian Version:-EU/USA Limited Edition:Available in a digipack with an bonus live CD from Dungeon's 2003 Japanese tour and a MPG of I Am Death.-Credits:* Lord Tim - vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass* Steve Moore - drums, vocals...
(2005) - One Step BeyondOne Step Beyond (Dungeon album)-Recording notes:*Several of the tracks on this album deal with self-empowerment and personal struggle against adversity*The track "Epilogue" is a heavily-distorted instrumental version of the Australian national anthem Advance Australia Fair....
(2004) - Under the Rising SunUnder the Rising Sun (Dungeon DVD)Under the Rising Sun is a live DVD of Australian thrash metal band Dungeon performing in Tokyo, Japan in 2003. It was released in August 2004 by their Australian label Metal Warriors, and later included in the special edition US release of their album One Step Beyond. The initial release of the DVD...
(live DVD/CD) (2004) - Rising PowerRising Power (Dungeon album)-Credits:* Lord Tim - vocals, guitar, keyboards* Stu Marshall - guitar, vocals* Steve Moore - drums, vocals* Brendan McDonald - bass, vocals* Dale Corney - guitar...
(2003) - A Rise to PowerA Rise to PowerA Rise to Power is the third album from Australian heavy metal band Dungeon. It was released in Australia on 1 August 2002 by Metal Warriors and internationally by LMP in 2003, first in Europe on 30 June and then in the U.S. in July. Both versions feature different cover art; the Australian version...
(2002)