Biography

SHATTERED SKIES is a melodic groove metal band from Wicklow, Ireland. The band consists of vocalist Sean Murphy, bassist James Dunne, drummer Ross McMahon and guitarist and keyboardist Ian Rockett. The band's music is an attempt to combine heavy, groove metal riffs with powerful melodies and a lush atmosphere, influenced by anything from film scores to dance/trance music. SHATTERED SKIES are attempting to genuinely offer something unique and interesting to the table. Groove metal with atmosphere, melody and good musicianship and songwriting.

The band enjoyed critical acclaim in 2011 for its debut "Reanimation" EP, which culminated in performing at the Euroblast Festival in Germany with the likes of Textures, TesseracT, Mnemic, Chimp Spanner, Vildhjarta and many more. 2012 sees them performing at numerous festivals around Europe, and receiving glowing reviews in major publications such as Metal Hammer and Classic Rock Prog Edition.