It’s the attitude and brutal guitars that typically define the genre of new age metal. In the case of Dallas based, Storm the Skies, these elements plus melodic guitar runs, vibrant refrains and high-pitched screams combine to create the band’s distinct sound. Offering this sound has found a connection in their upcoming debut album The Tragedy EP set to release in January 2011. <br /><br />Shear determination to be transparent through their lyrics about challenged backgrounds and everyday life, credits STS with experience to offer comfort, encouragement and unbiased friendship to fans. <br /><br />Merging musicians, Calvin Kennedy, Russell Hand, Taylor Rowland and Scott Rankin, have produced a rock/melodic/metal sound that seamlessly meshes beautifully brutal and melodic guitar riffs with speed-driven metal blasts and hardcore breakdowns that produce an intense and infectious energy. Devoted, screaming and zealous fans are the result.