The Final Stage story begins in 2004 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, with 4 musicians coming together for a common cause: their love of Heavy Metal. The story begins with Guitarist / lead vocalist Brandon Wright and Guitarist Craig McNorton, who had played in a previous band called Ignite. When that fell apart they decided to try and find a new rhythm section.
After 3 months of searching, they got in touch with Josh Kurkjian became the bass player. His low end fingering prowess gave the band the rhythmic stability it needed. Several weeks later Abby Gagnon and Brandon met by chance when he overheard someone talking about Kiss. They got to talking and Abby mentioned to Brandon she was a drummer. After a quick audition there was little decisions to be made, Abby was in.
After over a year together, over a dozen gigs and great times, the members split ways, with Craig and Abby leaving to pursue other interests. Brandon and Josh kept the band going and recently added the exceptional drumming skills of TJ Dowhaniuk (Eyes of Icarus, Dreams Destruction, etc.) to the band. After months of practice and hard work, Final Stage is ready to erupt. |
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