Skyscraper

If melodic hard rock is your vice, then Skyscraper are your fix. This three-piece AOR outfit have wielded axes for an impressive array of metal glitterati, from The Quireboys and Shy to Northern Light – and certainly know their stuff.

Anita Awbi
  • By Anita Awbi
  • 16 Feb 2015
  • min read
If melodic hard rock is your vice, then Skyscraper are your fix.

This three-piece AOR outfit have wielded axes and stretched their vocal chords for an impressive array of metal glitterati, from The Quireboys and Shy to Northern Light and Overland – and certainly know their stuff.

Together Lee Small, Dave Boyce and Tor Talle channel that iconic seventies’ hard rock style, adding pop-inflected melodies and classic R&B songwriting into the mix.

Their debut album Elevation, released last autumn, delivers punchy guitars and classy riffs, while revealing a band that are clearly on the up.

We chat to Dave and Lee to learn more about their sound and the steadfast nature of melodic rock…