My name is Gord Sheffroth,ever since I was a young lad I wanted to have the stage name"Gorian Roth",it has no deep meaning but sounz better than my given,and who would pay money to see a name like Gord Sheffroth anyway?
I currently work for Presidents Choice Financial(loans,mortgages,etc),I have for over 4 years now,also have two children,(ages 17&18...wow),a wife(Karla) who looks 19,and I also have two dogs!,a chihouha and a pomeranian.
My connection to the site?, is my so called musical background,starting in a band called "HELLION" who came third in the east coast battle of the bands back in 1984ish,"HAYWIRE" was first,"RAZORBOY"second and we came in a cool third(very cool night)...joined a Judas Priest cover band(Second Death) in Newfoundland and won the respect of 5000 bike gang members, but nearly starved to death...(not a big exaggeration) Joined a traveling top forty band called "Fairchild" around 1986,and opened for "Tom Cochrane and Red Rider"during the "Boy inside the man" tour,then hooked up with a super talented singer/songwriter named Mike Dykeman,(Stinkfist)and formed a group called "Salvation Front"which aquired a 6 album deal with 'Monogram Records"and managed to record "Trying to stay real"before they went belly up(see video)...,but we managed to raise the master tapes from the ashes and release some time later on "Magada International's" label which never really turned into much as too much time was washed under the bridge.But all was not lost as I was able to use the material on that album to (believe it or not)come in the top 10 singers in line to replace Rob Halford from Judas Priest,(and that still freaks me out!)... Anyway I did not get the gig then, but was now able to die due to the near miss.
So what the hell am I doin now musically?...nothing!...that is until I started conversing with a very talented Gary Nightingale(ex:power syndrome/holy order) who has resurrected this ol voice of mine to lay down some new stuff with him that is full "o" chemistry like I have never had before and to this degree,we were also very fortunate to hook up with the likes of Bob Melanson(shredmaster deluxe),who injects an incendiary flurry of notes within and around the music,as well as mixing the songs with his ears set to heavy.We only record in Gary's basement so far,and forward the bed tracks off to Bob who lives 5 hrs away,to shred his heart out on,but I feel it will lead to something greater if the right people hear what we are puttin down.Listen to our first tune that went down like butter,it's called "I can survive",it's about people with cancer(or whatever)...that could easily give up,but don't,and only get stronger...bet you know someone like that!...if so, email em the song.Bring us up also at www.mindzye.ca ,Also check us out on"SONGPLANET" under "MINDZYE",where we had a ..number 1 hit in "Light of Retribution",and also were the number 1 band as well. Anyway,thank you for reading this bio, keep checking in as we forge more in-roads under the name "MINDZYE"...well I'm off!...keep it heavy!
