GMT - Guy McCoy Torme

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Member Since: 5/3/2006
Band Website: gmtrocks.com
Band Members:

guitar, vocal - Bernie Torme

bass - John McCoy

drums - Robin Guy

GMT rock the Rock & Blues Festival 2008 !
Yes, it is 100% on!
Yes, its back at Pentrich!
BE THERE!!

GMT look forward to rocking you at

the 25th Anniversary RBCS Rock and Blues Festival in 2008!

"....it's kind of a magical thing that we've got going....."

Check out John McCoy and Bernie Torme talking about GMT, life, the universe and everything, to

Bernie Tormé listed in April 2007 Classic Rock Magazine's

" TOP 100 WILDEST GUITAR HEROES".

"Bernie Tormé does not actually play the guitar, he tames it, the way a fakir charms a cobra....."

CLASSIC ROCK, YOU ROCK!

Check out Bernie Torme talking about GMT on Metal Mayhem!!!

Live reviews
(to read the complete review click on the link immediately following reviewers credit)

THE RBCS ROCK AND BLUES 2007, PENTRICH DERBYSHIRE, 28.7.07
" .....Bernie Tormé and John McCoy's band GMT lived up to the promise of their splendid debut album, 'Bitter And Twisted'......"
Dave Ling's Diary Bloom MORE

THE PITZ, MILTON KEYNES, 7.7.07
"It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a band that has excited me this much. GMT might take its cue from such powerhouse trios of the ilk of Cream and Mountain, but if you can imagine the latter with enough performance enhancing anabolic steroids to run the Olympics, you have some idea of the power of GMT. (...) If there is a better three-piece than GMT currently doing the rounds then my name is Lord Lucan."
Jerry Bloom MORE

GMT at the Picture Drome Huddersfield 28th October 2006
GMT played in huddersfield UK on Saturday and what a show it was. Huddersfield is Bass player John McCoy's home town and the band didn't disappoint.
Opening with classic track 'Wild West' from Bernie Torme's Electric Gypsies album and then following it with 'Star' was a great way to open the show. The band fired into new track 'Cannonball' from the quite amazing new album 'Bitter and twisted'. The band showcased many tunes from that all of which were well recieved.(This new album is album of the year thus far-be sure to check it out).The jamming these guys do onstage has to be heard to be believed. Robin Guy(Drums) was on top form and his showmanship is second to NONE. We then were treated to the 'Gillan' faves 'Trouble' and 'New Orleans'.The set was closed with 'Smoke on the water' and no-one plays that like Bernie! The set closed with the Hendrix classic 'Fire' which was a nice suprise and ole Jimi himself would have been proud. Bernie handles vocals and lead guitar duties admirably and as a threesome they are an awesome powerhouse trio...
They rock.
Simon C theofficialdougaldrichmessageboard

GMT and Handsome Beasts at The Queens Hall, Nuneaton, 27th October 2006
..... onto the main band that we had all come to see, G.M.T. They were to say the least, very loud, very tight, and rather excellent. We were treated to great mix of songs from the Torme and McCoy school of rock. Included in the set was a song from McCoy's post Gillan band, Mammoth. The song being Fatman.....
A lot of shouting for Gillan material, which was not surprising considering the amount of Gillan songs played... Trouble, New Orleans and Smoke on The Water, which was introduced as a kind of cover.
The set was kicked off with a rousing version of Wild West, followed swiftly by Star. We got a selection of new songs also from the new Bitter and Twisted album. Cannonball and Rocky Road (a heavy rock sounding kind of Pogues type song) are my faves from this, at the moment. Gotta say though that the encore song was a little weak for my taste. McCoy was solid in his bass playing although his dress sense was as good as ever (see pics) topped off with the ever present dark sunglasses, beard and bald head. Torme (dressed in his standard regimental jacket) didn't over do the soloing and had all the poses down to a T still. I could still visualize him playing Reading festival. He has aged a little but ain't we all, but he can still play amazingly, even though a little loud for most. I've not seen Bernie play since his days with Phil Lewis fronting the band , which was probably about 15 years ago. Robin Guy was, well, to say the least Amazing! What a drummer and what a showman! This Guy is breathtaking to watch playing! ....
Upon meeting the guys and reflecting back, it made me think how still down to earth and genuine they are. It's always a pleasure to chat with band members that I've looked up to over the years. And even more pleasurable to find that they are not up their own arses, like some who don't give ya the time of day! Good on ya GMT! I'd go see them again and look forward to it!..........
andy guttercat pics and vid at http://andy69.multiply.com/reviews/item/10

VIBES FROM THE VINES FESTIVAL Horam, 12 August 2006
A new festival, set in leafy middle of nowhere, in the heart of Sussex, which by the time GMT appeared attracted 3000 fans......
As darkness fell, the light show became more apparent, and enter GMT, or Guy, McCoy, Torme... Robin Guy is a local drummer of some repute, and bassist John McCoy and guitarist / vocalist Bernie Torme.. both recorded with Gillan, amongst a whole host of other projects.
Basically, they blew away every preceding band, their bluesy punk metal explosive. Torme..'s own 'Wild West' kicked off before they played several tracks from GMT's own forthcoming album.
'Rocky Road' is a real cracker with an Irish bent. Drummer Guy is a hard hitting rocker and a real showman too, and never stopped grinning ear to ear throughout the set. Torme.. and McCoy also add inter track banter and a sense of humour, something some of the other bands could learn from.
Closing with 'Smoke On The Water' the crowed seemed happy, rocking and oblivious to the weather..........
Joe Geesin GetReadyToRock

GMT (Robin Guy, John McCoy, Bernie Torme) The Peel, Kingston, London 13 August
GMT are drummer Robin Guy (Rachel Stamp, Bruce Dickinson), bassist John McCoy (Gillan, Mammoth, Gillan) and guitarist Bernie Torme (Gillan, Ozzy et al). Halfway through recording a new album, this gig was a one off and what a marvellous event it was too.
For a three piece band the sonic assault is full, the arrangements excellent and tight. Opening with a couple of old Torme numbers Wild West and Star. Bernie's guitar was blistering, fast, brilliant; McCoy's bass heavy, thundering, solid, and at times even a little intricate. Robin Guy's drumming was superb all night. Heavy too, one of the great young drummers of today.
Some new tracks off the forthcoming album were aired too, including the excellent Cannonball, Down To Here and Cant Beat Rock'n'Roll. These are excellent and make the new album a promising prospect.
Bernie is a good frontman too, interjecting with humour. "Everybody has their faults, I'm a stuttering Irish git, Robin's a drummer, and John's a fat bastard" before they all launched into Mammoth's Fatman. Summerland was a tad disappointing, but Rocky Road was one of the best rock songs I've heard. A cover of Presley's Trouble (an old Gillan staple) was another highlight, followed by a mammoth and incredible drum solo. Another old track made Gillan's own, New Orleans, went down a storm, with Torme playing Colin Town's old keyboard lines. When on this kind of form, there is no-one that touch these guys. Blistering speed without the overdose, energy, finesse, Closing with Smoke On The Water was rousing, and the encores of No Justice and the old Gillan classic Secret Of The Dance proved a brilliant finish to a brilliant set.
Review: Joe Geesin GetReadyToRock