John Sloman

John Sloman was born as John Anthony David Sloman in Cardiff (South Wales) in 1957 as the eldest of six children. He is a former member of Trapper, Pulsar, Lone Star, and Uriah Heep. He was lead vocalist for Uriah Heep between 1979-1981, and during that time was on the album "Conquest".

After Uriah Heep, he formed the band "John Sloman's Badlands" and showcased several songs at The Marquee Theatre, 'John Sloman's Badlands' featured former Trapper drummer John Munro and Whitesnake's John Sykes and Neil Murray . The band were ultimately passed over and John went on to record the first of his solo albums "Disappearances Can Be Deceptive" produced in part by Todd Rundgren.

Since "Disappearances" he has released two more solo albums: "Dark Matter" in 2003 and more recently "13 Storeys" in 2006 on which John is credited with playing everything from cello to harpsichord. He is also credited in Highlander: The Source as the vocalist who sang Queen's hits Princes of the Universe and Who Wants to Live Forever.

He reportedly also recorded a solo album which hasn't ever been released.

Discography

With Lone Star

*"Firing On All Six" (1977)

With Uriah Heep

*"Conquest" (1980)

With Aciarium

*"Aciarium"

With Brother Beyond

*"Trust"

With Eddie Clarke

*It Ain't Over Till It's Over Fast

With Lloyd Cole

*"Mainstream"

With Gary Moore

*"Rockin' Every Night" (live in Japan 1986)

With Praying Mantis

*"The Journey Goes On"

With John Sloman's Badlands

*"Badlands demo tape"

olo

*"Disappearances Can Be Deceptive" (1989)
*"Dark Matter" (2003)
*"13 Storeys" (2006)

External links

* [http://www.johnsloman.com/ The Official John Sloman Websource]
* [http://www.myspace.com/johnsloman Myspace Page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/johnslomanacoustic Myspace Acoustic Page]
* [http://home.cogeco.ca/~mansion1/johnsloman.html John Sloman at The Milarus Mansion]