Formed in April 2004, 15 Times Dead take their speed, power and melody from some of the major rock and metal bands of the seventies, eighties and nineties into one powerful outfit.

Described as a high energy, fast and powerful metal act, the self proclaimed Godfathers of Girth Metal burst onto the Glasgow metal scene and in their first year reached the Scottish Final of Emergenza playing to a packed Carling Academy in Glasgow with the judges calling them “A powerful act with a very distinct style and a lot of energy on stage” culminating in Andy winning the best bass player on the night.

From their first gig at the 4th Rat Arsed Biker Rally in Oct 2004 the band cemented their place as one of the stalwarts of Glasgow metal, priding themselves on their explosive and entertaining live performances.

The band continued to grow in 2006 producing a four track demo, Gathering of Skulls, while also taking their first trip outwith Scotland to play at the Godless Festival in Stoke, sharing the stage with 30 other unsigned bands from across the UK. In 2007 the band brought in Dave Reeves on drums to bring an exciting and wholly new dynamic to the band.

Terrorizer listed them as one of the new wave of thrash bands to look out for in 2007/8 and the year culminated with the self produced digital single - Ride the Pain.

2008 started off with key support slots with Panic Cell, Blitzkrieg and Blaze Bayley receiving rave reviews while also being the main headline unsigned band at the inaugural Monsterz of Rock & Metal Festival in Dundee. The band also won their way through to the UK Finals of Bloodstock Unsigned before calling it a day in July 2008 due to musical differences.

In late May, one year later, after Andy and Tam had parted company with Jarrett's Skinkarver project the brothers sat down with Scotti and Dave and once again decided that 15 Times Dead had unfinished business to attend to and the world was ready once again to hear the sounds of Girth Metal from Glasgow!