The Trophy started in 2006 as a way for guitarist and composer Todd Wolf to explore a different side of his songwriting. Until then, Wolf had been working on straight heavy metal with his band Human Fortress.

"I wrote many songs in the past which were too commercial for my main band Human Fortress," said Wolf. "I thought these tracks were too good to get lost on my PC." So he started to look for the right partners to start up a new band, and the chance of a lifetime came about when he met with former Jaded Heart screamer Michael Bormann.

"I met Michael in the studio with Tommy Newton, who engaged him to sing the background vocals on the Human Fortress debut album," Wolf said. "Luckily we kept in touch and when I finished the first songs, I sent them to Michael and he liked them immediately. So we arranged a meeting and the rest, as you will be able to hear, is history."

Bormann immediately shared Wolf's musical vision and joined the band with keyboard player Marco Grasshoff. They have brought their expertise to the song writing and recording sessions. Bormann's distinctive vocals added the polish and turned great songs into real jewels.