Bio - What's it all about?
GONE SAVAGE are a rock band originally out of Manchester UK, formed in 1990 by bassist Ian Salpekar (formerly of SWEET SIN), guitarist Andy J (formerly of SWEET SIN), vocalist Will Glover (formerly of SAM THUNDER) and drummer James Ross (formerly of Darren Wharton’s DARE)
The band recorded and released 3 demos in their brief 2-year spell and played to audiences all over the UK including the legendary Marquee Club in London. From 1992 until around 2014 Gone Savage took an extended hiatus due to family life and commitments.
In 2015, GONE SAVAGE, still eager to create more music, brought in a fledgling young gun by the name of James Marsh who took on both lead / rhythm guitar duties and lead vocals. A new 4-song EP was recorded and self-produced by the band titled ‘Resurrection’. A self-funded CD would be released on their own 3@47inc Records in January of 2016.
In 2019, Salpekar started writing again with the original Gone Savage singer, Will Glover, for a new album provisionally titled #PastLife. Out of over 30 songs, the cut came down to 11.
Mallison returned as a guest and played guitar on five of the tracks on the new album together with another rising star Sam Millar (THE SASS BANDITS, BIGFOOT) who also played on five tracks. James Marsh guested on the re-recorded version of ‘Love Caught Me Out’.
In 2019, GONE SAVAGE started to release a steady stream of singles. This marked the beginning of a new era for GONE SAVAGE with the release of a new track ‘Bulletproof’ with accompanying lyric video. The follow up single, ‘Louder than the Sun’ was released on February 7th 2020 and as part of special re-release, ‘Love Caught Me Out’ was remixed and remastered with Glover back on lead vocals and dropped on the 25th of September 2020. The single ‘Life in Black and White’ followed in April 2022 with an acclaimed animated video produced by Rock n Roll Babies. Another single, ‘Icon of Today’ would be released in December 2022. These singles would be combined into a full-length album titled PastLife that would only be released digitally in May of 2022 to much acclaim from reviewers and media alike.
In the autumn of 2023, Heaven and Hell records in Pennsylvania picked the band up and re-imaged PastLife as a full 11 track CD re-titled ‘Life in Black and White’ with colour booklet and full lyric inlay via worldwide distribution. The release was greeted with great enthusiasm within the rock community.
GONE SAVAGE released their eagerly anticipated follow up to ‘Life in Black and White’ titled RETROGRADE in October 2024! An album of 10 tracks, this was released digitally worldwide.
Art Direction, Illustrations and Design for RETROGRADE was done by the legendary artist, Hugh Syme, synonymous with artists such as Rush, Aerosmith and Bon Jovi as well as a ‘who’s who’ in rock!
The band line up is Ian Salpekar (Bass), Will Glover (Vocals), Jon Sudbury (Guitars) with additional vocals by session man Don Genovese. All writing is done in house by Will and Ian, with production and mastering duties by our long-time friends of the band, Brad Rolling and Pete Maher respectively.
Ian Salpekar
Bassist and General Manager
Ian (aka Ku Martinez) formed Gone Savage with Andy J ( Andy Halliwell) from the ashes of UK Hair metal band Sweet Sin. From the very early days Ian has been heavily involved not just with the writing but also the management and direction for Gone Savage!
Will Glover
Lead Singer and lyricist
Will has been with Gone Savage from the very beginning. Coming on board from Sam Thunder, another successful Manchester band, Will came up with the name for the band and helped to craft our melodic rock side with his heavy influence of AOR..!
Jon Sudbury
Guitars
Based in South Wales, Jon was hooked at an early age on the music of bands like AC/DC Van Halen and The Faces.
With his high energy guitar playing and soulful vocals, Jon has played in numerous bands over the years, with the press and public taking to his style immediately, bringing in comparisons with the likes of Joe Bonamassa, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Jonny Lang!
Don Genovese
Second Vocalist
Hailing from Willesden Greater London, Don was hooked at an early age on the music of Punk and new wave bands. From the 80’s to this day, Don follows music from all genres, and is quite an encyclopaedia when he comes to fashion, music and images from his days growing up listening to bands from The Stranglers to Black Sabbath! His vocal range to complement not only Will’s lead vocal but to harmonise with backing vocals makes him a very important member for both stage and recorded work.