Silver Horses is an Italian-British rock collaboration born in 2011 from the meeting of Italian guitarist, Gianluca Galli, and British singer, Tony Martin. The self-titled debut album was produced by 7US Media Group (7Hard Records) in Germany, and released in October 2012.
Tony Martin was not only the lead vocalist for the Silver Horses self-titled CD, but also Black Sabbath's lead vocalist from 1987 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1997. Martin is the band's second longest serving vocalist after Ozzy Osbourne. His Black Sabbath discography includes:
The Eternal Idol (1987)
Headless Cross (1989)
TYR (1990)
Cross Purposes (1994)
Forbidden (1995)
Cross Purposes Live (1995)
The Sabbath Stones (1996)
The core members of Silver Horses are Gianluca Galli (guitar), Andrea Castelli (bass), and Matteo Bonini (drums) all of which have long running histories and extensive experience in the Italian hard rock scene with many albums and tours to their credit. Each of them have had very important visibility in the national rock panorama. Their discography includes:
Gianluca Galli:
Rock Religion (2000)
Back Home (2004)
Evolution Revolution (2011)
With Mantra:
Roots (2001)
Hard Times (2004)
Hate Box (2006)
With Time Machine:
Reviviscence Liber Secundus (2004)
Andrea Castelli:
Planet Time (1999)
With Shabby Trick
Badass (1993)
Rock’n’roll Raiser (2011)
With Cappanera:
Non c’è più Mondo (1991)
Matteo Bonini
Crazy John (2011) with MGRB
Silver Horses proposes a very '70s oriented rock sound with Led Zeppelin, Whitesnake influences, but with a modern and very personal touch.
Silver Horses's debut album includes 11 original tracks, written by the four members together. Their fan base is growing daily, and world wide, due mainly to the musical genius of the four seasoned musicians who collaborated on this project.
The core members of Silver Horses are currently working on a 2nd album as well as an international tour, including the United States in 2014. Stay tuned for more news about this incredible super-group coming to your area.
SILVER HORSES: "This is the band involving TONY MARTIN (Black Sabbath) voice, GIANLUCA GALLI (Mantra - Time Machine) guitar, ANDREA CASTELLI (Shabby Trick, Cappanera, Mantra) bass, and MATTEO 'BONA' BONINI (MGRB) drums. The music that the Italian-English band offers is a seventies heavily influenced hard rock with blues matrices in a sort of "Zeppelin meet early Whitesnake ..." The songs which will form the CD (which will see 'the light by the end of the year), are in pre-production and the same Tony, enthusiastic about the project, is actively participating as co-composer of melodies and lyrics."
--Rock Hard Italy