Before Joe (Costa, Guitars) was invited to join up with Ascendor, he had been jamming with Steve and two other Gozitan musicians (who later formed the Classic Rock band ‘Upper Lip’). While the band had been on what seemed the impossible task of looking for a Metal frontman, Joe mentioned he was jamming with a vocalist who “loved Metal, has a Phil Anselmo-ish voice and was covered in body art”. This mouth-watering description led to the guys inviting Steve for an audition. No auditions needed; as soon as Steve picked up the mic, everyone knew he was the ideal guy to front the band. The band’s decision of giving Steve the frontman’s role was further proved as the correct one when he started writing lyrics for the band’s original tunes. Steve is also an experienced musician, having fronted ‘Sacratress’ as well as playing the keyboards for ’Malevolous Cadaver’, both Gozitan Metal bands active in the 1990s. Steve also spent a number of years in the USA where he fronted the American band ‘Scarred’ with whom he managed to play the Legendary CBGBs.