Band Line Up 2013

Chris Martin had featured together especially since October 2007 as part of successful classic metal trio Fury UK, a band which clearly established itself at the forefront of the UK scene. From inception to May 2012, Fury UK, signed to Rocksector Records, released 3 albums, 1 EP 1 DVD. The band also toured UK Europe extensively as a headline act, played Bloodstock, Hammerfest PPM Festivals, toured as guests with Iced Earth, Saxon, YT, Michael Schenker Blaze Bayley. When Fury UK bassist Luke Appleton (brother of Chris) joined American powerhouse metallers Iced Earth, Fury UK was put on hold whilst Chris Martin decided to form Absolva. For background info on Fury UK visit www.furyuk.com

Amid a wave of expectation a debut show was played at SOS Festival on 22nd July 2012 to a resounding welcome, closely followed by 4 shows in August with Iced Earth - Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow Bloodstock Open Air.

A debut album "Flames Of Justice" was released on 5th November along with a 16 date headline tour including a special show at London Underworld, a Manchester album launch various other shows in the UK Europe. The "Flames Of Justice" Tour : Part Two took place February-May 2013 totalled 33 shows including UK European headline shows plus Hammerfest, plus 8 European dates as special guests on the Michael Schenker Temple Of Rock Lovedrive Reunion Tour.

After a small number of UK European festival shows Absolva will embark on a further European Tour entitled "Beyond Live" to mark promote the release of a live DVD CD of the same name, recorded at the sell-out headline show at Wizzfest, Belgium earlier in 2013. This tour begins on 31st August finishes on 9th November before the band enters the studio to begin recording a 2nd studio album.