In 2007 the band landed second in the Bodog Music Battle finals in the Melkweg club, Amsterdam and moved for a period to the Netherlands, where they obtained the promotional contract.
In the Whisky a Go Go Club the band played at the annual Cruefest Hollywood event, organized by the fans of the Mötley Crüe, to raise money for medical research in the memory of Skylar Neil.
Mendess' songs Revenge of Vampires and Drive me insane chosen by Versailles Records for the compilation Lick it up - A millennium tribute to Kiss, featuring former members of Skid Row, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper Band and White Lion, are part of the bonus CD entitled Strip Club Rock.
After a serious health problem that even causes the singer to suffer months of total blindness, resolved by an eye surgery, Marco Mendess returns as Captain Mendess with his new Rock N Roll Army project[17] In 2014 he plays on the Ronnie James Dio stage on the Masters of Rock[18] festival in Czech Republic, sharing the stage with Dream Theater, Arch Enemy and Helloween.
In 2016 the five-episode series on Marco Mendess' musical and non-musical adventures was released under the name Backstage - The true story of Rock'n'Roll[19] In 2018 was confirmed the participation of Cpt.
Songs Don't ya treat me bad ( 2021 ) and Terror Training ( 2021 ) are entirely created by Captain Mendess, in his new music style called black boogie, conceived by himself.