Tokyo Dragons

The band was formed by friends Steve Lomax (guitar/vocals), Mal Bruk (guitar/vocals) and Phil Martini (drums/vocals) with Ade Easily (bass).

[7] The band recorded a second album with Kurt Bloch for Escapi Music entitled Hot Nuts, which was released in September 2007.

[5][8] They split up a year later, playing their final show at the 100 Club in Oxford Street, London on 4 September 2008, in support to Girlschool.

[11] Martini became the drummer for The Quireboys, whom Tokyo Dragons had supported in 2005,[12] and recorded albums in 2010/11 for The Union, a band formed by Luke Morley and Peter Shoulder.

Martini then performed and recorded with a number of bands including I Am I,[13] Spear Of Destiny, Joe Elliott's Down 'n' Outz, Alluri and Jim Jones and The Righteous Mind,[14] before joining Wayward Sons, featuring lead singer Toby Jepson,[15] whilst recording albums with Down 'n' Outz[16] and Spear Of Destiny.