Scrollkeeper are a Traditional Heavy Metal band from Houston, Texas that specialize in high energy, anthemic original material that is reminiscent of Metal's halcyon days. The band is comprised of: Simon Marfleet on drums ( Coffin Grinder , Calculus), AlexanderK on guitar ( Descent Into Madness , Final Xit), Justin McKittrick on vocals ( Saxon King , What Lies Beneath) and Andrew Sutton (Mercenary X, Descent Into Madness) on bass.

Started playing air guitar in 1982 after getting a fifth generation cassette copy of Kiss "Alive!".

Quickly graduated to more "legit" metal bands, AC/DC, Accept, Twisted Sister and W.A.S.P. thanks to my older cousins and tape trading with classmates. Somewhere around 1984 I started pestering my parents for an electric guitar, they eventually relented and to my dismay bought me an acoustic.

After hearing the horrendous racket from a "cover" of Slayer's "Black Magic" on an out of tune acoustic guitar, my dad, an accomplished accordion player, decided that "it was long overdue to get the kid some lessons". That resulted in me getting signed up to study guitar, music theory and composition with a well known National Opera French horn/guitar/mandolin player, Ivan Maslev. He provided an interesting curriculum and concentrated heavily on theory, which is what I wanted to pursue as I was interested in songwriting.

At about that same time I met some like-minded kids and we dabbled in punk, then we formed the Hellhammer-inspired Barbarian, which eventually transformed into prog thrash outfit Dissident. Dissident had surprisingly quick success on the hungry for metal local Bulgarian scene, culminating with sold out festival Metal Fest at the Circus (1989). Due to economic and other circumstances I moved to the US and have been residing in Houston, TX since the early 90s. I've been in numerous bands/projects since, most notably founding and running prog. thrash band Descent Into Madness for over 13 years, starting in 2001. Around that time I also got on the other side of the glass as a recording engineer and still do occasional freelance recording/production as time permits. Favorite bands: 80s thrash, mainly the German scene. Sodom, Coroner, Sepultura, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Testament, Carcass, W.A.S.P., Scorpions. 70's classic and hard rock bands, early Black Sabbath, Nazareth, Uriah Heap, Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore, Jeff Beck, Uli Roth, Deep Purple. Bands/projects: Barbarian (BG), Dissident (BG), Final Xit, Lost Angels, Descent Into Madness, C.O.Y.A., Egregore, Scrollkeeper Favorite drinks: Rakia (Bulgarian high octane drink similar to Pisco), Irish single malt (Sexton), Scotch Whisky (preferably Macallan or Dalmore Cigar Malt), Scrollkeeper Brain Eraser (email us for recipe), Beer (Paulaner, Franziskaner, Diebels, Grolsch, Pilsen Urquell, 8th Wonder Intellectuale). On the non-alcoholic side: espresso, the darker and more potent, the better :) Equipment: I am not particularly locked in on anything, at the moment I like to torture Mesa Boogie amps, LTD guitars on stage. My all time favorite axe is a Music Man Steve Morse. Currently endorsing Gravity Picks and Italia leather straps.

I was introduced to the amazing world of drumming at the grand age of 17 while living in England. My first ever performance was at a blues jam at my high school. My main influences at that time were The Cult, Billy Idol, Van Halen, and AC/DC just to name a few. I fully embraced Metal in 1990 jamming to Slayer, Pantera, Metallica, and Anthrax. When I moved back to the States I hooked up with a band call Wickerman Zoid from Houston, TX which I quickly got fired from due to my terrible inability to play double bass. Ha! Since then the bands I have played in are Antisocial from New Orleans LA, Yaldabaoth, Coffin Grinder, Natas, Calculus, all from Houston TX, AD/HD, Dethlahem, L.A. Slumlords, Mercenary Angel all from Los Angeles CA and now Scrollkeeper back in Houston, TX. Favorite Bands: Death, Morbid Angel (David Vincent era), Hypocrisy, The Cult, Absu, Alestorm, Melechesh, Coroner, Gama Bomb, Immortal, Iron Maiden, Emperor, Warbringer, and Grand Magus. Equipment: Premier Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Pearl Eliminator Pedals, Promark Sticks, Evens Drum Heads, Pearl Drum Rack, and PDP Cymbal Stands. Favorite Drink: Wexford Irish Style Cream Ale, Buffalo Bayou 1836, Fullers London Pride, Tequila Sunrise, and Kendall Jackson Chardonnay.

I’m the rare individual who actually grew up in a household that was metal friendly. My father introduced me to all the classic heavy metal artists that I love today: Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Dio, etc. and to the emerging thrash bands of the time. My mom was into hair bands (that may have rubbed off a bit too). I began singing in local Houston bands while in high school. Most of the early bands that I was involved with during that time and up through my 20’s were of the thrash and death metal variety: Insidious, Nuclear Funeral, Obliquity, What Lies Beneath, etc. Though I enjoyed the intensity and aggression of the extreme metal scene, I began to feel constrained artistically by the vocal style within the genre. Thus, in 2008 I founded Saxon King as an outlet for my more melodic and experimental musical ambitions. That spirit of creative growth as an artist remains with me today as I wield the mic for Scrollkeeper. Favorite bands: 70’s Judas Priest, Voivod, Overkill, Queensryche Favorite drinks: Scotch, Dunkel Beer Equipment: Shure Microphones and Yamaha PA’s

Simon Marfleet (drums)

Alexander Kamburov (lead guitar, backing vocals)

Justin McKittrick (vocals)

Andrew Sutton (bass)