Melodic Death Metal band SOUL SHROUD, created in 2004, feature in their ranks drummer Tamas Doenci, a former member of a Hungarian acrobatic troupe. Relocating to New York in 2000 Doenci joined his first Metal band METALFIER the following year, subsequently enrolling into VERISMO in 2002. Guitarist Paul Mallory was previously with IRON MAIDEN tribute band SANCTUARY.