Guitarist JACK STARR is noted for a lengthy career as an early member of VIRGIN STEELE and a string of albums with his own BURNING STARR outfit. He convened JACK STARR'S GUARDIANS OF THE FLAME during 2002. The February 2003 album 'Under A Savage Sky' witnessed an array of impressive guest performers including former UFO guitarist PAUL CHAPMAN, RAVEN guitarist Mark Gallagher, RAVEN drummer Joe Hasselvander, FUNNY MONEY bassist Ned Meloni and erstwhile PICTURE vocalist Shmoulik Avigal.

The band signed a new record deal with Magic Circle Music, the label founded by the veteran Heavy Metal band MANOWAR, in March of 2004.