John Sloman was born as John Anthony David Sloman in Cardiff (South Wales) in 1957 as the eldest of six children. He is a former member of Trapper, Pulsar, Lone Star, and Uriah Heep. He was lead vocalist for Uriah Heep between 1979-1981, and during that time was on the album Conquest.

After Uriah Heep, he formed the band "John Sloman's Badlands" and showcased several songs at The Marquee Theatre, 'John Sloman's Badlands' featured former Trapper drummer John Munro and Whitesnake's John Sykes and Neil Murray . The band were ultimately passed over and John went on to record the first of his solo albums Disappearances Can Be Deceptive produced in part by Todd Rundgren.

Since Disappearances he has released two more solo albums: Dark Matter in 2003 think combining the beauty and fragility of Jeff Buckley with a hefty slab of Soundgarden and your almost close, and more recently 13 Storeys in 2006 on which John is credited with playing everything from cello to harpsichord, inspired by the tragic death of his brother Lawrence RIP.

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