343:
comeback shows in both
Melbourne and Sydney in early 2009 and released In Metal We Trust in 2011.Which followed with a European tour, Former Vocalist Rob Thompson volunteered to rejoin the band as Bass Player, and the Band spent the next 5 weeks playing 13 shows in 11 countries, for their "In Rock We Trust" tour, Thompson departed again on their return to Australia. In 2013 it was announced that Justin Fleming had left the band again. He was replaced by new singer Axel Winter. The band played their first show with Winter in August. Drummer Andrew Sharp also joins and they played several Melbourne and Sydney shows until December 2015. January 2016 saw the departure of Corey Betts and Axel Winter. Axel went on to join Skärlet. New members Joe Stanley on vocals and Matt Ambrose on bass were announced by Johhny Stoj as of June 2016. They have since played Hobart, Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle, Victorian country shows as well as several home town Melbourne shows and are currently writing new material.
334:, released in 2002, was the first Pegazus album in three years and would prove to be its last for Nuclear Blast. Following Betts' departure, Black Majesty guitarist Hanny Mohammed became the band's bass player for its infrequent live appearances. Robbie Stoj then left Pegazus in September 2003, with Bernie Goldstein temporarily filling the role, and the band recorded some performances for a live album. In the meantime, the group's relationship with Nuclear Blast came to an end with Pegazus claiming the label had virtually ignored its previous release. The live album
27:
323:
In
September 2000, Rob Thompson(Headrush, Powersurge, Sweet Cyanide) replaced Cecati. Pegazus then toured interstate in January 2001, playing their first shows outside of Melbourne since the European tour in September 1998. At approximately the same, Betts formed another band, Kymera, with ex-members
319:
album was released late in the year. Controversy followed shortly after when it was revealed in March 2000 that Cecati had been fired for apparently devoting too much time to another
Melbourne band called Anarion. Cecati countered by claiming that he had become frustrated with the virtual inactivity
342:
After several years of inactivity
Pegazus returned to the live circuit in 2009, Rob Thompson left the band some time earlier after the death of his daughter,and was replaced by original vocalist Justin Fleming. Corey Betts also returned to the fold, replacing Joe Fata on bass. The band played
282:, the band recorded a self-titled album in 1995 with Justin Fleming on vocals and Dave King on bass. The following year, Fleming was replaced by Danny Cecati and the band recorded a new demo and began seeking a record deal. Linking up with Melbourne's Metal Warriors, the band's second album
303:
festival. The show was remarkable not only as the first the band had ever played outside
Melbourne but because they appeared at the festival twice, on the main stage and again on a side-stage later as a replacement for
338:
was released independently by the band in
February 2004. At around the same time, Robbie Stoj was finally replaced by Ange Sotiro and Betts by Joe Fata, who had ironically also replaced him briefly in Black Majesty.
274:
Pegazus was formed in 1993 in
Melbourne by guitarist Johnny Stoj with his brother Robbie on drums. After cultivating a visual and musical style similar to bands like
459:
454:
469:
479:
464:
320:
of
Pegazus as a live act and Johnny Stoj's creative control over the group. He subsequently also left Anarion and joined Eyefear in late 2000.
324:
of
Cyclone Tracy and Catwitch, but would remain with Pegazus until after the recording of the next album. Kymera would later become
262:
records. The band has released five studio albums, the most recent being In Metal We Trust in 2011. While they have appeared at the
110:
474:
48:
266:
festival and toured Europe twice, since around 2000 Pegazus has played only in
Australia with multiple east coast shows.
258:. The band was formed in late 1993 by guitarist Johnny Stoj came to international notice in 1998 after being signed to
91:
315:
Corey Betts joined Pegazus as King's replacement in January 1999 and very little was heard from the group until the
63:
37:
308:. Following Wacken, the band returned to Australia briefly before going back to Europe in September to tour with
70:
44:
305:
77:
289:
59:
251:
147:
284:
300:
263:
448:
325:
259:
171:
84:
275:
439:
418:
151:
26:
309:
288:
was released locally in 1997. After receiving a copy of the album, Germany's
312:. Eric Martins played bass at all of these shows as King had left the band.
255:
136:
434:
279:
299:
In August 1998, Pegazus travelled to Germany to perform at the
20:
236:
296:
worldwide with more distinctive, professional artwork.
231:
227:
199:
195:
181:
177:
167:
157:
143:
132:
125:
51:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
421:," Encyclopaedia Metallum. Web, 11 September 2010.
8:
122:
292:offered the band a contract and released
111:Learn how and when to remove this message
410:
460:Australian power metal musical groups
455:Australian heavy metal musical groups
7:
49:adding citations to reliable sources
470:Musical groups established in 1993
435:Australian Metal Guide artist page
14:
400:Mythology Chapter II (2006) video
480:1993 establishments in Australia
25:
465:Victoria (state) musical groups
36:needs additional citations for
440:Pegazus discography on Discogs
1:
16:Australian heavy metal band
496:
336:Live! – Thunder Down Under
395:Live! Thunder Down Under
475:Nuclear Blast artists
376:The Headless Horseman
332:The Headless Horseman
290:Nuclear Blast Records
45:improve this article
370:Breaking the Chains
317:Breaking the Chains
382:In Metal We Trust
250:is an Australian
245:
244:
121:
120:
113:
95:
487:
422:
415:
364:Wings of Destiny
294:Wings of Destiny
285:Wings of Destiny
241:
238:
202:
160:
123:
116:
109:
105:
102:
96:
94:
53:
29:
21:
495:
494:
490:
489:
488:
486:
485:
484:
445:
444:
431:
426:
425:
416:
412:
407:
391:
354:
349:
301:Wacken Open Air
272:
264:Wacken Open Air
237:pegazusofficial
235:
222:
220:
218:
216:
214:
212:
210:
208:
206:
200:
190:
188:
186:
158:
128:
117:
106:
100:
97:
54:
52:
42:
30:
17:
12:
11:
5:
493:
491:
483:
482:
477:
472:
467:
462:
457:
447:
446:
443:
442:
437:
430:
429:External links
427:
424:
423:
409:
408:
406:
403:
402:
401:
398:
390:
387:
386:
385:
379:
373:
367:
361:
353:
350:
348:
345:
271:
268:
243:
242:
233:
229:
228:
225:
224:
217:Justin Fleming
209:Hanny Mohammed
203:
197:
196:
193:
192:
183:
179:
178:
175:
174:
169:
165:
164:
161:
155:
154:
145:
141:
140:
134:
130:
129:
126:
119:
118:
33:
31:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
492:
481:
478:
476:
473:
471:
468:
466:
463:
461:
458:
456:
453:
452:
450:
441:
438:
436:
433:
432:
428:
420:
414:
411:
404:
399:
396:
393:
392:
388:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
355:
352:Studio albums
351:
346:
344:
340:
337:
333:
329:
327:
326:Black Majesty
321:
318:
313:
311:
307:
302:
297:
295:
291:
287:
286:
281:
277:
269:
267:
265:
261:
260:Nuclear Blast
257:
253:
249:
240:
234:
230:
226:
204:
198:
194:
184:
180:
176:
173:
172:Nuclear Blast
170:
166:
162:
156:
153:
149:
146:
142:
138:
135:
131:
124:
115:
112:
104:
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69:
65:
62: –
61:
57:
56:Find sources:
50:
46:
40:
39:
34:This article
32:
28:
23:
22:
19:
413:
394:
381:
375:
369:
363:
357:
341:
335:
331:
330:
322:
316:
314:
298:
293:
283:
276:Judas Priest
273:
247:
246:
211:Danny Cecati
207:Rob Thompson
201:Past members
189:Matt Ambrose
187:Andrew Sharp
163:1993–present
159:Years active
107:
101:January 2008
98:
88:
81:
74:
67:
55:
43:Please help
38:verification
35:
18:
389:Live albums
347:Discography
252:heavy metal
223:Ange Sotiro
221:Axel Winter
205:Robbie Stoj
191:Joe Stanley
185:Johnny Stoj
152:power metal
148:Heavy metal
139:, Australia
449:Categories
405:References
310:HammerFall
254:band from
219:Cory Betts
71:newspapers
256:Melbourne
215:Dave King
137:Melbourne
60:"Pegazus"
306:Darkseed
213:Joe Fata
419:Pegazus
358:Pegazus
280:Manowar
270:History
248:Pegazus
232:Website
182:Members
127:Pegazus
85:scholar
397:(2004)
384:(2011)
378:(2002)
372:(1999)
366:(1997)
360:(1995)
168:Labels
144:Genres
133:Origin
87:
80:
73:
66:
58:
92:JSTOR
78:books
278:and
239:.com
64:news
47:by
451::
328:.
150:,
417:"
114:)
108:(
103:)
99:(
89:·
82:·
75:·
68:·
41:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
