Astryd Lypp

In The Late 80's/early 90's Eric Degenhardt And Forrest Bernie Palmer Jr. Were High School Buddies Who Shared A Love For The Arena Rock Bands Of The Era...And Embarked On A Journey No Pun Intended To Take Over The World Of Rock. With Eric Studying The Guitar Riff's Of EVH And Other Guitar Gods And Bernie Bass Listening To Everything From Garth Brooks To Primus To Develop His Own Unique Style -- The Two Posted An Ad In A Nearby Music Store Seeking A Drummer. Todd Turner A Drummer/vocalist Attending Clemson Univ. Answered The Ad. The Trio Held Practices In A Hot Humid Attic In The Garage Of Eric's Girlfriend Jaye. After Deciding To Do Nothing But Originals The Group Decided To Begin It's Search For A Vocalist. Wow....What A Decision That Was. The Guys Hosted Probably 40 Different Wannabes With None Really Fitting The Bill. Fast-Forward About 3 Years As The Band Trudged Onward Still Hopeful Of Finding That One Guy To Finish Out The Group. The Guys Had Developed 50 - 60 Original Tunes Yet Still No One To Sing Them. That's When Someone Suggested That Todd Take Over Vocals And The Band Search For A Drummer. He Reluctantly Agreed Though Being Much More Comfortable "behind The Kit " And Worrying That The Chemistry Of The Music Would Change. The Guys Posted Another Ad For A Drummer And After Trying-Out Dozens Chose Kristen Isaac. This Lineup Lasted For About A Year Producing The Only Recorded Music Engineered By A Friend Of The Band Galley Under The Band Name Astryd Lypp Named After A Prof. At Clemson U. . To The Original 3 Members Though Something Still Just Wasn't "right." The Music Had A Different Feel To It -- So They Decided To Put Todd Back On Drums And Search For A Vocalist...AGAIN! They Settled On An Experienced Musician/vocalist In The Area Steve Bomar. However This Lineup Wouldn't Last Either Not To Mention That Nirvana And Pearl Jam Had Taken Over The Rock World With The Seattle Grunge Sound....And Melodic Rock Was No Longer "in." So The Band Finally Decided To "call It A Day." Some 10 Years Later The Guys Still Remain Friends. Todd And Bernie Are Both Married With Children. Galley Has A Daughter. Eric And Jaye Are Married "with Cats." Astryd Lypp Is Todd Turner - All Vocals
Eric Degenhardt - All Guitars
Forrest Palmer - Bass
Kristen Isaac - Drums And Percussion
Galley - Engineering. read less