Animal Drive
Introduced
to the label by the one and only Jeff Scott Soto, ANIMAL DRIVE immediately
impressed the label’s executives thanks to the singer, Dino Jelusic who had an
incredibly commanding presence befitting of the enormous hard rock songs that
were being performed.
Hailing
from Zagreb, Croatia, ANIMAL DRIVE were formed in 2012 by Jelusic, who is the
primary songwriter and driving force behind the band's sound. Dino was chosen
by the late, great Paul O'Neill to tour as a featured vocalist on
Trans-Siberian Orchestra's most recent U.S. tour, which is how he crossed paths
with Soto and which would ultimately lead to them becoming labelmates.
ANIMAL
DRIVE's line-up is completed by guitarist Ivan Keller, Roko Rokindja Nikolic on
bass, and Adrian Boric on drums. Influenced by legendary bands such as Skid Row
(think “Slave to the Grind” era), Whitesnake at their heaviest and with a
little progressive rock and metal elements from Dream Theater thrown in the
mix, Animal Drive take their listeners on a wild ride of hard rock
bombast.