Pegazus is an Australian heavy metal band from Melbourne. The band was formed in late 1993 by guitarist Johnny Stoj came to international notice in 1998 after being signed to Nuclear Blast records. The band has released five studio albums, the most recent being In Metal We Trust in 2011. While they have appeared at the Wacken Open Air festival and toured Europe twice, since around 2000 Pegazus has played only in Australia with multiple east coast shows. History 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 Judas Priest and Manowar, 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 Wings of Destiny was released locally in 1997. After receiving a copy of the album, Germany's Nuclear Blast Records offered the band a contract and released Wings of Destiny worldwide with more distinctive, professional artwork. In August 1998, Pegazus travelled to Germany to perform at the Wacken Open Air 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 Darkseed. Following Wacken, the band returned to Australia briefly before going back to Europe in September to tour with HammerFall. Eric Martins played bass at all of these shows as King had left the band. Corey Betts joined Pegazus as King's replacement in January 1999 and very little was heard from the group until the Breaking the Chains 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 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. In September 2000, Rob Thompson replaced Cecati. Pegazus then toured interstate in January 2001, playing their first shows outside of