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Onward was an American power metallic music group built about talented guitarist Toby Knapp — a local of Sheridan, WY who first found public interest in 1993, like a six-string shredder saving for the specialized Shrapnel label. But with the decrease in recognition of flashy acoustic guitar heroes through the …

Prog-tinged, ’80s-style shred metallic may be the specialty of Onward, shaped in the middle-’90s by previous Shrapnel recording artist and guitar virtuoso Toby Knapp. Primarily located in Wyoming, Knapp remaining Shrapnel to pursue a music group project concentrating on traditional, straight-ahead rock; he installed with bassist Randy LaFrance and drummer …