Fortress of the Bear is a Seattle based rock band, featuring riff heavy arrangements, soulful vocals, and a pounding rhythm section. The band consists of Matthew Doohan on lead vocals, Greg Hagstrom and Josh Tvrdy on guitar, Tom Stegeman on bass guitar and backup vocals, and Skeeter McClellan on drums. The band boasts a wide range of influences, taking cues from blues acts like Howlin’ Wolf reaching into classic rock through the likes of Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones, and employing lyrical flourishes that evoke Paul Simon or James Taylor.