Throughout his singing career, his passion for the stage and his desire to explore different artistic venues allowed Burke Mc Auley to reconcile a solo career with recordings of songs that demonstrates a very versatile talent as a singer . He has been in several notable bands since the beginning of his singing career, among one the cult Metal band of the 80s GRAVEYARD where he draws his roots as a singer with such influences as Judas Priest - Iron Maiden - Helloween - Malmsteen - King Diamond - Mercyful Fate - Ronnie James Dio - Queensryche - Slayer - Black Sabbath and much more ... A very versatile singer indeed and considered one of the best Heavy / Power Metal singers in Canada ....