Trojan was an early speed/heavy metal act from Wigan, England.  Formed 1982 in Wigan, England. Their first 1982 demo was recorded with vocalist Dave Kenyon who later was replaced with Graeme Wyatt (Taliön, Lethal & Salem) for their following recordings. Later in 1982 Tröjan got to contribute with the song "Premonition" on the Metal Maniaxe compilation.  Tröjan recorded 3 more demos between 1983 and 1984. 

 

However the band never got signed to Ebony or Neat records  At the time, the British Metal press had grown tired of NWOBHM, and had virtually killed off any chance for the budding Power/Speed Metal scene to ever take off in the UK.

 

  Instead the Roadrunner label in Holland signed them and released their only full length album ‘Chasing The Storm’ on the 12th of June 1985.

 

At some point around 1987 they changed their name to Lethal, and reportedly recorded an album or demo titled "Twilight Sound" in 1988, which information hasn't yet surfaced about online other than that the recording took place. It's commonly believed to have never been released.

Anyway Tröjan would later reform under the name Taliön in 1988 by members Graeme Wyatt, Pete Wadeson, Phil Gavin and Johnny Lee Jackson, in 1989 they recorded a 5-track demo and also released their first and only official full-lenght; Killing the World on the Major Records label.

Some fun info: Tröjan translates into "The Shirt" in swedish. When Tröjan toured in Sweden their merchandise sold out like hot cakes, everyone wanted a "The Shirt" shirt.