Scroll of the Dragon

Scroll of the Dragon
Scroll of the Dragon in 2023
Born	Joshua Ryan Guest (1996-08-24) August 24, 1996 (age 27) Sutton Coldfield, England
Occupations	Singer music performer YouTuber
Years active	2021–present
Website	www.youtube.com/@scrollofthedragon524, music.apple.com/us/artist/scroll-of-the-dragon/1659505660

Scroll of the Dragon (real name Joshua Ryan Guest) is an English Youtuber, performer, actor and singer.^[1][2] As well as his music career, Guest has also contributed to the railway forums and history of British Railways.

Early life[edit]

Joshua Ryan Guest was born in Sutton Coldfield on the 24th August 1996 at Good Hope Hospital. His grandad was a drummer in a local jazz band. He moved to Wales and lived in the town of Llanfyllin in the early 2000s and joined the school band as a drummer for two years before being replaced. He moved back to the West Midlands where he lived in Bilston, near Wolverhampton and attended Moseley Park School. He continued to star in local performances in acting and musical theatres. He also participated in professional wrestling and trained under Mad Dog Max and Pete Dunne, he worked as a steward for Stourbridge FC and was a member of local theatre groups in both Aldridge and Pelsall. He attended Walsall College, Sandwell College, Staffordshire University (Lichfield Campus) and Access Creative College in Lincoln. Studying Multimedia, Photography, Acting and Music. He moved to Pelsall for a number of years before moving to Cannock, then Gainsborough and finally Lincoln.

Career in music[edit]

Guest began his music career in 2021 during the covid 19 pandemic and wrote songs such as Grim Down South, Watling Street and Evil Queen and The Dragon. He then began studying at Access to Music in Lincoln and has since released more singles, eps and albums in the past two years. His biggest hits being songs including Extreme Dinosaurs (from his Dragonpolis Album)^[3], Horus and Set (Wrath of the Gods)^[4] and Alive in the Night (from his Alive in the Night album).^[5][6] He also is active on TikTok and has begun posting short videos of Five Nights At Freddy's series.^[7] He originally went under the alias, Just Remains Greed. He then rebranded himself and his music as Scroll of the Dragon which he continues to use. He also saw Mika, Queen + Paul Rodgers and Papa Roach live in Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester. He also met Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin when working as a steward for Stourbridge FC.

Personal life[edit]

Joshua Guest is a self-proclaimed Christian and heterosexual. He cites the Pet Shop Boys, Nickelback, The KLF and Rammstein as his major influences in his music style and albums. He is a supporter of Huddersfield Town FC and currently resides in Lincoln. He is also an avid fan of Mini Coopers and enjoys photography and filming in his spare time of landmarks, railways and scenic views.

Other work[edit]

Guest has collaborated with other artists, including Whirlwind Fox on the single. No Choice. Which was written by Guest and sung by Whirlwind Fox.^[8] He is also active on TikTok with originals. His biggest ones include Dark Streets, Through the Terror and Listen to the Wind.^[9][10] Joshua Guest is also very active in the railway media of vlogging both active and former railway lines in the United Kingdom. His channel goes by "Uncovering Britain's Lost Railway" and "Exploring Old Railways with Josh Guest".^{[11][12][13][14]} The disused stations site, he has written an article for the former Staveley Town railway station and contributed his own pictures for Cirencester Town railway station and Keswick railway station too.^[15][16] He is active on his railway channel and has covered a lot of current and former railway lines.

Discography[edit]

• Heaven on the a-Roads (2023)
• High Roller (2023)
• Dragon Odyssey (2023)
• In The Shack (2023)
• Dragonpolis (2023)
• Just Remains Greed (2023)
• Alive in the Night (2023)
• Alive in the Night, Vol 2 (2023)

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