Santers are a hard rock power trio hailing from Toronto, Canada. Brothers Rick (vocals, guitars, keyboards) and Mark (vocals, drums) formed the band in 1979 with bass player Rick Lazaroff and called themselves Nouveau Riche before changing the name to Santers.

They began carving their own niche in the Toronto hard rock scene and toured the bar circuit. In 1981 they released their debut, entitled “Shot Down In Flames” with the title track (an original Santers’ composition) being dedicated to Bon Scott. The next year they released an EP of four songs, two live and two studio, which was called “Mayday”. This was followed by a second LP, “Racing Time” and two years later, “Guitar Alley”.