In 2004, the Dictators were on what looked to be a long break, so drummer JP "Thunderbolt" Patterson and Ross would play instrumentals together just for the fun of it.

Along with ith CJ Scioscia, they recorded an instrumental CD, entitled "Thunderbolt Patterson with Ross The Boss" (currently available for purchase under the artist name "Thunderboss" at iTunes).

Around this time, JP's Spanish friend Juancho, from the band Bummer thought up the idea to get together with Fernando and Miguel Pardo from the band Sex Museum and form a Super-Band.

"The Thunderbolts" toured Spain. Madrid meets NYC, with members of Spanish rock bands and half of the Dictators to do a couple of Thin Lizzy Tribute shows, with a few Dictators songs thrown in for an encore.

A good time was had by all, so they all agreed to do it again.

In May 2006 the recording of one of these shows was released on CD by Rock On! Music.

The "Thunderbolt Patterson with Ross The Boss" CD was released on CD by Poptown Records under the name "ThunderBoss" in August 2006.

Ross and JP, along with bass player Dean Rispler can be found occassionally performing as Thunderboss in the NYC area.

In early 2007, they played an eleven city Thunderbolts tour of Spain which included songs by The Dictators, Thunderboss, Thin Lizzy, Manowar and new original songs which had not yet recorded by any band.