Kingdom Come (band)
| Kingdom Come | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hamburg, West Germany |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal, blues rock, industrial rock |
| Years active | 1987–2016 |
| Labels | Polygram, Frontiers, CD-Maximum |
| Associated acts | Stone Fury, Ayreon |
| Website | http://kingdomcome.de |
| Members |
Lenny Wolf Danny Stag Johnny B. Frank Nils Finkeisen Hendrik Thiesbrummel |
| Past members |
Rick Steier James Kottak Carsten Klick Yenz Leonhardt Mirko Schaffer Eric Förster Frank Binke Nader Rahy |
Kingdom Come was a German heavy metal/hard rock band fronted by Hamburg-born vocalist Lenny Wolf (born as Frank Wöllschlager). The group's first album, Kingdom Come is to date the band's most internationally popular and biggest selling recording.
The group was formed in 1987 after the breakup of Wolf's moderately successful rock project Stone Fury. Wolf recruited Pittsburgh-based lead guitarist Danny Stag, Louisvillians Rick Steier (guitar) and James Kottak (drums) and Ravenna, Italian-born Johnny B. Frank on bass and keyboards. Stag and Frank had previously been members of the bands Industrials (CBS Int'l), produced by Kim Fowley; WWIII; and Population 5, which included bassist Prescott Niles (The Knack) and future Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum. Frank was also at one point the keyboard player for Josie Cotton. Kingdom Come marked the first band where Wolf sang without playing guitar. The frontman later admitted that, for a while, it was a very awkward adjustment.
In 1988, the band released its debut LP, Kingdom Come. The band's first single, "Get It On," was a big enough hit on AOR stations (most requested song for 6 weeks), that the band's eponymous debut went gold the day it was shipped (610,000 units sold). Their second single/video for the power ballad "What Love Can Be" received much airplay on US radio and MTV. By the time the single/video "Loving You" was released, the album had sold to platinum status in the United States, Germany and Canada, among other music markets. The band was chosen to open for the North American Monsters of Rock Tour 1988, supporting Dokken, Scorpions, Metallica and Van Halen. Following that, they were tapped to support Scorpions on their North American "Savage Amusement" tour. In 1989, Kingdom Come released their next LP, called In Your Face. It had sold a hardly modest 486,000 units, only 14,000 short of achieving their second Gold LP, when the band abruptly broke up for personal reasons in August, 1989.
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