House of Lords (band)

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House of Lords is a hard rock band from Los Angeles and is the final incarnation of Giuffria, managed by Gene Simmons

[edit] History

Gene Simmons signed Giuffria to his record label "Simmons Records". He changed the band's name to House of Lords and replaced the band's original vocalist^[1] David Glen Eisley with James Christian. Simmons liked the material presented to him by Gregg Giuffria, a demo for Giuffria's third record, however wasn't a fan of the voice. James Christian was suggested by Chuck Wright, the bassist as the two had worked together in L.A. Rocks.

House of Lords' eponymous debut was released in 1988, featuring a heavier sound than Giuffria with slightly less emphasis on keyboards, the debut received critical acclaim and the band toured with Cheap Trick and opened for Scorpions in 1989. The album featured one major hit, "I Wanna Be Loved". Despite a successful tour, original guitarist Lanny Cordola left in 1990, replaced by Michael Guy.

Their next effort, 1990's Sahara, features an impressive list of guest musicians. Other notable contributions to the album came from Rick Nielsen, Chris Impellitteri, Mandy Meyer, David Glen Eisley, Robin Zander, Mike Tramp, Steve Plunkett and Ron Keel. Soon after this release Chuck Wright and Ken Mary (drummer) would leave.

1992's release Demons Down, described by Christian as his favorite release, features Dennis Chick (guitars), Sean McNabb (bass) and Tommy Aldridge (drums) as well as, sole original members, James Christian and Greg Giuffria. The band soon split up after this release.

A new album was rumoured to be released in 2002, with original members Lanny Cordola, Chuck Wright and Ken Mary. Two years later The Power And The Myth was released by Frontiers Records, however Greg Giuffria had pulled out and keyboard work was done by guests Derek Sherinian, Allan Okuye, Sven Martin and Ricky Phillips.

In 2006 House of Lords released a new album, World Upside Down with a new lineup, and a live album Live in the UK was released in January 2007.

2008 was marked with the release of a new studio album,Come to My Kingdom, which is described as one of the best recordings of the band, by fans^[who?] and critics^[who?] alike. They're recently on a worldwide tour. Recently, they've been for the first time in Brazil, together with White Lion and Tyketto (both for the first time in Brazil as well), in the Hard in Rio II Hard Rock Festival.