Lenny Wolf
| Lenny Wolf | |
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| Born | March 11, 1962 |
| Genres | Glam metal, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar |
| Associated acts |
Stone Fury Kingdom Come Germany |
Lenny Wolf (born March 11, 1962) is a singer songwriter and the frontman for the band Kingdom Come. In addition to songwriting and lead vocals, he played multiple instruments on various Kingdom Come albums. He also collaborated on the song "Eyes of Time", from The Final Experiment, the debut album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's project Ayreon. He was also a member of the bands Germany and Stone Fury.
Early Years
Prior to forming the successful Kingdom Come, Lenny had moved from Germany to Los Angeles in 1983 signing with MCA Records with a band called Stone Fury. Along with Bruce Gowdy Stone Fury released two critically acclaimed records in 1984 and 1986, but struggled to attract mainstream attention.
Kingdom Come
In 1988, Lenny signed a new deal with Polygram and per their request, was asked to put a new band together. It consisted of: lead guitarist Danny Stag, rhythm guitar Rick Steier, bassist Johnny B. Frank, and drummer James Kottak. The band saw immediate success with the release of their eponymous debut album Kingdom Come. Shooting to number 12 on the Billboard 200 and reaching sales at approximately 2 million worldwide. The band was also chosen to participate in the Monsters of Rock Tour 1988.
Album Credits - Kingdom Come (self titled)
Living Out of Touch - Music - L. Wolf, Words - M. Wolff, L. Wolf
Pushin' Hard - Music - L. Wolf, Words - M. Wolff, L. Wolf
What Love Can Be - Music - L. Wolf, B. Gowdy, Words - M. Wolff, L. Wolf
17 - Music - L. Wolf, Words - M. Wolff, L. Wolf
The Shuffle - Music - L. Wolf, Words - D. Stag, M. Wolff
Get It On - Music - L. Wolf, Words - M. Wolff, L. Wolf
Now Forever After - Music - L. Wolf, Words - J. Kottak, M. Wolff, L. Wolf
Hideaway - Music - L. Wolf, Words - J.B. Frank, M. Wolff
Loving You - Music - L. Wolf, D. Stag, Music - M. Wolff, L. Wolf
Shout It Out - Music - L. Wolf, Words - M. Wolff, L. Wolf
Other
Also featured on the song Jackpot from the album Unter der Sonne from Chakuza.
He also recorded tracks with guitarist Blues Saraceno in the Kingdom Come album Hands of Time.
Almost all the instruments on his latest albums, including the 2006 Ain't Crying for the Moon released on UlfTone Music are played by Lenny Wolf.
External links
- http://www.LennyWolf.com/ Official Site
- http://www.kingdomcome.info Unofficial Russian Tribute
- http://www.kingdomcome.de Official Site
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