6-454: Stone Fury was an American rock band, active from 1984 to 1986. Lenny Wolf and Bruce Gowdy met in 1983 to found Stone Fury. Their debut album, Burns Like a Star , was released on MCA Records the following year, "to strong critical reaction but, surprisingly, precious few sales," although it has even invited comparisons to Led Zeppelin since. Their only single "Break Down the Wall", taken from
12-476: 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
18-481: Is a retired German singer and musician, best known as the former lead singer of the hard rock 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 in 1982 featuring Dieter Buttner, Andreas Daniels, Miroslav Supica, and
24-454: The album, peaked at No. 47 in the US rock chart in 1984. Their sophomore effort, Let Them Talk , also saw only limited success. Consequently, the band split up: Wolf went back to his native Germany to return to the US with his new band Kingdom Come in 1987. Gowdy went on to work with World Trade . Lenny Wolf Frank Wollschläger (born 11 March 1962), known professionally as Lenny Wolf ,
30-444: The band Stone Fury between 1984 and 1986 featuring Bruce Gowdy , Rick Wilson Jody Cortez and Vinnie Colaiuta. 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. In 1988, Lenny signed
36-470: Was also chosen to participate in the Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 . The band came under intense criticism for being a Led Zeppelin-soundalike. Years later, Wolf would say that the comparisons were "unjustified," yet "we took it as a compliment and were excited." In March 2018, it was reported that Wolf was in the process of reforming the original Kingdom Come lineup for both a new album and tour. However, when
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