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GOTTHARD
CURRENT NAME	Gotthard
FORMER NAMES	-
ORIGIN	Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
STATUS	Active
FORMED IN	-
LABEL	Nuclear Blast
GENRE	Hard rock
STYLE	-
LYRICAL THEME	-
BAND ADDED	2007-04-28, 02:32
LAST UPDATE	2010-10-08, 17:30

Band biography

The hard rock band Gotthard was formed in the Ticino canton in the south of Switzerland in the early 90s. Steve Lee and Leo Leoni had however formed another band called Krak back in August 1988 who recorded a six track demo tape with songs like "Heart Attack" and "Give Me One More Chance". Prior to Krak Steve had also played drums for another Ticino band called Trouble who had a sound like old Whitesnake.

Gotthard debuted with an eponymous effort in 1992 and became quite popular in the German speaking countries, especially their home country where it reached gold status. The band has continued touring and releasing well received albums, making them the most successful Swiss album chart act ever.

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Current members Add - Fetch
Leo Leoni	-1992-	Guitars
Freddy Scherer	2004-	Guitars
Marc Lynn	-1992-	Bass
Hena Habegger	-1992-	Drums

Former members Add - Fetch
Steve Lee	-1992-2010	Vocals
Igor Gianola	1993-1995	Guitars	See also U.D.O.
Armand Meyer	1996-2004	Guitars	See also Krokus

Session musicians Add - Fetch
Vivian Campbell		Guitars	On Dial Hard. See also Def Leppard, Dio, Sweet Savage, Whitesnake

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Official releases Add
1992	Gotthard	Ariola
1994	Dial Hard	Ariola
1995	G.	Ariola
1997	d-Frosted	Ariola
1998	Open	Ariola
2001	Homerun	Ariola
2002	One Life, One Soul	Ariola
2003	Human Zoo	Ariola
2005	Lipservice	Nuclear Blast
2006	Made In Switzerland	Nuclear Blast
2007	Domino Effect	Nuclear Blast
2009	Need To Believe	Nuclear Blast

Videos

Song: Lift U Up

Tour dates / gigs

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