House of Lords (band)
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House of Lords is a hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

/AOR band from Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

.

History

House of Lords was formed in 1987 by former Angel member and keyboardist Gregg Giuffria
Gregg Giuffria
Gregg Giuffria is an American rock keyboardist. He was the keyboardist for heavy metal bands, Angel, and House of Lords, and arena rock band, Giuffria....

 from his solo project Giuffria
Giuffria
Giuffria was an American rock band that was formed in 1982 by Gregg Giuffria after his departure from the band Angel, a glam rock/heavy metal band from Washington, D.C..- History of the band :...

. After listening to demo -originally for Giuffria's third record- a record deal with Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...

' company Simmons Record was agreed, on Simmon's condition that the band's name was changed (to House of Lords) and a new lead singer recruited. James Christian
James Christian
James Christian is a Connecticut-based musician and songwriter who is perhaps best known for being the frontman of the band House of Lords.-Career:...

 thus replaced David Glen Eisley
David Glen Eisley
David Glen Eisley is an American actor and musician.Eisley was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of Anthony Eisley. While in high school, he played drums for the band Mammoth, an Iron Butterfly cover band. He has been in the AOR bands Giuffria and Dirty White Boy...

, after Christian was suggested by bassist Chuck Wright
Chuck Wright
Chuck Wright is an American bassist, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He originally joined Quiet Riot in 1982, performing bass on several tracks for their hit album, Metal Health, as well as contributing backing vocals. He left and rejoined Quiet Riot multiple times,...

, after having worked together in L.A. Rocks.

House of Lords' eponymous debut was released in 1988, featuring a heavier sound than Giuffria with a lower keyboard mix. The album received critical acclaim and the band toured with both Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...

 and the Scorpions
Scorpions (band)
Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...

 in 1989.

The album featured one major hit, "I Wanna Be Loved" (Hot 100 #58). The Stan Bush
Stan Bush
Stan Bush is an American singer-songwriter and musician whose most notable work includes the songs "Dare" and "The Touch" from the soundtrack to the 1986 animated film The Transformers: The Movie, and "She's Got the Power", featured in the American voice dub of the animated series Sailor Moon...

 penned "Love Don't Lie" was the second single but despite MTV airplay failed to chart. After touring, original guitarist Lanny Cordola
Lanny Cordola
Lanny Cordola is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. He has been a member of bands such as Giuffria, House Of Lords, and Magdallan ....

 left in 1990, replaced by ex Shark Island
Shark Island (band)
Shark Island was an American hard rock band from Los Angeles that played during the 1980s.-History:Shark Island was started in 1979 by singer Richard Black, whose name then was Rick Czerny, and lead guitarist Spencer Sercombe, under the name of 'Sharks'. Czerny and Sercombe met in high school and...

's Michael Guy.

Their next effort was 1990's Sahara
Sahara (House of Lords album)
Sahara is the second studio album by the American hard rock band House of Lords, released on August 21, 1990.The album was recorded without original guitarist Lanny Cordola, but with Michael Guy as the band's guitarist...

and featured a list of guest musicians. Other notable contributions to the album came from Doug Aldrich
Doug Aldrich
Doug Aldrich , is a Los Angeles-based hard rock guitarist, since 2003 a member of Whitesnake. He founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St.John in 1998 and has played previously with the bands Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, and Bad Moon Rising...

, Rick Nielsen
Rick Nielsen
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, Chris Impellitteri
Chris Impellitteri
Chris Impellitteri is the lead guitarist and founder of the heavy metal band Impellitteri. In 2008 Guitarworld Magazine officially named Chris Impellitteri as one of the Fastest Guitarists of all time...

, Mandy Meyer
Mandy Meyer
Armand Mandy Meyer is a Swiss guitar player best known for being a member of the hard rock band Gotthard, the progressive rock band Asia and the heavy metal band Krokus. Meyer has also worked with Cobra, Stealin' Horses and Katmandu. He was born August 29, 1960 in the town of Balcarres,...

, David Glen Eisley
David Glen Eisley
David Glen Eisley is an American actor and musician.Eisley was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of Anthony Eisley. While in high school, he played drums for the band Mammoth, an Iron Butterfly cover band. He has been in the AOR bands Giuffria and Dirty White Boy...

, Robin Zander
Robin Zander
Robin Wayne Zander is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick.-Early life:Zander was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, the fourth of five children; he has two older brothers, and older and younger sisters....

, Mike Tramp
Mike Tramp
Mike Tramp is a Danish singer and songwriter who is best known for his work with the hard rock bands White Lion and Freak of Nature...

, Steve Plunkett and Ron Keel
Ron Keel
Ron Keel is a Heavy metal vocalist and guitarist for a number of bands from the 1980s to the modern day, including the glam metal band Keel.-Biography:...

. Deliberately more guitar-orientated than the debut, the album hit #120 on the charts and in the wake of the successful single "Can't Find My Way Home" (a Blind Faith cover) was certified platinum in 1991. The single & video also did well on Album Rock radio peaking at #10. The second single "Remember My Name" was a bigger hit hitting #72 on the Hot 100 and a Top 5 regular on DIAL MTV. Soon after bassist Chuck Wright and drummer Ken Mary
Ken Mary
Ken Mary is a heavy metal drummer known for having played in many groups such as Accept, Fifth Angel, Chastain, TKO, Impellitteri, House of Lords, Bonfire and Alice Cooper...

 left the band.

1992's release Demons Down
Demons Down
-Personnel:*James Christian - lead vocals*Gregg Giuffria - keyboards, backing vocals*Dennis Chick - guitars, backing vocals*Sean McNabb - bass, backing vocals*Tommy Aldridge - drums, backing vocals-Additional musicians:...

, described by Christian as his favorite release, features Dennis Chick (guitars), ex Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot is an American Heavy Metal band. They are best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum On Feel the Noize". They were founded in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni, under the original name Mach 1, before changing the name to Little Women and finally Quiet...

 bassist Sean McNabb
Sean McNabb
Sean McNabb is an American actor, musician and singer.McNabb was born in South Bend, Indiana. At age 21, he became the bass player of the 80s metal band Quiet Riot, replacing Chuck Wright. As a bassist and vocalist, McNabb has worked with House of Lords, Badd Boyz, Great White and Rough Cutt...

 and veteran Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge is a veteran heavy metal and hard rock drummer. Aldridge is noted for his work with numerous bands and vocalists, most notable being Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnake, Ted Nugent and Thin Lizzy.Self taught, Aldridge was inspired by Cream,...

 as well as Christian and Giuffria. The album spawned two singles, the title track and the ballad "What's Forever For" . The band broke up in 1993 despite recording demos to shop for a new label.

After legal delays over the rights to the band name the group reformed in 2000, featuring an extended line up of Christian, Guffria, Cordola, Guy, Mary, and Wright, although Guy soon departed.

Two years later The Power And The Myth
The Power And The Myth
The Power and the Myth is the fourth studio album and the first since the reunion, by House of Lords, released on August 3, 2004.The album marks the return of original members Chuck Wright, Lanny Cordola and Ken Mary, but is the first not to feature keyboardist, main songwriter and founding member...

was finished but it was 2004 before it was released by Frontiers Records
Frontiers Records
Frontiers Records is an Italian record label, predominantly producing melodic rock. It was formed in 1996 by Serafino Perugino and is based in Naples, Italy.-History:...

. The album marked the return of Chuck Wright, Lanny Cordola and Ken Mary, but is the first not to feature Giuffria, who had left the project with keyboard work done by guests Derek Sherinian
Derek Sherinian
Derek Sherinian is a rock keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, Yngwie Malmsteen, Kiss, and Alice In Chains. He was also a member of Dream Theater and is the founder of the instrumental metal-fusion band Planet X...

, Allan Okuye, Sven Martin and Ricky Phillips
Ricky Phillips
Ricky Phillips is an American bass guitarist and the current bass player for the rock band Styx. He has also played in Nasty Habit, The Babys, Bad English, and Coverdale-Page....

. House of Lords contacted Jeff Kent to take over the writing of lyrics and melodies due to the band's lowest scores since it's inception.
After Jeff Kent was finished, the band scored 96% on the 2006 CD World Upside Down with 10 of Kent's Lyrical and melodic compositions, and 97% of the 2008 CD Come To My Kingdom with 13 of Kent's Lyrical and melodic compositions.
After a further reunion in 2005 for the Firefest festival in the UK, House of Lords released a new album adding songwriter Jeff Kent/melody & lyric writer and keyboardist, guitarist Jimi Bell, and drummer B.J. Zamba. World Upside Down
World Upside Down
World Upside Down is the fifth studio album , by House of Lords, released on May 23, 2006.The album features founding member James Christian once again with an all-new line-up, as he is the only one of the original members left on the line-up...

Kent also played all the keyboard parts on the 2005 Frontier Record release.

A live album Live in the UK
Live in the UK (House of Lords album)
Live in the UK is the first live album by House of Lords, released on January 29, 2007.The album was recorded during the band's last tour with the original reunited line up in 2005, on November 26, 2005 in Nottingham, England...

was released in January 2007.

In 2008, the band resumed writing and limited touring and continue the Come to My Kingdom
Come to My Kingdom
Come to My Kingdom is the sixth studio album by House of Lords, released on March 17, 2008 in Europe and October 7, 2008 in the US.The album features the same line-up as the previous album World Upside Down and was produced by singer James Christian and Jeff Kent who also co-wrote most all of the...

tour of Europe, commencing in April–May 2008. The album featured the same line-up as World Upside Down, except bassist Chris McCarvill
Chris McCarvill
Christopher Lee “Chris” McCarvill , is an American musician best known as the touring and/or recording bass guitarist and backing vocalist with arena rock bands Dokken and House of Lords. He is well known for his energetic and technical virtuosity on the bass and his heartfelt vocal...

 who joined the band prior to recording, and was produced by frontman James Christian and frequent collaborator Jeff Kent (who played bass prior to McCarvill's joining), who also co-wrote most all of the album's vocal melodies and lyrics. Following the tour, bassist Chris McCarvill
Chris McCarvill
Christopher Lee “Chris” McCarvill , is an American musician best known as the touring and/or recording bass guitarist and backing vocalist with arena rock bands Dokken and House of Lords. He is well known for his energetic and technical virtuosity on the bass and his heartfelt vocal...

 left the band due to prior touring commitments with Dokken
Dokken
Dokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide...

. He was replaced by Matt McKenna who recorded bass for the band's next album and performed on all the Come to My Kingdom
Come to My Kingdom
Come to My Kingdom is the sixth studio album by House of Lords, released on March 17, 2008 in Europe and October 7, 2008 in the US.The album features the same line-up as the previous album World Upside Down and was produced by singer James Christian and Jeff Kent who also co-wrote most all of the...

tour dates.

On September 18, 2009, the band's seventh studio album Cartesian Dreams
Cartesian Dreams
Cartesian Dreams is the seventh studio album by House of Lords, released on September 18, 2009 in Europe and October 13, 2009 in the US....

was released. Although bass was recorded by McKenna, Chris McCarvill
Chris McCarvill
Christopher Lee “Chris” McCarvill , is an American musician best known as the touring and/or recording bass guitarist and backing vocalist with arena rock bands Dokken and House of Lords. He is well known for his energetic and technical virtuosity on the bass and his heartfelt vocal...

 has rejoined the band following the recording and played bass on the supporting tour for the album in September–November 2009. Jeff Kent has produced the album along with Christian, although this time around he didn't contribute any songwriting to the album.

On July 26, 2011, it was announced that the album will be releasing their eighth studio album Big Money on September 23, 2011, in Europe and September 27 in North America. The album was recorded with the line-up of 2008 album Come to My Kingdom
Come to My Kingdom
Come to My Kingdom is the sixth studio album by House of Lords, released on March 17, 2008 in Europe and October 7, 2008 in the US.The album features the same line-up as the previous album World Upside Down and was produced by singer James Christian and Jeff Kent who also co-wrote most all of the...

, including returning bassist Chris McCarvill
Chris McCarvill
Christopher Lee “Chris” McCarvill , is an American musician best known as the touring and/or recording bass guitarist and backing vocalist with arena rock bands Dokken and House of Lords. He is well known for his energetic and technical virtuosity on the bass and his heartfelt vocal...

, and will be promoted with a European tour in October 2011, the band's first tour since 2009.

Current members

  • James Christian
    James Christian
    James Christian is a Connecticut-based musician and songwriter who is perhaps best known for being the frontman of the band House of Lords.-Career:...

     - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Jimi Bell - guitar
  • Chris McCarvill
    Chris McCarvill
    Christopher Lee “Chris” McCarvill , is an American musician best known as the touring and/or recording bass guitarist and backing vocalist with arena rock bands Dokken and House of Lords. He is well known for his energetic and technical virtuosity on the bass and his heartfelt vocal...

     - bass, backing vocals
  • B.J. Zampa - drums, backing vocals
  • Jeff Kent - keyboards, bass, backing vocals, songwriting

Former members

  • Lanny Cordola
    Lanny Cordola
    Lanny Cordola is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. He has been a member of bands such as Giuffria, House Of Lords, and Magdallan ....

     - guitar, backing vocals (1988–1990, 2000–2005)
  • Michael Guy - guitar, backing vocals (1990–1991)
  • Dennis Chick - guitar, backing vocals (1991–1993)
  • Chuck Wright
    Chuck Wright
    Chuck Wright is an American bassist, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He originally joined Quiet Riot in 1982, performing bass on several tracks for their hit album, Metal Health, as well as contributing backing vocals. He left and rejoined Quiet Riot multiple times,...

     - bass, backing vocals (1988–1990, 2000–2005)
  • Sean McNabb
    Sean McNabb
    Sean McNabb is an American actor, musician and singer.McNabb was born in South Bend, Indiana. At age 21, he became the bass player of the 80s metal band Quiet Riot, replacing Chuck Wright. As a bassist and vocalist, McNabb has worked with House of Lords, Badd Boyz, Great White and Rough Cutt...

     - bass, backing vocals (1991–1993)
  • Matt McKenna - bass, backing vocals (2008–2009)
  • Gregg Giuffria
    Gregg Giuffria
    Gregg Giuffria is an American rock keyboardist. He was the keyboardist for heavy metal bands, Angel, and House of Lords, and arena rock band, Giuffria....

     - keyboards, backing vocals (1988–1993, 2006)
  • Ken Mary
    Ken Mary
    Ken Mary is a heavy metal drummer known for having played in many groups such as Accept, Fifth Angel, Chastain, TKO, Impellitteri, House of Lords, Bonfire and Alice Cooper...

     - drums, backing vocals (1988–1990, 2000–2005)
  • Tommy Aldridge
    Tommy Aldridge
    Tommy Aldridge is a veteran heavy metal and hard rock drummer. Aldridge is noted for his work with numerous bands and vocalists, most notable being Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnake, Ted Nugent and Thin Lizzy.Self taught, Aldridge was inspired by Cream,...

     - drums, backing vocals (1991–1993)

Discography

  • House of Lords
    House of Lords (House of Lords album)
    House of Lords is the eponymous debut album by House of Lords, a Giuffria spin-off band, featuring keyboardist Gregg Giuffria. It was released in 1988 on Kiss bassist Gene Simmons' own label and distributed by RCA Records. The album reached position No...

    - 1988 (Simmons/RCA
    RCA Records
    RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...

    )
  • Sahara
    Sahara (House of Lords album)
    Sahara is the second studio album by the American hard rock band House of Lords, released on August 21, 1990.The album was recorded without original guitarist Lanny Cordola, but with Michael Guy as the band's guitarist...

    - 1990 (Simmons/RCA)
  • Demons Down
    Demons Down
    -Personnel:*James Christian - lead vocals*Gregg Giuffria - keyboards, backing vocals*Dennis Chick - guitars, backing vocals*Sean McNabb - bass, backing vocals*Tommy Aldridge - drums, backing vocals-Additional musicians:...

    - 1992 (PolyGram
    PolyGram
    PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:...

    )
  • The Power And The Myth
    The Power And The Myth
    The Power and the Myth is the fourth studio album and the first since the reunion, by House of Lords, released on August 3, 2004.The album marks the return of original members Chuck Wright, Lanny Cordola and Ken Mary, but is the first not to feature keyboardist, main songwriter and founding member...

    - 2004 (Dead Line/Frontiers
    Frontiers Records
    Frontiers Records is an Italian record label, predominantly producing melodic rock. It was formed in 1996 by Serafino Perugino and is based in Naples, Italy.-History:...

    )
  • World Upside Down
    World Upside Down
    World Upside Down is the fifth studio album , by House of Lords, released on May 23, 2006.The album features founding member James Christian once again with an all-new line-up, as he is the only one of the original members left on the line-up...

    - 2006 (Frontiers)
  • Live in the UK
    Live in the UK (House of Lords album)
    Live in the UK is the first live album by House of Lords, released on January 29, 2007.The album was recorded during the band's last tour with the original reunited line up in 2005, on November 26, 2005 in Nottingham, England...

    - 2007 (Frontiers)
  • Come to My Kingdom
    Come to My Kingdom
    Come to My Kingdom is the sixth studio album by House of Lords, released on March 17, 2008 in Europe and October 7, 2008 in the US.The album features the same line-up as the previous album World Upside Down and was produced by singer James Christian and Jeff Kent who also co-wrote most all of the...

    - 2008 (Blistering/Frontiers)
  • Anthology
    Anthology (House of Lords album)
    Anthology is a compilation of rare demos and live recordings by House of Lords, released on October 14, 2008.The album was mixed and produced by the band's original drummer Ken Mary.-Track listing:# "I Wanna Be Loved" - 3:33...

    - 2008 (Cleopatra
    Cleopatra Records
    Cleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label.- History :Founded in 1992 by Brian Perera, it specializes in gothic rock, hard rock, heavy metal and reissues of out-of-print music...

    )
  • Cartesian Dreams
    Cartesian Dreams
    Cartesian Dreams is the seventh studio album by House of Lords, released on September 18, 2009 in Europe and October 13, 2009 in the US....

    - 2009 (Frontiers)
  • Big Money - 2011 (Frontiers)

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House of Lords
House of Lords (House of Lords album)
House of Lords is the eponymous debut album by House of Lords, a Giuffria spin-off band, featuring keyboardist Gregg Giuffria. It was released in 1988 on Kiss bassist Gene Simmons' own label and distributed by RCA Records. The album reached position No...

U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

78
Sahara
Sahara (House of Lords album)
Sahara is the second studio album by the American hard rock band House of Lords, released on August 21, 1990.The album was recorded without original guitarist Lanny Cordola, but with Michael Guy as the band's guitarist...

U.S. Billboard 200 121
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