- Gotthard (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Gotthard
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Origin =Lugano ,Switzerland
Genre =Hard rock
Years_active = 1992 - present
Label = BMGNuclear Blast
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URL = [http://www.gotthard.com/ Official Site]
Current_members = Steve LeeLeo Leoni Freddy Scherer Phil Martini Marc Lynn Hena Habegger
Past_members =Igor Gianola Mandy Meyer
Notable_instruments =Gotthard is a Swiss
hard rock band founded inLugano by Steve Lee and Leo Leoni. Their last eleven albums have all charted at number one, making them one of the most successful Swiss album chart acts ever. [http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gotthard] With 2 million albums sold (1 million of which were sold in Switzerland, which only has 7.5 million inhabitants), they managed to get multi-platinum awards in different parts of the world. It is nationally the most successful rock band, however, if international sales are considered, they are still trailing Krokus Fact|date=April 2007.Gotthard are currently on tour with Whitesnake and are playing at Arrow Rock Festival in Holland.
tudio albums
* "Gotthard" (1992)
* "Dial Hard " (1994)
* "G." (1996)
* "Open" (1999)
* "Homerun" (2001)
* "Human Zoo" (2003)
* "Lipservice" (2005)
* "Domino Effect" (2007)Live albums
* "
The Hamburg Tapes " (1996)
* "D frosted " (1997)
* "Made In Switzerland (Live Album) " (2006)Compilation albums
* "One Life One Soul (Best Of Ballads)" (2002)
* "One Team One Spirit (Best of Album)" (2004)
* "Metallic Emotions (CD and DVD)- featuring the song "the call" and the video "lift 'U' up" Nuclear Blast (2007)ingles and EPs
* 1992: All I Care For
* 1992: Hush
* 1992: Firedance
* 1993: Mountain Mama
* 1994: Travellin' Man
* 1994: I'm On My Way
* 1995: Father Is That Enough
* 1996: One Life One Soul
* 1996: He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
* 1997: Fight For Your Life
* 1997: One Life One Soul "(Live)"
* 1997: Love Soul Matter
* 1997: Someday
* 1998: Let It Rain
* 1999: Merry X-Mas
* 1999: Blackberry Way
* 1999: You
* 2000: Heaven
* 2000: Homerun
* 2003: What I Like
* 2003: Janie's Not Alone
* 2003: Have A Little Faith
* 2004: Fire and Ice
* 2004: One Team One Spirit
* 2005: Lift U Up
* 2005: Round And Round
* 2005: Anytime, Anywhere
* 2006: Tu Passion
* 2006: El Traidor
* 2007: The Call
* 2007: Come AliveVideos und DVDs
* 2002: More Than Live "(DVD)"
* 2006: Made In Switzerland "(DVD+CD)"Members
*Steve Lee - vocals
*Leo Leoni -guitar s
*Freddy Scherer - guitars
*Marc Lynn -bass guitar
*Hena Habegger - drumsInfluences
Influences include
Led Zeppelin ,AC/DC ,Whitesnake ,Deep Purple ,Bon Jovi ,Van Halen andAerosmith . Singer Steve Lee is especially fond of Whitesnake and has based his singing style on their lead singerDavid Coverdale Fact|date=April 2007.Gotthard also performed "
Immigrant Song " (originally by Led Zeppelin) live and it featured exclusively on a CD by "Classic Rock" (a long running monthly UK rock magazine). "Hush" was also performed live and can be found on the "Made In Switzerland" album.They have also covered songs from
Bob Dylan ,The Hollies andThe Move .References
External links
* [http://www.gotthard.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.gotthardnordic.com/ Nordic Fansite with a lot of news,pictures and more]
* [http://heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/band.cgi?BandNum=708 Heavy Harmonies page]
*"Saviours Of Rock " Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.savioursofrock.com/reviews/ReviewsGotthard.htm Domino Effect Review]
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