Kurdt Vanderhoof

Kurdt Vanderhoof

Kurdt Vanderhoof is the guitarist and founding member of the American heavy metal band Metal Church. He formed the band in 1980 after the alias given to his San Francisco apartment. Vanderhoof moved back to his hometown, Aberdeen, Washington. In 1981, he formed a band named Shrapnel. It consisted of Kirk Arrington on drums, Mike Murphy on vocals, and Craig Wells handling guitars. Vanderhoof brought in a friend, Duke Erickson, who could play bass, completing the Shrapnel line-up. Mike Murphy left the band so they recruited David Wayne for vocal duties. By 1983, Shrapnel had renamed itself to Vanderhoof's original band name, Metal Church.

However, in 1990 Vanderhoof left the band he had founded and was replaced by long-time friend John Marshall. His first solo band was "Hall Aflame", which only released one album, before breaking up on 1993. Metal Church disbanded that same year.

Vanderhoof formed another solo band "Vanderhoof". This band released the albums Vanderhoof and A Blur in Time in 1997 and 2002 respectively.

In 2005, Kurdt Vanderhoof and several members from his solo band formed Presto Ballet, a band dedicated to recreating the progressive rock sounds of the mid70s.

"`We recorded the whole album in a somewhat 'old-school' manner, which means analogue synthesizers, real Hammond organ and real mellotron sounds.`" said Vanderhoof, regarding their debut album Peace Among the Ruins.

Vanderhoof currently plays for both Metal Church and Presto Ballet.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Metal Church — This article is about heavy metal band. For their self titled album, see Metal Church (Metal Church album). For the album by Wayne, see Metal Church (Wayne album). Metal Church Metal Church guitarists Jay Reynolds (left) and Kurdt Vanderhoof… …   Wikipedia

  • Metal Church — Datos generales Origen Aberdeen, Washington, Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Metal Church (Metal Church album) — Metal Church Studio album by Metal Church Released 1984 (original) 1985 (reissue) …   Wikipedia

  • Masterpeace — Studio album by Metal Church Released 1999 …   Wikipedia

  • The Weight of the World (album) — Infobox Album Name = The Weight of the World Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Metal Church Released = 2004 Recorded = Genre = Thrash metal Length = 56:34 Label = Steamhammer/SPV Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5… …   Wikipedia

  • The Weight of the World (álbum) — The Weight of the World Álbum de estudio de Metal Church Publicación 2004 Duración 56:34 Discográfica SPV Cronología de Metal Church …   Wikipedia Español

  • A Light in the Dark — Infobox Album Name = A Light in the Dark Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Metal Church Released = June 27, 2006 Recorded = Genre = Thrash metal Heavy metal Length = 61:56 Label = SPV Producer = Kurdt Vanderhoof Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3.5|5… …   Wikipedia

  • The Lost Art of Time Travel — Infobox Album Name = The Lost Art Of Time Travel Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Presto Ballet Released = September 23, 2008 Recorded = 2008 Genre = progessive rock Length = 60:32 Label = Body Of Work Recordings Producer = Kurdt Vanderhoof… …   Wikipedia

  • Metal Church (album) — Infobox Album Name = Metal Church Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Metal Church Released = 1984 Recorded = 1983 1984 Genre = Thrash metal Length = 41:50 Label = Ground Zero Elektra Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… …   Wikipedia

  • Metal Church — Guitaristes de Metal Church : Jay Renolds (gauche) et Kurdt Vanderhoof (droite) Pays d’origine États Unis …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1758760 Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”