Gotthard (band)

Gotthard is a Swiss hard rock band founded by Steve Lee and Leo Leoni. Their last ten albums have all charted at number one, making them the most successful Swiss album chart act ever .

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 .

Discography

Studio 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)

Members

• Steve Lee - vocals
• Leo Leoni - guitars
• Freddy Scherer - guitars
• Marc Lynn - bass guitar
• Hena Habegger - drums

Influences

Influences include Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Bon Jovi, Van Halen and Aerosmith. Singer Steve Lee is especially fond of Whitesnake and has based his singing style on their lead singer David Coverdale .

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 and The Move.

External links

• Official Website
• Nordic Fansite with a lot of news,pictures and more
• Heavy Harmonies page
• Saviours Of Rock Template:Rating-5 Domino Effect Review