House of Lords (band)

House of Lords' eponymous debut was released in 1988,[3] featuring a heavier sound than Giuffria’s and less prominent keyboards.

The album received critical acclaim,[3] and the band toured with Cheap Trick, Ozzy Osbourne and the Scorpions in 1989.

Other notable contributions to the album came from Doug Aldrich, Rick Nielsen, Chris Impellitteri, Mandy Meyer, David Glen Eisley, Robin Zander, Mike Tramp, Steve Plunkett and Ron Keel.

[7] James Christian recorded and released Rude Awakening,[3] and spent a short time in the line-up of Manic Eden.

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, Allan Okuye, Sven Martin and Ricky Phillips.

House of Lords contacted Jeff Kent to take over the writing of lyrics and melodies due to the band's lowest scores since its inception.

After a further reunion in 2005 for the Firefest festival in the UK, House of Lords released a new album, World Upside Down, adding songwriter Jeff Kent/melody & lyric writer and keyboardist, guitarist Jimi Bell, bassist Chris McCarvill, and drummer B.J.

Bassist Chris McCarvill left the band just before the CTMK release due to prior touring commitments with Dokken.

He was replaced by Matt McKenna who recorded bass for the band's next album Cartesian Dreams and performed on all the Come to My Kingdom tour dates.

The group embarked on a world tour of 39 cities throughout Europe, Brazil, and the United States, commencing between March–July 2008, including main stage performances at Hard in Rio, Rocklahoma and the South Texas Rockfest festivals.

[10] In April 2015 it was announced that House of Lords tenth studio album Indestructible would be released in the EU on June 5 and 9 in North America.

...The album is heavier in the beginning, but we love songs that are both melodic and heavy, and the idea was to fill the best of both on one CD without sounding like two different bands.

[13] In January 2017 it was announced that House of Lords eleventh studio album Saint Of The Lost Souls would be released on March 24.

McCarvill performing with House of Lords at Lorca Rock Festival in 2006