Freak of Nature was an American hard rock band formed in 1992 by former White Lion co-founder/vocalist, Danish singer Mike Tramp.

Following Freak of Nature, Mike Tramp released several solo albums and also reformed White Lion with a new lineup.

The pair spent weeks in Tramp's house in Santa Monica, California, resulting in several songs which were later released under the moniker "Mike and Oliver".

[1] In 1992, ex-House of Lords guitarist Dennis Chick was brought in to replace Steffensen,[1] and the band was finally official.

In 1993, Freak of Nature toured for eight months, playing a mixture of headlining shows, mainly in Britain, including gigs at the Roskilde Festival on July 2 and support slots for Helloween in September and Dio in November.

Gathering of Freaks was released in 1994 and shortly after the recording processes in Canoga Park and North Hollywood, California, Korade was replaced by Marcus Nand.

In 2007, a White Lion compilation, The Definitive Rock Collection, was released and the band was set for a summer tour with Poison and Ratt, only to be dropped by the tour promoter after ex-White Lion guitarist Vito Bratta threatened to take legal action over the band name.

Best played bass for Dio between August 1995 and May 1996, taking part in recording sessions and a South American tour.

He was also part of Courtney Love's band for a couple of years, co-writing seven of the twelve songs on America's Sweetheart.

Later, an album called Brothers for Life was released under the moniker Mike & Oliver containing pre-Freak of Nature material.