Winterhawk was an American heavy metal band formed in 1978 in San Francisco, California.
Their debut album, Electric Warriors (1979), was produced by Tom Bee.
Their second album, Dog Soldier (1980), included drums and backing vocals by blue-eyed soul musician Jon Gibson (who went on to have success in the contemporary Christian music industry).
Both Electric Warriors and Dog Soldier were remastered and reissued on Don Giovanni Records in 2021.
[4] Winterhawk performed in the 1983 US Festival and has opened for Tina Turner, Santana, Country Joe and the Fish, Steve Miller and Van Halen.