In 1998 Mike released Capricorn, his first of four solo albums. Mike Tramp went on to form and front Freak Of Nature, a short-lived project spanning 1993-1994, with Danish friend Oliver Steffenson. Vito Bratta concentrated on classic guitar playing and has not been involved with any bands since. Greg and James have played in different groups after White Lion. Bone Caradonna and drummer Jimmy De Grasso replaced them briefly, but in autumn of the same year, White Lion disbanded. In 1992, Greg D'Angelo and James Lomenzo had enough of Tramp and Bratta's continuous fighting, so they left the band. The band's cover of "Radar Love", a classic originally recorded by Golden Earring, was the hit single off of Big Game.ġ991 brought Mane Attraction, which was their best album yet, according to Greg D'Angelo, containing the top tracks "Lights And Thunder" and a new version of "Broken Heart", which had been one of their first songs off of their debut album. In 1989 the album Big Game came out and was a still more successful, helping to solidify White Lion's place among the top tier of hard rock bands of that time.
That year Atlantic Records also released Fight to Survive worldwide and White Lion toured with Frehley`s Comet, Kiss, AC/DC & Stryper. "When the Children Cry" was an even bigger hit, reaching 3rd place on the charts. charts and was popular among fans of heavier metal as well. The following year, Atlantic Records released White Lion's second album, Pride, which brought significant success for the band, especially the single "Wait", which climbed to 8th place on the U.S.
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In early 1986 White Lion, with a fictitious "female" member, had a brief part in the Tom Hanks/Shelley Long movie The Money Pit. A few months later, Grand Slam records went bankrupt. The small US independent label Grand Slamm records finally released Fight To Survive in the US on November 9, 1985. The album Fight To Survive was eventually picked up by RCA and released in Japan, a hotbed of international hard rock music at the time, in 1984. Within a month of joining, however, Dave Spitz left to play bass with Black Sabbath and was replaced by James Lomenzo. Nicki Capozzi was replaced by former Anthrax drummer Greg D'Angelo, and Felix Robinson was replaced by bassist Dave Spitz (brother of Anthrax guitarist Dan Spitz). This contributed to major turmoil in the group.īoth Capozzi and Robinson soon left the band. However, Elektra was unhappy with the final recording, and, after refusing to release the album, the label terminated the group's contract. White Lion was signed by Elektra records in 1983, and they recorded their debut album, Fight To Survive, shortly afterwards. Local success caused talk of releasing an album. The two recruited drummer Nicki Capozzi and bassist Felix Robinson (formerly of Angel) and named the group 'Lion' before settling on 'White Lion'. The band's other members were James Lomenzo (bass) and Greg D'Angelo (drums).Īfter moving from Denmark to New York in 1982, vocalist Mike Tramp (ex-Mabel and ex-Studs) met Brooklyn guitarist Vito Bratta (ex-Dreamer) and they decided to form a band. Known for top 40 rock hits such as 1988's "When The Children Cry" and 1989's "Little Fighter", the band was formed in New York City in 1983 by Danish-born vocalist Mike Tramp (born Michael Trempenau) and guitarist Vito Bratta, who wrote most of the band's songs.
Their manager, Mike Parente, also owned L'amour, a club in Brooklyn. White Lion was a glam metal band of the 80s and early 90s.
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