Manic Eden were a short-lived
hard rock
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band consisting of former members of
Whitesnake
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and
Little Caesar.
Overview
Following
David Coverdale
David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of Whitesnake, a hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976, after wh ...
's decision to place Whitesnake on indefinite hiatus in the early 1990s, former Whitesnake members
Adrian Vandenberg
Adrian Vandenberg (born 31 January 1954 as Adriaan van den Berg) is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake during their successful late 1980s period and the band Vandenberg which he started in ...
,
Rudy Sarzo
Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont (born November 18, 1950) is a Cuban American hard rock/ heavy metal bassist. He remains best known for his work with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, and has also played ...
, and
Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge (born August 15, 1950) is an American heavy metal and hard rock drummer. He is noted for his work with numerous bands and artists since the 1970s, such as Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnak ...
elected to form a new band together. Lead vocalist
James Christian
James Christian is an American musician and songwriter who is perhaps best known for being the frontman of the band House of Lords. He is married to Robin Beck. They married in 1996 and have a daughter named Olivia (born 1997).
Discography Studi ...
of
House of Lords
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was recruited to round out the new band; Christian, however, was fired after a short time and replaced by former
Little Caesar vocalist Ron Young. No material was recorded during the time Christian was in the band.
The band released one
self-titled album on 24 March 1994.
Former members
*
Adrian Vandenberg
Adrian Vandenberg (born 31 January 1954 as Adriaan van den Berg) is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake during their successful late 1980s period and the band Vandenberg which he started in ...
- guitar, keyboards
(1993–1994)
*
Rudy Sarzo
Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont (born November 18, 1950) is a Cuban American hard rock/ heavy metal bassist. He remains best known for his work with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, and has also played ...
- bass
(1993–1994)
*
Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge (born August 15, 1950) is an American heavy metal and hard rock drummer. He is noted for his work with numerous bands and artists since the 1970s, such as Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnak ...
- drums, percussion
(1993–1994)
*
James Christian
James Christian is an American musician and songwriter who is perhaps best known for being the frontman of the band House of Lords. He is married to Robin Beck. They married in 1996 and have a daughter named Olivia (born 1997).
Discography Studi ...
- lead vocals
(1993)
*Ron Young - lead vocals
(1993–1994)
The album
;Track listing
#"Can You Feel It" - 4:15
#"When the Hammer Comes Down" - 5:45
#"Ride the Storm" - 4:12
#"Can't Hold It" - 4:00
#"Fire in My Soul" - 6:15
#"Do Angels Die" - 5:34
#"Crossing the Line" - 4:20
#"Dark Shade of Grey" - 4:40
#"Pushing Me" - 4:30
#"Gimme a Shot" - 5:10
#"Keep It Coming" - 4:29
;Personnel
* Ron Young - lead vocals
*
Adrian Vandenberg
Adrian Vandenberg (born 31 January 1954 as Adriaan van den Berg) is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake during their successful late 1980s period and the band Vandenberg which he started in ...
- guitar, keyboards
*
Rudy Sarzo
Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont (born November 18, 1950) is a Cuban American hard rock/ heavy metal bassist. He remains best known for his work with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, and has also played ...
- bass
*
Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge (born August 15, 1950) is an American heavy metal and hard rock drummer. He is noted for his work with numerous bands and artists since the 1970s, such as Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnak ...
- drums, percussion
* CeCe White - background vocals
* Sara Taylor - background vocals
* Chris Trujillo - percussion
*
Guy Allison - keyboards
References
External links
Manic Eden Biography
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English hard rock musical groups
1994 albums
Whitesnake members
Musical groups established in 1993
Musical quartets
1993 establishments in England