Los Angeles, California

House of Lords - was put together by ex-Angel keyboardist Gregg Giuffria along with vocalist James Christian ( Canata ), guitarist Lanny Cordola ( Giuffria ), bassist Chuck Wright ( Impelliteri / Quiet Riot ), and drummer Ken Mary ( Alice Cooper ). (The later three reuniting in 1994 in Magdalen ) Gene Simmons of Kiss came up with the band name and signed the band to his own label Simmons Records which was distributed through BMG. The band's style is melodic/commercial metal with hints of '70s arena rock. Both James Christian and Lanny Cordola have continued to release solo material, as well as working with other bands, outside of House of Lords. Lanny has also been seen on the sitcom Full House playing guitar in Jesse's (John Stamos) band Jesse & the Rockers. In later incarnations of the band Tommy Aldridge ( Pat Travers/ Whitesnake / Ozzy / Ted Nugent ) joined the band on drums. Gregg has once again disappeared and has apparently decided to have nothing to do with the reunited Angel . House of Lords reunited without Gregg in 2003 and released a new CD in '04. As of 2005 there have were rumors that Gregg Giuffria rejoined the band, which proved to be only partially true with the release of "World Upside Down" which had Gregg performing keys, although he was not listed as a member.