In early 1986, White Lion, with a fictitious "female" member, had a brief part in the Tom Hanks/Shelley Long movie The Money Pit.Įarly in 1987, the band was signed by Atlantic Records (which ironically is a sister label to Elektra) and on June 21, 1987, their breakthrough album, Pride, was released. 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 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). However, Elektra was unhappy with the final recording, and after refusing to release the album, terminated their contract.īoth Capozzi and Robinson soon left the band. White Lion was signed by Elektra Records in 1983 and recorded their debut Fight to Survive. The two recruited drummer Nicki Capozzi and bassist Felix Robinson (formerly of Angel) and named the group White Lion. White Lion disbanded in 1992, but was reformed again by Mike Tramp in 1999 with all new musicians.Īfter moving from Denmark to New York in 1982, vocalist Mike Tramp (ex-Mabel,ex-Studs) met Brooklyn guitarist Vito Bratta (ex-Dreamer) and decided to form a band. Mainly active in the 1980s and early 1990s, the band achieved double platinum status, with their #3 hit "When the Children Cry". White Lion is a glam-rock band that was formed in New York City in 1983 by Danish-born vocalist Mike Tramp and guitarist Vito Bratta.
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