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11 дек 2025 :	KINGDOM COME's RICK STEIER Says JAMES KOTTAK 'Drank Himself To Death': 'He Was Drunk Day And Night'
7 окт 2024 :	Why Reunion Of KINGDOM COME's Classic Lineup Failed To Materialize A Decade Ago
10 сен 2024 :	New KINGDOM COME Lineup To Debut Fresh Music At This Month's Shows
3 апр 2024 :	KINGDOM COME Bassist JOHNNY B. FRANK: JAMES KOTTAK Was 'A Closet Drinker' Who 'Would Deny That He Was An Alcoholic'
18 мар 2024 :	New Lineup Of KINGDOM COME Performs Live For First Time (Video)
6 мар 2024 :	KINGDOM COME
12 фев 2024 :	KEITH ST JOHN Exits KINGDOM COME; Band To Carry On With New Singer And Drummer
24 мар 2023 :	JAMES KOTTAK Explains How He Cracked Three Ribs And His Left Hip In Two Separate Incidents Months Apart
20 мар 2023 :	KINGDOM COME's KEITH ST. JOHN Says JAMES KOTTAK 'Should Have Started Working On His Health' Before SWEDEN ROCK Performance
8 фев 2023 :	Watch: KINGDOM COME Performs With SLAUGHTER Drummer BLAS ELIAS In Las Vegas
6 фев 2023 :	KINGDOM COME Singer Says JAMES KOTTAK's 'Health Situations' Have 'Really Been Affecting His Playing'
12 янв 2023 :	KINGDOM COME's JAMES KOTTAK Says He Recently 'Jacked' His Left Hip Up When 'He Tripped And Fell On The Pavement'
19 дек 2022 :	KINGDOM COME Singer Says JAMES KOTTAK Has Been Dealing With 'Health Issues' For Past Two Years: 'He's On A Break'
10 дек 2022 :	JAMES KOTTAK Says He Was Told To Avoid Comparing KINGDOM COME To LED ZEPPELIN
28 сен 2022 :	Watch: KINGDOM COME Plays First Two Shows With Drummer BLAS ELIAS
26 авг 2022 :	KINGDOM COME Recruits Drummer BLAS ELIAS While JAMES KOTTAK Is 'Recovering And Getting His Health Together'
24 авг 2022 :	KINGDOM COME's JAMES KOTTAK Says He Won't Join His Bandmates At Their Texas Shows: 'Don't Waste Your Time'
23 июл 2022 :	KINGDOM COME's JAMES KOTTAK On GENE SIMMONS: "What An Incredible Businessman!"
20 июн 2022 :	JAMES KOTTAK Denies Alcohol Played A Part In KINGDOM COME's Disastrous SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Performance
15 июн 2022 :	KINGDOM COME Blasted For 'St' Performance At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL: The Event's 'Biggest F*up'
26 апр 2021 :	KINGDOM COME Might Have To 'Alter' Band Name In Order To Release New Music
17 сен 2020 :	KINGDOM COME Is 'In Negotiations' With LENNY WOLF To Release New Music
3 сен 2020 :	KINGDOM COME's First New Songs Without Singer LENNY WOLF Have A 'LED ZEPPELIN Vibe'
15 июл 2020 :	BOB ROCK On LED ZEPPELIN's JOHN PAUL JONES: 'He Was So Insulted' That I Produced First KINGDOM COME Album
13 фев 2020 :	Watch KINGDOM COME Perform In Las Vegas
15 май 2019 :	KINGDOM COME Is Contractually Unable To Release New Music For Two Years

7 окт 2024

Why Reunion Of KINGDOM COME's Classic Lineup Failed To Materialize A Decade Ago

In a recent interview with Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. of Rock Interview Series, KINGDOM COME guitarist Danny Stag was asked if there had ever been any attempt at a reunion of the band's classic lineup in the three and a half decades after the original group abruptly broke up for personal reasons in August 1989. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "In 2014, we all agreed to put the original five back together. And we actually got to the point where we had an agent and shows were being booked and we were gonna start rehearsing out in L.A. And Lenny [Wolf, original KINGDOM COME singer] flew out from Germany, and we got through one rehearsal, and it fell apart because James [Kottak, KINGDOM COME drummer] had to go back to play with SCORPIONS. SCORPIONS had told James, 'Yeah, we're winding it down. We're only doing 50 or 60 shows a year now.' And Klaus [Meine, SCORPIONS singer] knew that James had been talking about putting KINGDOM COME back together and he knew there was a market out there for it. And it was like a dream of [James's] — the guy that quit, funnily enough, he wanted to put the band back together. [James] always loved the band. He loved [bassist] Johnny [B. Frank] and I and [guitarist] Rick [Steier]; we were all great friends. And so what happened was SCORPIONS said, 'Yeah, James, you can do KINGDOM COME now with our blessing. Just don't double book. If we have a show, don't book a [KINGDOM COME] show on any of the dates where there's a SCORPIONS show. And you're still gonna get paid the same way.' He wouldn't have to change his contract or anything. They just said, 'If you wanna fill in some days with KINGDOM COME, that's great.' So that's what we were gonna do. Then Klaus had surgery on his knee. He was in the hospital, and he's a sober guy. He was in the hospital, and they had him on painkillers and all this stuff, and he had a change of heart, and he told James he couldn't do it. And we had already put it in motion. Yeah, they said, 'We're gonna do another record.' Remember how SCORPIONS retired about six times in the last 10 years? This was this was one of those times. And they said, 'You have to come back. We're going in the studio and we're doing a tour.' And James had no choice. Well, he didn't wanna throw away a lot of money and screw the band over. So he said, 'I'm sorry, guys. We can't do it.' He was in tears. He felt really bad. And so Lenny went home, back to Germany."

In an interview this past March with Artists On Record Starring ADIKA Live!, Frank gave a slightly different version of why a reunion of KINGDOM COME's classic lineup failed to materialize a decade ago. He said at the time: "We tried to do [a KINGDOM COME reunion] in 2015 when Lenny was still in the band. James had a year off from the SCORPIONS, so he said, 'Let's do some KINGDOM COME. ' And Lenny was into it. We were getting those big bucks, 'cause it was all original members and we hadn't done anything in 30 years, 29 years or something. So there was a big buzz about us. And then James went to his doctor that afternoon — we were gonna rehearse that night with Lenny and Rick and Danny and everybody — and he told his doctor, 'I'm an alcoholic.' And his doctor said, 'Well, let me prescribe you some Valium.' So he thought, 'Okay, I'll just take a Valium before rehearsal and then I won't need to drink.' And then when the Valium started kicking in, he thought, 'You know what would go good with this? Some Jack Daniel's.' He felt that buzz coming on, and he was, like, 'I've gotta finish this off.' An hour later, he actually fell off his drum stool, and Lenny said, 'That's it. I'm going back to Germany.'"

In 2018, Kottak seemingly confirmed Stag's version of events as it related to the failed reunion of KINGDOM COME's classic lineup, telling NJArts.net: "I wanted to [put the band back together] in 2012 or 2013 and I had the entire band assembled, including Lenny here in L.A. And then I got this call from … Klaus Meine and he said, 'James, we've [SCORPIONS] been on our farewell tour for a few years but I have to ask you, can you not play with anyone else? Because we've decided not to say farewell, we're going to do another album.' Well, I said, 'My allegiance is with you guys,' so I had to go along with the boys, because they're like family."

The new lineup of KINGDOM COME — featuring Stag, Steier and Frank, along with the band's latest additions, vocalist Ezekiel "Zeke" Kaplan and drummer Matt Muckle — played its first two shows on March 15 at The Lamp Theater in Irwin, Pennsylvania and on March 16 at The Mercury Music Lounge in Lakewood, Ohio.

In February, singer Keith St John announced his departure from KINGDOM COME after a five-year run with the band.

St John joined KINGDOM COME in 2018 after Wolf opted not to be involved in the group's reunion alongside Kottak, Stag, Steier and Frank.

St John's exit from KINGDOM COME came just a month after Kottak died at the age of 61.

Earlier in February, Stag, Steier and Frank launched a new web site at kingdomcomerockband.com where they revealed that they would carry on under the KINGDOM COME banner with the addition of Kaplan and Muckle.

Kottak, who was open about his battle with alcoholism, died on January 9. No cause of death has been given.

KINGDOM COME had used a different drummer, SLAUGHTER's Blas Elias, instead of James for most of the band's shows in the last two years due to Kottak's deteriorating health.

Prior to Kottak's death, KINGDOM COME's most recent touring lineup consisted of St John and Elias alongside Stag, Steier and Frank.

Kottak's daughter Tobi told TMZ her father passed away in Louisville, where he lived until 1987, although further details about the exact circumstances weren't available.

In addition to SCORPIONS and KINGDOM COME, Kottak had toured with such bands as WARRANT and even DIO for a short run. James was also involved in various other projects, including the 1990s band KRUNK in which he sang lead vocals and played guitar.

Kottak was married to Athena Lee, the sister of MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, from 1996 to 2010.

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7 окт 2024

Unclechina

В марте этого года в интервью Artists On Record Starring ADIKA Live! Фрэнк рассказал несколько иную версию того, почему воссоединение классического состава KINGDOM COME не состоялось десять лет назад. Тогда он сказал: «Мы пытались сделать [воссоединение KINGDOM COME] в 2015 году, когда Ленни еще был в группе. У Джеймса был год отдыха от SCORPIONS, и он сказал: «Давайте сделаем немного KINGDOM COME. И Ленни был в восторге. Мы получали большие деньги, потому что в группе были все оригинальные участники, и мы ничего не делали 30 лет, 29 лет или около того. Так что вокруг нас была большая шумиха. А потом Джеймс пошел к своему врачу днем - мы собирались репетировать в тот вечер с Ленни, Риком, Дэнни и всеми остальными - и сказал своему врачу: «Я алкоголик». И его врач сказал: «Ну, давайте я выпишу вам валиум». И он подумал: «Ладно, я просто приму валиум перед репетицией, и тогда мне не нужно будет пить». А потом, когда валиум начал действовать, он подумал: «Знаете, что бы с этим хорошо сочеталось? Немного Jack Daniel's». Он почувствовал, что наступает кайф, и подумал: «Я должен допить это». Через час он упал с барабанного стула, и Ленни сказал: «Все. Я возвращаюсь в Германию».

В 2018 году Коттак, похоже, подтвердил версию Стага о несостоявшемся воссоединении классического состава KINGDOM COME, рассказав NJArts.net: «Я хотел [собрать группу] в 2012 или 2013 году, и у меня была вся группа в сборе, включая Ленни здесь, в Лос-Анджелесе. А потом мне позвонил... Клаус Майне и сказал: «Джеймс, мы [SCORPIONS] уже несколько лет находимся в прощальном туре, но я должен спросить тебя, можешь ли ты больше ни с кем не играть? Потому что мы решили не прощаться, а выпустить еще один альбом». Ну, я сказал: «Я верен вам, ребята», так что мне пришлось пойти с ребятами, потому что они мне как семья».

Переведено с помощью DeepL.com (бесплатная версия)