White Wolf (band) explained

White Wolf is a Canadian heavy metal band from Edmonton, Alberta, led by Don Wolf.^[1]

History

White Wolf originally formed in 1975 under the name Slamm, then changed to Warrior before settling on White Wolf.^[2] The group played locally for several years before landing a recording contract with RCA Records; their debut album, Standing Alone,^[3] was issued on the label in 1984. The band toured in Canada, the United States, Europe and Japan in support of the album.^[4]

A second album, Endangered Species, was released in 1986. The album included one song which was made into a music video: "She".

The group disbanded shortly after completing the album,^[5] but released a third album with new material, Victim Of The Spotlight, in 2007.^[6] They came together again for a tour of Germany that year; a concert from this tour was recorded live and released in 2008 by Escape Music as WHITE WOLF Live in Germany.^[7]

As of 2016, White Wolf continues to perform occasionally at local venues.

Members

Current members:

• Don Wolf (Wilk) - vocals, keyboards
• Cam McLeod - lead guitar, vocals, record producer
• Scott Webb - rhythm & lead guitar, backing vocals
• Russel Berquist - bass, backing vocals
• Brendan Ostrander - drums, backing vocals
• David J Petovar - keyboards, backing vocals

Past members:

• Rick Nelson - guitar
• Loris Bolzon - drums
• Les Schwartz - bass
• Martin Kronlund - guitar
• Richard Quist - bass, keyboards
• Imre Daun - drums
• Dale Christie - guitar

Discography

• Standing Alone (RCA, 1984), U.S. No. 162
• Endangered Species (RCA, 1986), U.S. No. 137
• Victim of the Spotlight (Escape Music, 2007)
• Standing Alone/Endangered Species (2 disc digipack) (Escape Music, 2007)
• Live in Germany (Escape Music, 2009)

Notes and References

1. Book: Sean Kelly. Metal on Ice: Tales from Canada's Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Heroes. 2 September 2013. Dundurn. 978-1-4597-0710-8. 19–.
2. Martin C. Strong, The Great Metal Discography. 2nd edition. MOJO, 2001, p. 603.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20170526210703/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/W/White_Wolf.html "White Wolf"
4. http://www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/w/white_wolf/standing_alone_endangered_species.html "White Wolf / Standing Alone & Endangered Species"
5. http://powermetal.de/review/review-White_Wolf/Standing_Alone___Endangered_Species__Re-Release_,10412.html "WHITE WOLF - Standing Alone / Endangered Species (Re-Release)"
6. http://www.rockunited.com/reviews2007_26_30.htm "WHITE WOLF: Victim Of The Spotlight"
7. http://www.getreadytorock.com/reviews2008/white_wolf2.htm "WHITE WOLF Live in Germany Escape Music (2008)"