Frōzen Ghōst was a

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formed in 1985 in

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and Wolf Hassel, who were previously with the band

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. The band received a

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for " Most Promising Group of the Year" in 1987. The group placed five songs in the Canadian top 40 between 1987 and 1992, including "Should I See" and "Head Over Heels". "Should I See", an anti-censorship song, also became a minor hit in the

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, reaching number 69 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles in

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. The video for that song was nominated at the 1987 Juno Awards for " Best Video of the Year".

Biography

The group was formed out of the ashes of the band, Sheriff, which had disbanded after a moderately successful run, having reached top 10 on the Canadian music charts with " When I'm With You". Sheriff rhythm guitarist/keyboardist

and bassist Wolf Hassel decided to form a new group, and Frozen Ghost was born. On their first two albums, '' Frōzen Ghōst'' and '' Nice Place to Visit'', the band was a studio duo, with Lanni singing lead vocals and playing all the guitar and keyboard parts, in addition to being credited as the sole songwriter, while Hassel played bass and sang backing vocals. These first two albums featured guest musicians, such as

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, lead guitarist of Honeymoon Suite. On their final album ''

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'', there were three official additions to the band: John Bouvette, who was on drums and percussion, Sammy De Bartel on keyboards and

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who played the guitar and did some vocals. Phil X was also credited on the album ''Nice Place to Visit'' for being a guitarist, but was not considered an official band member until the final album was released. Frōzen Ghōst disbanded in 1993, following their final album ''

''. During the time Frozen Ghost was an active band, Sheriff's 1983 hit "When I'm With You" (written by Lanni) was re-issued, and in 1989 the track became a #1 hit in the US. Though there were offers to reunite Sheriff, Lanni and Hassel declined. Other members of Sheriff instead went on to form the group Alias, which experienced chart success in the 1990s. Arnold Lanni would go on to become a successful producer for acts such as

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and

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. Hassel would resurface in 1996 with the band Erin Cody and the Drum and later appeared on a 2003 album by

-based blues musician Brian Gladstone. Hassel rejoined his former Sheriff bandmates,

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and Steve DeMarchi on December 30, 2011 for an onstage performance by Curci and DeMarchi's post-Sheriff band, Alias, which led to his joining Alias as a permanent member in 2014. In 2005, Warner Music Canada released the remastered compilation CD ''Frozen Ghost - The Essentials''.

Discography

Albums

* '' Frōzen Ghōst'' - 1987 * '' Nice Place to Visit'' - 1988 * ''

'' - 1991 * ''The Essentials'' - 2005 ( compilation album)

Singles

References

External links

Frozen Ghost entry
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