First Kingdom

Kingdom Come is an American/German heavy metal/hard rock band formed in 1987. The band was originally fronted by Lenny Wolf (born as Frank Wöllschlager), until their hiatus in 2016. While there have been no constant Kingdom Come members throughout the band's history, their most recent lineup features four original members who left the band in 1989 and returned in 2018. Wolf was replaced by Keith St John in 2018. The group's 1988 debut album, Kingdom Come, is to date their most internationally popular and biggest selling recording. Classic Album Collection brings together all the re-mastered Polygram albums housed in a box set for the first time. This 3 CD box set features 'Kingdom Come', 'In Your Face' and 'Hands of Time' with a new booklet including notes by Metal Hammers Malcolm Dome.

Yeah, Kingdom Come were a bit too enamored with Led Zeppelin on their first album, and their career didn't last much longer after that, but at the very least they were one of the very examples of what was storming the rock charts back in 1987-1988. Zep-styled riffs and that sorta watered-down boogie-guitar swagger were everywhere, and Kingdom Come were just one of the many bands getting loads and loads of criticism from purists. Oddly, though, the kids (for a short time) loved it, and the records sold enough to convince those at Polydor to release this collection of some of their more well-known tunes.

Kingdom Come's third studio recording, Hands of Time, is essentially a Lenny Wolf solo effort. Released in 1991 by Polygram Records, the disc starts strong with a pair of gripping cuts, the emotional "I've Been Trying", and the Led Zep inspired (big surprise) five-minute "Should I"…