

Capozzi and Robinson will then leave the group. Elektra being unhappy with this final recording, the firm will refuse to release the album and terminate their contract. White Lion signed on Elektra Records in 1984 and recorded a first album Fight to Survive. They recruit drummer Nicki Capozzi and bassist Felix Robinson (formerly Angel) to form the band White Lion and named group White Lion. The new White Lion releases a live album in 2005, and a new studio album, Return of the Pride, in 2008, before splitting again in 2013.Īfter moving from Denmark to Spain, then to New York in 1983, singer Mike Tramp (formerly of Mabel and Studs bands) meets Staten Island guitarist Vito Bratta (formerly Dreamer), and decides to form a group. Mike Tramp reformed White Lion with new musicians in 1999, and failed to bring the original formation. White Lion separated in 1992, shortly after the release of their compilation The Best of White Lion.

The group continues its path of success with its third album, Big Game, which is certified gold, and its fourth album, Mane Attraction.

The band achieved success with the songs Wait and When the Children Cry, from their second album, Pride, which will be double platinum certified. It was formed in 1982 by Mike Tramp and Vito Bratta, and mainly active in the 1980s and early 1990s, with the release of a debut album, Fight to Survive, in 1985. White Lion is an American glam metal band from New York.
