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Shadow King

An American supergroup. The band was founded in 1990 by former Foreigner vocalist Lou Gramm, future Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell, drummer Kevin Valentine from Donnie Iris and the Cruisers, and bassist Bruce Turgon, who later joined Foreigner with Gramm after Shadow King broke up. Vivian Campbell and Bruce Turgon also played with Lou Gramm as a solo artist before Shadow King, with Campbell playing on Long Hard Look and Turgon playing on Ready or Not and Long Hard Look. They released a self-titled album in 1991. Although there were plans for a tour, they performed only once, at the Astoria Theatre in London, England, on December 13, 1991. Rick Seratte (Whitesnake, Foreigner, Poco, Rick Springfield) joined the band for this performance with backing vocals and playing keyboards. Shortly after this, Vivian Campbell announced he was leaving Shadow King to join Def Leppard. Although a replacement was considered, the paths of the band members eventually diverged, and in 1992 Gramm rejoined Foreigner, taking Turgon with him.