Kurdt Vanderhoof

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kurdt Vanderhoof
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Jun 28, 1961(1961-06-28)
Age	63
Birthplace	Aberdeen
Country	United States
Birth City	Aberdeen
Horoscope	Cancer

Kurdt Vanderhoof Biography

Kurdt Vanderhoof is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on June 28, 1961 in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United States. Kurdt Vanderhoof (born June 28, 1961) is an American guitarist, best known as the rhythm guitarist and founding member of the American heavy metal band Metal Church.

Vanderhoof formed another solo band, Vanderhoof. This band released the albums Vanderhoof and A Blur in Time in 1997 and 2002 respectively.

After Metal Church’s second album The Dark in 1986, Vanderhoof left the band but nevertheless remained heavily involved in the songwriting process. His first solo band was Hall Aflame, which only released one album before breaking up in 1994. Metal Church disbanded that same year.

Kurdt Vanderhoof Net Worth

Kurdt Vanderhoof is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kurdt Vanderhoof 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As early as 1976, in Aberdeen, Washington,Vanderhoof was ardently networking with local musicians and had formed a band called Tyr, which included Kirk Arrington on drums and Vanderhoof on rhythm guitar. In 1978 Vanderhoof joined Seattle hardcore punk band The Lewd adopting the stage name Blobbo on bass guitar, switching instruments to guitar the following year. The Lewd relocated from Seattle to San Francisco in 1980. Following Vanderhoof’s departure from The Lewd he formed Metal Church, named after a nickname given to his San Francisco apartment. Vanderhoof moved back to his hometown, Aberdeen, with a vinyl single of “Kill Yourself” as proof of his time with the Lewd.

In the summer of 1982, he formed a heavy metal cover band named Shrapnel. It consisted of Tom Weber on drums, Duke Erickson on bass (both from Hoquiam), Mike Murphey (“muff”, from Montesano) and a guitar player Vanderhoof had jammed with in high school(Aberdeen). Shrapnel played four events to warm up, including a frat party at Pacific Lutheran University, after which the other guitar player quit, having had a religious experience, unwilling to cover The Number of The Beast by Iron Maiden. His part was replaced by Craig Wells of Aberdeen, and Tom was eventually replaced by Kirk Arrington (also from Hoquiam) on drums. When Mike Murphy left the band, they recruited David Wayne for vocal duties. By 1983, Shrapnel had renamed itself to Vanderhoof’s original band name, Metal Church.

In 2005, Kurdt Vanderhoof and several members from his solo band formed Presto Ballet, a band dedicated to recreating the progressive rock sounds of the mid 1970s.

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Kurdt Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kurdt Vanderhoof celebrates birthday on June 28 of every year.