F E A T U R E

Ex-Y&T Drummer Leonard Haze...Our Best Of
9/30/2016 12:53:28 PM by Frank Hill





In 1974, Leonard Haze was a founding member of the hard rock band known as Y&T (formerly Yesterday & Today). Many rock connoisseurs consider the group's early 80s albums--"Earthshaker", "Black Tiger" and "Mean Steak", as groundbreaking triumphs of US hard rock. Lenny also played drums for successful acts like Ronnie Montrose and Ian Gillan (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath).

Lenny passed away September 11, 2016 at age 61 after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for several years. Maximum Metal was fortunate enough to have a personal friendship with Lenny over the past few years. We had intended to create a series of posts with his stories and experiences, but with his passing we are presenting the best of them in one full tribute column.

Highlights include a full description of his drum kit setup, his biggest influences, favorite guitarists and more.

Read our tribute column here: [Full Column Link]


<< back >>






RANDOM ACTS OF METAL
· Bathory· Demons and Wizards
· Into Eternity· The Kovenant
· Racer X· Loudness
· The Haunted· Grave
· Poisonblack· Dokken
· Rebellion· December
· Skullview· Seven Witches
· Seether· Fozzy
· Agoraphobic Nosebleed· Liege Lord
· Legend· Masterplan
· Firewind· Alchemy X
· Vyndykator· Pelican
· The Chainsaw· Goat Horn
· Shakra· Saint
· Paragon· Biomechanical
· Fireball Ministry· Artension
· Wycked Synn· Dream Weaver
· Nordheim· Sludge!
· Axenstar· Duke
· Stalker· Hypocrisy
· Project: Failing Flesh· Royal Anguish
· Hard Echo· Volbeat
· Soil· Jag Panzer
· Leash Law· Bleeding Inc
· Skyfire· Van Helsing’s Curse
· Metalium· Velvet Revolver
· Jorn· U.D.O.
· Destructor· Acrid
· Scorpions· Unleashed
· Psychotron· Beaten Back To Pure
· Occult· I.C.E.
· Internal Bleeding· Jamie. St. James
· GWAR· Ironhorse
· Negative Creeps· Mirror of Deception
· Mercenary· Azrael's Bane
· Feared Creation· Divine Fire
· Labyrinth· Carina Alfie
· Samael· Antares
· Oathean· Drunkard
· Ramesses· Grand Magus
· Groundcrew· Blind Stare
· Agents Of Man· Maximum Overdrive
· Dynamic Lights· Nuse
· Gemini 5· Cannon
· Resurrecturis· Iron Maidens
· A Lower Deep· Nuclear Assault
· Octavia Sperati· To The Bone
· Peccatum· Before The Dawn
· Blood Thirsty Demons· ASG
· 1349· Casus Belli
· Paths Of Possession· Akercocke
· Crystal Ball· Infliction
· Wolfmother· Bronx Casket Company
· Dismember· Absu
· Mental Care Foundation· Poison
· Nikki Puppet· Wolves in the Throne Room
· Scum· Firehouse
· Moonspell· Silver Dirt
· Athanator· Candlemass
· Dream Or Nightmare· Theater of Tragedy
· Gorgoroth· Jotunspor
· Unsilent Phenomenon· Vengeance
· Bloodbound· She Said Destroy
· War Within· Paul Bonrud
· Warface· Shadows Within
· Wednesday 13· Death Breath
· Belphegor· The Abominable Iron Sloth
· Wastefall· Thy Majestie
· Rotting Christ· Teeth of the Hydra
· Eighteen Visions· Twinball
· Biolich· Lordi
· E-lane· Blood Tsunami
· Southern Gentleman· In This Moment
· Manticore· Grenouer
· Spit Like This· Manes
· Tears· Malevolent Creation
· JR Ewing· Funeral
· Sworn Enemy· Temple Of Blood
· Pathology· I Shalt Become
· 40 Below Summer· Deceiver
· Godhead· Bible Of The Devil
· The More I See· UFOmammut
· Papa Roach· Eighteen Wheels Burning
· DC4· Uli Jon Roth
· Earthen Grave