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
· Anvil· Leng Tch'e
· Slipknot· Children Of Bodom
· Twilight Odyssey· Immolation
· Stratovarius· Deranged
· Godsmack· Warhorse
· Majesty· Mark Boals
· Iron Maiden· Legend
· Firewind· Metallica
· Power of Omens· Valley's Eve
· Carnal Forge· Conquest
· Pyn Siren· Pelican
· Brainstorm· Endless Time
· Black Sabbath· Biomechanical
· Godiva· Chainsnap
· Crystal Eyes· Savatage
· Windseeker· Pharaoh
· Krisiun· Fraise
· Lacuna Coil· Defiled
· Out of the Lair· Shiva
· UFO· Kingcrow
· David Shankle Group· Icon And The Black Roses
· Nova Lex· Velvet Revolver
· Judas Priest· Spiral Madness
· House of Lords· Feinstein
· Fabrizio Bonanno· Acrid
· Insomnium· Goatsnake
· Joey Belladonna· Lilitu
· Annihilator· Polterchrist
· Mine· Arch Enemy
· Incantation· Within Temptation
· Mirror of Deception· Made of Iron
· Hanzel Und Gretyl· Twisted Sister
· Sonata Arctica· Azrael's Bane
· Fifth Cross· Code Black
· Motley Crue· Blood Red Throne
· Crionics· Astral Doors
· Sabaton· John Sykes
· Sinisthra· Green Carnation
· Manntis· Darkane
· Slough Feg· Sentenced
· Nuse· Supagroup
· Sebastian Bach· Gaia
· Power Quest· Cannon
· Havochate· Clutch
· Agents Of The Sun· Painmuseum
· Loits· The Atomic Bitchwax
· Eternal Reign· Russell Allen
· Evergrey· The Firstborn
· Savage Circus· Dechrist
· Mistress· Spellbound
· Cryogen· Asrai
· Bronx Casket Company· God Forbid
· Virgin Steele· Sodom
· Second Shadow· Naked Beggars
· Upwards of Endtime· Tris Katone
· Viron· Silver Dirt
· Vreid· Cavalar
· Athanator· Nicodemus
· Bludgeon· The Furor
· The Strongest Proof· Royal Hunt
· Before Silence· Destruction
· War Within· Paul Bonrud
· Fleshgore· From the Grave
· Vicious Rumors· Burialmound
· I· Zero Hour
· Abominant· Battle Bratt
· Zoroaster· Teeth of the Hydra
· The Showdown· Kotipelto
· Urkraft· Skullflower
· Twisted Into Form· Fu Manchu
· Diagnose: Lebensgefahr· Southern Gentleman
· Lord Belial· Merciless Death
· Cattle Decapitation· Divine Empire
· Pentacle· Tears
· Warner Drive· Nation Beyond
· Ensiferum· Heresi
· Distorted· Dantesco
· Averse Sefira· Aetherius Obscuritas
· Vulture Industries· To-Mera
· Armory· Equilibrium
· Trinacria· Celestia
· Son of Eric· Place Of Skulls
· Winterfylleth· Eighteen Wheels Burning
· Battleroar· Mustasch
· Raven· Sister Sin
· Dark Castle