Vivian Campbell

Talented heavy metal guitarist Vivian Campbell burst onto the Irish rock scene along with Raymond Haller, Trevor Flaming, and David Bates in a Belfast-based outfit called <a href="spotify:artist:0hEp1qn4hJLLi1jvvB2hiH">Sweet Savage</a>. The opportunity to join <a href="spotify:artist:4M3c7tg4BzLQ5pIOupZL65">Ronnie James Dio</a>'s band came soon after. Nevertheless, he left <a href="spotify:artist:4CYeVo5iZbtYGBN4Isc3n6">Dio</a> in March 1986 after the Sacred Heart U.S. tour, assembling a new project called Trinity along with drummer Pat Waller and bassist David Watson. In 1987, Campbell stepped into <a href="spotify:artist:2t5vvfFf3UdW0pJa7bz7i1">David Coverdale</a>'s <a href="spotify:artist:3UbyYnvNIT5DFXU4WgiGpP">Whitesnake</a>, and introduced <a href="spotify:artist:04P1sPlwInl78qWhM1uKT8">Shadow King</a> in 1990 with a live performance at London's Astoria Theatre. A self-titled album was released in 1991. A year later his guitar skills were requested by <a href="spotify:artist:6H1RjVyNruCmrBEWRbD0VZ">Def Leppard</a> to replace Steve Clark, who died from an overdose of alcohol and drugs, and he remained with the band for the following two decades. ~ Drago Bonacich, Rovi