Tom Holland was previously frontman for the Chicago Outfit The B'ZZ and had earlier fronted Steppenwolf 1979-1980). Guitarist LMike Batio had previously contributed instrumental Metal workouts to the compilation album 'U.S Metal Unsung Guitar Heroes Vol II'. He chnaged his name to Michael Angelo and created and made a guest apperance on former Tuff vocalist Jim Gillette's 1988 solo album 'Proud To Be Loud' before going on with Gillette to form Nitro. Then Batio start to record his own solo material. He was named the Number One Fastest Guitarist of All Time in Guitar World Magazine.
Joey Cetner (bass) and Brad Rohrssen (drums) were both ex- Kevin Lee and The Lonesome City Kings