Magdalen
Country: United States of America
Genre: Hard Rock
Magdalen, formerly known as Magdallan, was an American Christian hard rock band, originally started in 1990 as a studio project and collaboration between Ken Tamplin (former member of Shout) and Lanny Cordola (former member of House of Lords).
After the first "Magdallan" album "Big Bang" was released, Tamplin left the band. Tamplin commented that he felt the need for a fresh start after he learned that Intense Records had planned to shelve the Big Bang album after two years of hard work. After Tamplin's departure, the studio project of Magdallan was turned into a full band and thus the name was changed from Magdallan to Magdalen.
The significance of the name change is signification of the difference between the studio project and the band. Magdallan is the name of the studio project, and Magdalen is the name of the band that continued after Ken Tamplins departure.
The band's original lineup was Ken Tamplin, Lanny Cordola, Brian Bromberg, and Ken Mary. After the first album Ken Tamplin departed and Phillip Bardowell took over vocal duties. Chuck Wright would later replace Bromberg for the Magdalen releases.
Image is the band, "House Of Lords" which featured Lanny Cordola (Second from left), Ken Mary (Far left), and Chuck Wright (Far right).