Vanden Plas

Vanden Plas is a progressive metal band originating from Kaiserslautern in Germany and active since the 1980s. The band takes its name from a Dutch automobile designer. Andy Kuntz, Stephan Lill and Andreas Lill form the band in 1986 and release a first single titled Raining in my heart. They are then joined by Günter Werno and Torsten Reichert. In 1991, to support the football club of Kaiserslautern, Vanden Plas released a single titled Keep on running, Andy being the cousin of the international player Stefan Kuntz. After this interlude, the band recorded in 1992 the demo Days of thunder, which already received good reviews from the specialized press.