15 Facts About Mandy Meyer

Mandy Meyer was born on 29 August 1960 in the town of Balcarres, Saskatchewan, Canada.

The son of a Swiss dairy farmer and a Canadian mother, Mandy Meyer spent his first three years in Canada.

In 1980, Mandy Meyer was approached by Chris von Rohr, founding member and bass player of Krokus, about joining the band following the departure of Tommy Kiefer.

Mandy Meyer accepted the offer and toured Europe and the United States for the next two years in support of Krokus's Hardware album.

The parties hit if off well and Mandy Meyer was invited to join the group and take part in the recording of Asia's third album, Astra, issued in late 1985.

In 1986, Asia folded, bringing the group to an end for the time being, with Mandy Meyer moving to Los Angeles, California in 1987.

Mandy Meyer would make a lead guitar guest appearance on the band's sophomore album, Sahara, in 1990.

Mandy Meyer formed his own band, Katmandu, with Irishman Dave King on lead vocals.

Mandy Meyer would stay on for the next eight years for what would be Gotthard's most commercially successful era, earning numerous gold and platinum awards in Switzerland and expanding the band's fanbase internationally.

Mandy Meyer decided to leave Gotthard in early 2004 due to disagreements with management and at them same time reaching a point where he felt the need to start something new.

However, Mandy Meyer was out of the line-up again when Krokus' Headhunter era line-up reunited in the spring of 2008.

Mandy Meyer is a member of Unisonic, formed in 2009 by Pink Cream 69 members, Dennis Ward and Kosta Zafiriou, and former Helloween vocalist Michael Kiske.

In 2011, Mandy Meyer teamed up with German vocalist Hagen Grohe, who had featured on Joe Perry's 2009 solo album, Have Guitar, Will Travel, under the name Katmandu, with former Krokus drummer Patrick Aeby, bassist Francois Mohr, and keyboardist Alan Guy rounding out the line-up.

In 2012, Mandy Meyer rejoined Krokus as their official sixth member, with the band now featuring a three-guitar line-up which made its studio debut on 2013's Dirty Dynamite.

In March 2020, Mandy Meyer announced the formation of a new band named Gotus - half Gotthard, half Krokus in name - featuring one-time Krokus rhythm section, Tony Castell and Patrick Aeby, keyboardist Alain Guy, and Croatian guest vocalist Dino Jelusick.