Los Angeles’ Leatherwolf was a unique heavy metal band in the ‘80s known for its three-guitar line-up and eponymous albums in 1984 and 1988. Leatherwolf was formed in 1981. Carey and Dean were in one band. The group had signed to Enigma’s Tropical imprint after gigging locally. Tropical would release the band’s 1984 EP and 1985 LP. Coincidentally, the band’s next step after Tropical was Island Records. Matt Hurich would join Stryper in 1986 as a replacement for the white metallers’ bassist Tim Gaines. Stryper’s first show with Hurich ironically was with Leatherwolf! The group was eventually dropped in 1989 and the band members would idle away in Hail Mary before the inevitable reunion ten years later and the appearance at the Wacken festival, albeit with a new line-up. Following the break-up Olivieri had tried his hand at auditioning for other bands like Badlands. Olivieri would leave in 2000 apparently uninterested in heavy metal and was replaced by unknown frontman Chris Adams. Olivieri would return, foreshadowing a future pattern, but would not stay long. Jeff Martin of Racer X would be in and out next as a singer/guitarist. World Asylum featured Wade Black on vocals, although strangely Olivieri would be involved as well. Wade Black was gone by the autumn of 2006 citing financial hardship. The group would hit Europe and the Keep It True Festival in 2007. Carey Howe and Mike Olivieri had returned by now thus restoring the three-guitar line-up. Olivieri rerecorded vocals for a new version of World Asylum. The band parted ways with guitarist Geoff Gayer in the midst of its European tour in late 2007. The band had had to cancel its last show in Italy as a result.