Iron Butterfly is an American rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 1966. They are best known for the 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", providing a dramatic sound that led the way towards the development of hard rock and heavy metal music. Although their heyday was the late 1960s, the band has been reformed with various members with varying levels of success with no new recordings since 1975. Their second album, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968), remains a best-seller, and Iron Butterfly was the first group to receive an in-house platinum album award from Atlantic Records. According to music critic Manish Agarwal of Time Out, "Iron Butterfly blended hard rock with ordinate, acid-friendly textures." Mark Deming of AllMusic stated that they were one of the first musical groups to fuse the two styles in this way, and described their sound as a "blend of trippy musical exploration and open-ended jams with a hard, distorted attack".
History
Formation and Heavy (1966–1968)
The band formed in 1966 in San Diego. The original members were Doug Ingle (vocals, organ, formerly of Jeri and the Jeritones and Palace Pages, Iron Butterfly's forerunner), Jack Pinney (drums), Greg Willis (bass...
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Members
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- 1966–1966Bruce Morris
- 1966–1966Jack Pinney
- 1966–1966Greg Willis
- 1966–1967Darryl DeLoach
- 1966–1967Jerry Penrod
- 1966–1967Danny Weis
- 1966–1971Doug Ingle
- 1966–1977Ron Bushy
- 1967–1969Erik Brann
- 1967–1971Lee Dorman
- 1969–1971Mike Pinera
- 1969–1971Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt
- 1971–1971Manny Bertematti
- 1974–1975Howard Reitzes
- 1974–1977Erik Brann
- 1974–1977Philip Taylor Kramer — bass guitar
- 1975–1977Bill DeMartines
- 1977–1978Jimi Henderson
- 1977–1978Kevin Karamitros
- 1977–1978Larry Kirna
- 1977–1978David Love
- 1977–1979Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt
- 1977–1985Lee Dorman
- 1978–1978Keith Ian Ellis
- 1978–1979Ron Bushy
- 1978–1979Doug Ingle
- 1978–1979John Leimsider
- 1978–1979Mike Pinera
- 1979–1979Bobby Caldwell
- 1979–1979Nathan Pino
- 1979–1980Erik Brann
- 1980–1980Bobby Hasbrook
- 1980–1980Tom Kislan
- 1980–1982Sam Johnson
- 1980–1982Starz Vanderlocket
- 1981–1982John Leimsider
- 1981–1982Randy Skirvin
- 1981–1984Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt
- 1982–1982Erik Brann
- 1982–1982Ron Bushy
- 1982–1982Jan Uvena
- 1982–1983Guy Babylon
- 1982–1983Luke
- 1982–1983Mike Pinera
- 1982–1983John Shearer
- 1982–1985Doug Ingle
- 1983–1983Jerry Sommers
- 1983–1984Rick Rotante
- 1984–1985Lenny Campanero
- 1984–1985Steve Fister
- 1985–1985Kurtis Teal
- 1987–1987Alexander “Ace” Baker
- 1987–1987Tim Von Hoffman
- 1987–1987Mike Pinera
- 1987–1987Glen Rappold
- 1987–1987Kelly Reubens
- 1987–1988Ron Bushy
- 1987–1988Doug Ingle
- 1987–1989Erik Brann
- 1987–2012Lee Dorman — bass
- 1988–1990Steve "Mick" Feldman
- 1988–1992Kenny Suarez
- 1988–1993Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt
- 1988–1997Derek Hilland
- 1990–1992Robert Tepper
- 1993–1993Denny Artache
- 1993–1993Burt Diaz
- 1993–1994Mike Pinera
- 1993–1997Derek Hilland
- 1993–2012Ron Bushy — drums (drum set), percussion
- 1994–1995Doug Bossey
- 1994–1999Doug Ingle
- 1995–2002Erik Barnett
- 1999–1999Damian Bujanda
- 1999–2005Larry Rust
- 2002–2012Charlie Marinkovich — guitar
- 2005–2012Martin Gerschwitz — keyboard
- 2006–2006Ken Conlinpnik
- 2006–2006Dave Meros
Discography
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Albums (6)
- 1968★Heavy
- 1968In‐A‐Gadda‐Da‐Vida
- 1969Ball
- 1970Metamorphosis
- 1975Scorching Beauty
- 1975Sun and Steel
Singles (3)
- 1968In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
- 1969I Can't Help But Deceive You Little Girl / To Be Alone
- 1971Possession
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases
Lives (7)
- 1967Galaxy Club
- 1970★Live
- 2011Fillmore East 1968
- 2014Live at the Galaxy 1967
- 2014Live In Copenhagen 1971
- 2014Live in Sweden 1971
- 2022Days of the Butterfly
Compilations (10)
- 1972The Best of Iron Butterfly Evolution
- 1993Light and Heavy: The Best of Iron Butterfly
- 1997Hits
- 1998In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
- 2008Scorching Beauty / Sun and Steel
- 2012The Triple Album Collection
- 2014Ball / Metamorphosis
- 2016Original Album Series
- 2020Unconscious Power: An Anthology 1967-1971
- —Rare Flight