This hard rock band was formed in Germany in 1986 by Bernie Kolbe (vocals, bass) and British expatriate Cliff Jackson (guitar; formerly the leader of UK progressive rock group Epitaph). Originally named Kingdom, the group added guitarist Alex Ritt, keyboard player Voker Sassenberg and drummer Thorstein Preker before releasing their self-titled 1988 debut for Teldec Records. The name-change occurred shortly afterwards, owing to confusion with the similarly named US hard rock group Kingdom Come. Their debut album was subsequently repackaged and credited to Domain, with its title extended to Our Kingdom. The following years Before The Storm was produced by Albert Bockholt (previously a collaborator with Magnum and Treat) and saw the group continue on its path of experimental but somewhat mannered psychedelic hard rock.