Influences include
Led Zeppelin,
AC/DC,
Whitesnake,
Deep Purple,
Bon Jovi,
Van Halen and
Aerosmith. Singer Steve Lee was especially fond of Whitesnake. Gotthard also performed "
Immigrant Song" (originally by Led Zeppelin) live and it featured exclusively on a CD by
Classic Rock (a long running monthly UK rock magazine). "
Hush" was also performed live and can be found on the
Made In Switzerland and "D frosted" albums. They have also covered songs from
Bob Dylan,
The Hollies,
Manfred Mann, ABBA, and
The Move. In 2008, Gotthard was supporting act for one of their favourite bands
Deep Purple, during Deep Purple's German Tour. They also played at the
Magic Circle Music Festival alongside bands such as
Manowar,
Alice Cooper,
Doro and
W.A.S.P. in
Bad Arolsen, Germany. Gotthard also opened up for US rock band
Bon Jovi in Switzerland, Germany and Italy, and for Canadian rock star
Bryan Adams. After forging a friendship during a Rock Meets Classic tour,
Francis Rossi of
Status Quo has collaborated with Gotthard by co-writing and featuring on multiple tracks: first, on the 2018 single "Bye Bye Caroline" from the album
Defrosted 2 and then on the track "Missteria" from the 2020 album
#13. "Bye Bye Caroline" was inspired by Status Quo's song "
Caroline" from 1973. == Members ==