played on Sumo Grip) as the live keyboardist for the shows in 2015 and 2016. Lucifer’s Friend released two further albums, Too Late To Hate in 2016 and Black Moon in 2019. Bassist Dieter Horns passed away in December 2020, followed by lead singer John Lawton passing away in June 2021, effectively ending the band. The Lucifer's Friend song "Ride in the Sky" is played in the Bulgarian film Love.net, starring Lawton, as a song by a fictional band called Tabloid. Legacy Tim Baker, lead singer of the doom metal band Cirith Ungol, cited Lucifer's Friend as an influence on Cirith Ungol's sound in an interview with Metal Forces, stating that "We really wanted to be like [Lucifer's Friend]". Members John Lawton – vocals (1970–1976, 1981–1982, 2014–2020; died 2021) Mike Starrs – vocals (1977–1981) Peter Hesslein – guitar (1970–1982, 2014–2020) Dieter Horns – bass (1970–1982, 2014–2020; died 2020) Joachim "Addi" Rietenbach – drums (1970–1974; died 1974) Herbert Bornhold – drums (1974–1982) Stephan Eggert – drums (2014–2020) Peter Hecht – keyboards (1970–1982) Jogi Wichmann – keyboards (2014–2020) Timeline Discography Studio albums Asterix (1970; as Asterix) Lucifer's Friend (1970) Where the Groupies Killed the Blues (1972) I'm Just a Rock 'n' Roll Singer (1973) Banquet (1974) Mind Exploding (1976) Good Time Warrior (1978) Sneak Me In (1980) Mean Machine (1981) Sumogrip (1994; as Lucifer's Friend II) Too Late To Hate (2016) Black Moon (2019) Compilation & live albums The Devil's Touch (1976) (1970–1976 Compilation) Rock Heavies: Lucifer's Friend (1980) (1970–1976 Compilation) Awakening (2015) (Compilation + new songs) Live @ Sweden Rock 2015 (2016) Side projects and related bands German Bonds (Includes Peter Hecht on keyboards and Dieter Horns on bass) Sonata Facile b/w So Mystifying (1965) We are Out of Sight b/w Sing Hallelujah (1966) Skinny Eleonore b/w Birthday is Today (1969) Bokaj Retsiem (Includes Peter Hecht on keyboards, Dieter Horns on bass and Joachim Rietenbach on drums) Psychedelic Underground (1968) Hell Preachers Inc. (Includes future Lucifer's Friend members Peter Hecht on keyboards, Dieter Horns on bass and Joachim Rietenbach on drums, guitar played by Rainer Degner and vocals by George Mavros) Supreme Psychedelic Underground (1968) Brother T & Family (Includes future Lucifer's Friend members, except John Lawton) Drillin' of the Rock (1970) Electric Food (singer George Mavros backed by Lucifer's Friend members, without John Lawton) Electric Food (Electric Food album, 1970) Flash (Electric Food album, 1970) Asterix "Everybody"' (single, lead vocals