TEASER
Members
- Adrian Vandenberg - MANIC EDEN, VANDENBERG, WHITESNAKE, WHITESNAKE
Guitar - Jos Veldhuizen -
Vocals - Nico De Gooijer -
Drums - Peter Van Eyk -
Bass
Biography
An Enschede Hard Rock act that only really achieved notoriety in later years when guitarist Adrian Vandenberg formed his own band VANDENBERG. TEASER's leader Adje 'Adrian' Vanderberg (a.k.a. Adrian van den Berg) was a highly touted guitarist, having first made his name as a session musician before forming TEASER. The guitarist started out in 1970 with MOTHER OF PEARL. Recording with a number of Dutch acts, Vandenberg had made his recording debut on a single entitled 'Guitar Man' with a group called DARLING. He had also played with JAAPDEKKAR, MAGIC BOX as well as touring in Germany as a backing musician to the POINTER SISTERS.
TEASER singer Jos Veldhuizen had previously fronted MADDOGS, and together with bass player Peter van Eyk and drummer Nico de Gooyer the band was assembled. TEASER issued a solitary, self-titled album for Vertigo Records in 1978, recorded at Wisseloord Studio with producer Peter Koelewijn, this notably featuring Vandenberg's own artwork on the front cover. The final incarnation of the band saw drummer being replaced by erstwhile MOTHER OF PEARL drummer Jos Zoomer. The group switched to the CBS label to issue the 1980, harder edged transition single 'Now I Need You More Than Ever'. However, TEASER folded, Jos Veldhuizen opted for a Blues path and duly became the lead singer of FLAVIUM.
With a style reliant on melody paired with aggression, Vandenberg has never been short of work, thus once TEASER had split he was recommended for the then vacant THIN LIZZY guitar spot in 1980. Once these auditions failed to gel, Vandenberg and Zoomer teamed up with vocalist Bert Heerink, who earned a living as a vacuum cleaner repair man, and ex-TURBO bassist Dick Kemper to form what would become VANDENBERG. After three highly regarded albums, Vandenberg later joined WHITESNAKE and MANIC EDEN. The album would be re-issued on CD in Japan during 1997.
Discography
Album
![]() TEASER 1980 |
Single/EP
![]() Now I Need You More Than Ever 1980 | ![]() Oh Theresa 1979 | ![]() What You Need Is Love 1978 | ![]() Do It To Me 1978 |








