. "American musician" . . . . . . . . "Kurdt Vanderhoof"@en . . . . "0028Z"^^ . "Vanderhoof, Kurdt"@en . . . . . . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . . "Kurdt Vanderhoof, (born Jun 28, 1961), is an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and founding member of the American heavy metal band Metal Church. As early as 1976, in Aberdeen, Vanderhoof was ardently networking with local musicians and had formed a band called Tyr, which included Kirk Arrington on drums and Vanderhoof on rhythm guitar."@en . "Blobbo"@en . "1978Z"^^ . . . "1961-06-28Z"^^ . .