Brides of Destruction
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Brides of Destruction were an American hard rock supergroup
from Los Angeles
, California
, formed in 2002. The band's last lineup consisted of singer London LeGrand
(vocals), Tracii Guns
(lead guitar) and Scot Coogan
(drums, percussion). Previous members of the band were Nikki Sixx
(bass), Kris Kohls
(drums), Adam Hamilton
(keyboard), John Corabi
(rhythm guitar), Scott Sorry
(bass) and Ginger (rhythm guitar).
Nikki Sixx formed Brides of Destruction with L.A. Guns
guitarist Tracii Guns, initially with the name Cockstar, after Mötley Crüe
went on hiatus in 2001. Added to the lineup were Adema
drummer Kris Kohls
, L.A. Guns bassist Adam Hamilton, who played keyboard in the band, and singer London LeGrand. Hamilton was soon replaced by former Mötley Crüe singer and guitarist John Corabi while Guns left L.A. Guns to focus on the band. They briefly adopted the moniker Motordog before settling on Brides of Destruction before recording demos. By 2003, both Corabi and Kohls departed the band, with former Annetenna
and Ednaswap
Scot Coogan replacing Kohls.
Sixx returned to Mötley Crüe for a reunion tour in 2004 with Brides of Destruction to be put on hiatus. However, the band continued with former Amen
bassist Scott Sorry replacing Sixx while Ginger, of The Wildhearts
, was added as the band's second guitarist. Ginger's tenure with the band last for over two months while Sorry departed the group prior to their European tour.
Following the formation of The Tracii Guns Band (which later became the second L.A. Guns), Brides of Destruction disbanded in 2006. To date, Brides of Destruction have released two studio albums; Here Come the Brides
(2004) and Runaway Brides
(2005).
went on hiatus in 2001, Nikki Sixx
began working on a new project with L.A. Guns
guitarist Tracii Guns
, under the name Cockstar, in Los Angeles, California, in 2002. Initially, it was rumored that Sixx was working with friend and former Guns N' Roses
guitarist Slash
as well as Josh Todd
of Buckcherry
. However, Sixx stated that, while he and Slash had considered working together, they had different ideas for a band:
They soon added singer London LeGrand
, Adema
drummer Kris Kohls
and L.A. Guns bassist Adam Hamilton
, as keyboardist, to the band while former Beautiful Creatures
guitarist DJ Ashba
was invited to join. However, Ashba declined to focus on his own solo project. Hamilton soon left and was replaced by former Mötley Crüe singer and guitarist John Corabi
, added as the band's second guitarist, while Guns left L.A. Guns to focus on Cockstar. They were advised by radio programmers that the name Cockstar wouldn't be announced on air, briefly adopting the moniker Motordog. They soon adopted Brides of Destruction, suggested by a friend of Sixx, with Sixx stating that it "[i]t sounds a little bit different. It kinda makes sense, it kinda doesn't make sense. Kinda like [the band]." They soon recorded and demoed new material.
Kohls departed the band towards and the end of the year and was replaced by Ednaswap
and Annetenna
drummer Scot Coogan
. The band played their played their first show opening for Mudvayne
and Taproot
on December 14, 2002 at the Ventura Theatre in California. In 2003, Corabi also left the band In a 2005 interview, Corabi cited some tension with Guns and little writing input contributing to his decision to leave:
Brides of Destruction remained largely inactive throughout 2003 before recording their debut album with producer Stevo Bruno. The album featured additional guitars by Corabi, recorded prior to his departure, as well as additional drums by Kohls. James Michael
, Justin Nichols and Kevin Kadish all have co-writing credits while the album was mixed by Steve Thompson
. With only a label for a Japanese release, Universal Records
, the band were on the verge of disbanding. However, they soon signed a deal with Sanctuary Records, with their album released in Japan in December of the same year.
Here Come the Brides
was released on March 9, 2004 in the US peaking at number 92 on both the Billboard 200
and Top Internet Albums chart. Here Come the Brides sold 13,000 copies in the first week while "Shut the Fuck Up" was chosen as the first single. The album received generally positive reviews with Johnny Loftus, of Allmusic describing the album as "[b]y-the-numbers Los Angeles metal with slight post-grunge updates" and that the "collaboration between Sixx and Guns should make Here Come the Brides noteworthy to their fans."
A summer tour of the US, Europe, including an appearance at Download Festival in the United Kingdom and Australia followed.
in a bid to re-join Guns N' Roses. However, by 2005, Guns decided to continue without Sixx, adding former Amen
bassist Scott Sorry
as his replacement while Ginger, of The Wildhearts
, was added as the band's second guitarist. They soon began writing new material. However, Ginger soon departed the band:
Brides of Destruction recorded their second album, with the tentative title of 13 Acres, with producer Andy Johns
. Former members Nikki Sixx and Ginger have co-writing credits on the album while Guns also co-produced the album. They soon signed a deal with Shrapnel Records
releasing Runaway Brides
on September 13 in Europe and September 27 in the US. The album included the song "Dimes In Heaven" which was written as a tribute to recently deceased Pantera
and Damageplan
guitarist Dimebag Darrell
.
The band toured in support, including a tour of Europe. Prior to the tour of Europe, Sorry departed the band with Jeremy Guns
added to the touring lineup. Following the tour, Guns put Brides of Destruction on hiatus, going on to have a brief stint in Quiet Riot
before forming The Tracii Guns Band (which later became the second L.A. Guns).
with George Lynch
, releasing the album Let the Truth Be Known
in 2008. He also formed side-project Rockstars on Mars. In an Interview on November 24, 2008, LeGrand admitted he would like to see a Brides of Destruction reunion, but with Nikki Sixx back in the band:
LeGrand also made a guest appearance on The 69 Eyes
album Back in Blood
released August 28, 2009.
Former bass player Scott Sorry joined former band mate Ginger in new lineup of The Wildhearts in 2007 while he formed Sorry and the Sinatras
, with members of Trashlight Vision
, in 2008. They released their debut album Highball Roller
on May 11, 2009.
In a 2006 interview with KNAC
, Tracii Guns stated that if the band had put out a second a single and Sixx was still a member, Brides of Destruction would have had a "fair chance" in the music industry.
Scot Coogan toured with Stephen Pearcy
in Rat Bastards while he also performs in a Led Zeppelin
and The Beatles
cover band Six Foot Nurse. In 2007, he joined Ace Frehley
's touring band while he also recorded drums on Frehley's solo album Anomaly, released in 2009. In 2008 he toured Australia as the drummer for Lynch Mob
.
Tracii Guns' L.A. Guns signed a deal with Steve Vai
's label, Favored Nations
, for a "Deluxe Reissue" of Shrinking Violet
, released in Summer 2010.
Touring musicians
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, formed in 2002. The band's last lineup consisted of singer London LeGrand
London LeGrand
London LeGrand is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist best known for his time with hard rock supergroup Brides Of Destruction with Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns. After the group went on hiatus he formed another band with George Lynch of Dokken and Lynch Mob fame...
(vocals), Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns is an American guitarist best known as the founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns as well as the supergroups Brides of Destruction and Contraband. He was also involved in the formation of the first lineup of Guns N' Roses but eventually left the group and was replaced by guitarist...
(lead guitar) and Scot Coogan
Scot Coogan
Scot Coogan is an American session musician and touring drummer.-Career:Coogan has worked with groups such as Violets Demise, Ednaswap, Parade of Losers, Annetenna, Sinéad O'Connor, Peter Yorn, Vanilla Ice, and Otep...
(drums, percussion). Previous members of the band were Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, author, fashion designer, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister before going on to form London with his Sister band mate Lizzie Grey...
(bass), Kris Kohls
Kris Kohls
Kris Kohls is an american rock drummer known as member of the band Adema.In his early life Kris joined several bands , a five piece set drummer, Kris develop many skills of drumming during the 90's. He and other 4 other musicians made the band Adema in the early 2000 who was quickly signed with...
(drums), Adam Hamilton
Adam Hamilton (musician)
Adam Hamilton is a Los Angeles based music producer, songwriter and session musician. He is also the former bass guitarist of L.A. Guns. With L.A. Guns, he co wrote and played on the albums Rips the Covers Off, Tales from the Strip, and Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood...
(keyboard), John Corabi
John Corabi
John Corabi is a heavy metal singer and guitarist who has worked with such bands as Angora, The Scream, Mötley Crüe, Union and ESP , Ratt , Twenty 4 Seven , Zen Lunatic, Brides of Destruction, and Angel City Outlaws John Corabi (born on April 26, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a heavy...
(rhythm guitar), Scott Sorry
Scott Sorry
Scott Sorry is an American musician best known as the bass player for The Wildhearts. As well as playing with The Wildhearts, Sorry has his own group, Sorry and the Sinatras, and has played with Amen and Brides of Destruction.-Amen :After playing in a variety of punk bands in hiladelphia, Scott...
(bass) and Ginger (rhythm guitar).
Nikki Sixx formed Brides of Destruction with L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns is the name of a hard rock group formed in Los Angeles, California, of which two rival incarnations currently exist due to numerous line-up changes. The first incarnation of the group was formed, by Tracii Guns, in 1983 but disbanded in 1985 following its merger with fellow Los Angeles...
guitarist Tracii Guns, initially with the name Cockstar, after Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
went on hiatus in 2001. Added to the lineup were Adema
Adema
-2003–2004: Unstable, Mark Chavez's and Mike Ransom's departure:Adema's second album, Unstable, was released by Arista in August 2003. It was produced by Howard Benson, whose credits also include producing albums with P.O.D., Hoobastank and Cold....
drummer Kris Kohls
Kris Kohls
Kris Kohls is an american rock drummer known as member of the band Adema.In his early life Kris joined several bands , a five piece set drummer, Kris develop many skills of drumming during the 90's. He and other 4 other musicians made the band Adema in the early 2000 who was quickly signed with...
, L.A. Guns bassist Adam Hamilton, who played keyboard in the band, and singer London LeGrand. Hamilton was soon replaced by former Mötley Crüe singer and guitarist John Corabi while Guns left L.A. Guns to focus on the band. They briefly adopted the moniker Motordog before settling on Brides of Destruction before recording demos. By 2003, both Corabi and Kohls departed the band, with former Annetenna
Annetenna
Annetenna was a short-lived band that emerged from the ashes of Ednaswap. On formation, the band were immediately signed by Columbia Records and recorded a self-titled album, which was then shelved by the record label...
and Ednaswap
Ednaswap
Ednaswap was an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, United States, that existed between 1993 and 1998.Over a span of five years, the band released four major label records on East West, Elektra Records and Island Records...
Scot Coogan replacing Kohls.
Sixx returned to Mötley Crüe for a reunion tour in 2004 with Brides of Destruction to be put on hiatus. However, the band continued with former Amen
Amen (band)
Amen is a hardcore punk-influenced band formed in 1994.The band has an almost constantly rotating lineup, with founder Casey Chaos remaining as the only constant member throughout...
bassist Scott Sorry replacing Sixx while Ginger, of The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
, was added as the band's second guitarist. Ginger's tenure with the band last for over two months while Sorry departed the group prior to their European tour.
Following the formation of The Tracii Guns Band (which later became the second L.A. Guns), Brides of Destruction disbanded in 2006. To date, Brides of Destruction have released two studio albums; Here Come the Brides
Here Come the Brides (album)
Here Come the Brides is the debut album by Brides of Destruction released via Sanctuary Records on March 9, 2004. It is their most successful album being the only one to have a charting on the Billboard 200, it is also the only album that features founder Nikki Sixx who would leave the band to...
(2004) and Runaway Brides
Runaway Brides
Runaway Brides is the second studio and last album by Brides of Destruction released via Shrapnel Records on September 13, 2005. Nikki Sixx left the band to rejoin Mötley Crüe in January 2005 for a reunion tour supporting a greatest hits compilation but still has writing credits on the album. Amen...
(2005).
Formation and Here Come the Brides (2002–2004)
When Mötley CrüeMötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
went on hiatus in 2001, Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, author, fashion designer, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister before going on to form London with his Sister band mate Lizzie Grey...
began working on a new project with L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns is the name of a hard rock group formed in Los Angeles, California, of which two rival incarnations currently exist due to numerous line-up changes. The first incarnation of the group was formed, by Tracii Guns, in 1983 but disbanded in 1985 following its merger with fellow Los Angeles...
guitarist Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns is an American guitarist best known as the founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns as well as the supergroups Brides of Destruction and Contraband. He was also involved in the formation of the first lineup of Guns N' Roses but eventually left the group and was replaced by guitarist...
, under the name Cockstar, in Los Angeles, California, in 2002. Initially, it was rumored that Sixx was working with friend and former Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
guitarist Slash
Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
as well as Josh Todd
Josh Todd
Josh Todd is an American musician and actor, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Buckcherry.-Background:...
of Buckcherry
Buckcherry
Buckcherry is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1995. The band released two albums, Buckcherry and Time Bomb , before partially dissolving in the summer of 2002. In 2005, lead vocalist Josh Todd and lead guitarist Keith Nelson reformed Buckcherry and released a new album...
. However, Sixx stated that, while he and Slash had considered working together, they had different ideas for a band:
They soon added singer London LeGrand
London LeGrand
London LeGrand is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist best known for his time with hard rock supergroup Brides Of Destruction with Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns. After the group went on hiatus he formed another band with George Lynch of Dokken and Lynch Mob fame...
, Adema
Adema
-2003–2004: Unstable, Mark Chavez's and Mike Ransom's departure:Adema's second album, Unstable, was released by Arista in August 2003. It was produced by Howard Benson, whose credits also include producing albums with P.O.D., Hoobastank and Cold....
drummer Kris Kohls
Kris Kohls
Kris Kohls is an american rock drummer known as member of the band Adema.In his early life Kris joined several bands , a five piece set drummer, Kris develop many skills of drumming during the 90's. He and other 4 other musicians made the band Adema in the early 2000 who was quickly signed with...
and L.A. Guns bassist Adam Hamilton
Adam Hamilton (musician)
Adam Hamilton is a Los Angeles based music producer, songwriter and session musician. He is also the former bass guitarist of L.A. Guns. With L.A. Guns, he co wrote and played on the albums Rips the Covers Off, Tales from the Strip, and Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood...
, as keyboardist, to the band while former Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful Creatures (band)
Beautiful Creatures are a hard rock band formed in 1999 by guitarist DJ Ashba, formerly of BulletBoys, and singer Joe Lesté of Bang Tango. The group's current lineup is composed of Lesté , Delta Starr , Anthony Focx , Lance Eric and Justin Sandler...
guitarist DJ Ashba
DJ Ashba
Daren Jay "DJ" Ashba is an American musician, producer, songwriter and CEO of Ashba Media. He is the lead guitarist in Guns N' Roses and Sixx:A.M. He is also known for his work with hard rock bands BulletBoys and Beautiful Creatures...
was invited to join. However, Ashba declined to focus on his own solo project. Hamilton soon left and was replaced by former Mötley Crüe singer and guitarist John Corabi
John Corabi
John Corabi is a heavy metal singer and guitarist who has worked with such bands as Angora, The Scream, Mötley Crüe, Union and ESP , Ratt , Twenty 4 Seven , Zen Lunatic, Brides of Destruction, and Angel City Outlaws John Corabi (born on April 26, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a heavy...
, added as the band's second guitarist, while Guns left L.A. Guns to focus on Cockstar. They were advised by radio programmers that the name Cockstar wouldn't be announced on air, briefly adopting the moniker Motordog. They soon adopted Brides of Destruction, suggested by a friend of Sixx, with Sixx stating that it "[i]t sounds a little bit different. It kinda makes sense, it kinda doesn't make sense. Kinda like [the band]." They soon recorded and demoed new material.
Kohls departed the band towards and the end of the year and was replaced by Ednaswap
Ednaswap
Ednaswap was an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, United States, that existed between 1993 and 1998.Over a span of five years, the band released four major label records on East West, Elektra Records and Island Records...
and Annetenna
Annetenna
Annetenna was a short-lived band that emerged from the ashes of Ednaswap. On formation, the band were immediately signed by Columbia Records and recorded a self-titled album, which was then shelved by the record label...
drummer Scot Coogan
Scot Coogan
Scot Coogan is an American session musician and touring drummer.-Career:Coogan has worked with groups such as Violets Demise, Ednaswap, Parade of Losers, Annetenna, Sinéad O'Connor, Peter Yorn, Vanilla Ice, and Otep...
. The band played their played their first show opening for Mudvayne
Mudvayne
Mudvayne is an American heavy metal band. Their work is marked by the use of sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate visual appearance, which has included face and body paint, masks and uniforms...
and Taproot
Taproot (band)
Taproot is a four-piece rock group from Ann Arbor, Michigan. They are most known for their hit single "Poem" , as well as a number of other singles from 2000 to the present.-Pre-formation:...
on December 14, 2002 at the Ventura Theatre in California. In 2003, Corabi also left the band In a 2005 interview, Corabi cited some tension with Guns and little writing input contributing to his decision to leave:
Brides of Destruction remained largely inactive throughout 2003 before recording their debut album with producer Stevo Bruno. The album featured additional guitars by Corabi, recorded prior to his departure, as well as additional drums by Kohls. James Michael
James Michael
James Andrew Michael is an American record producer, songwriter, engineer, mixer, vocalist and musician. He is currently the lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M.-Early life:...
, Justin Nichols and Kevin Kadish all have co-writing credits while the album was mixed by Steve Thompson
Steve Thompson (musician)
-Biography:Steve Thompson is an American record producer, Having worked with Guns N Roses, Madonna, John Lennon, Wu Tang, Korn, Cutting Crew, Belouis Some,Public Enemy, Whitney Houston, Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers...
. With only a label for a Japanese release, Universal Records
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
, the band were on the verge of disbanding. However, they soon signed a deal with Sanctuary Records, with their album released in Japan in December of the same year.
Here Come the Brides
Here Come the Brides (album)
Here Come the Brides is the debut album by Brides of Destruction released via Sanctuary Records on March 9, 2004. It is their most successful album being the only one to have a charting on the Billboard 200, it is also the only album that features founder Nikki Sixx who would leave the band to...
was released on March 9, 2004 in the US peaking at number 92 on both the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and Top Internet Albums chart. Here Come the Brides sold 13,000 copies in the first week while "Shut the Fuck Up" was chosen as the first single. The album received generally positive reviews with Johnny Loftus, of Allmusic describing the album as "[b]y-the-numbers Los Angeles metal with slight post-grunge updates" and that the "collaboration between Sixx and Guns should make Here Come the Brides noteworthy to their fans."
A summer tour of the US, Europe, including an appearance at Download Festival in the United Kingdom and Australia followed.
Nikki Sixx departs, Runaway Brides and Hiatus (2004–2006)
Sixx soon announced that he was to return to Mötley Crüe for a reunion tour with Brides of Destruction to go on hiatus. Guns, initially, was going to form a new band with his remaining band mates, while he also offered his services to Axl RoseAxl Rose
W. Axl Rose is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he enjoyed great success and recognition in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before disappearing from the public eye for several years...
in a bid to re-join Guns N' Roses. However, by 2005, Guns decided to continue without Sixx, adding former Amen
Amen (band)
Amen is a hardcore punk-influenced band formed in 1994.The band has an almost constantly rotating lineup, with founder Casey Chaos remaining as the only constant member throughout...
bassist Scott Sorry
Scott Sorry
Scott Sorry is an American musician best known as the bass player for The Wildhearts. As well as playing with The Wildhearts, Sorry has his own group, Sorry and the Sinatras, and has played with Amen and Brides of Destruction.-Amen :After playing in a variety of punk bands in hiladelphia, Scott...
as his replacement while Ginger, of The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
, was added as the band's second guitarist. They soon began writing new material. However, Ginger soon departed the band:
Brides of Destruction recorded their second album, with the tentative title of 13 Acres, with producer Andy Johns
Andy Johns
Andy Johns is an engineer and producer who worked on well-known rock albums such as Led Zeppelin's IV and The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street. His sound is exemplified by Free's album Highway, which he engineered and produced....
. Former members Nikki Sixx and Ginger have co-writing credits on the album while Guns also co-produced the album. They soon signed a deal with Shrapnel Records
Shrapnel Records
Shrapnel Records is a guitar-oriented record label started in 1980 by record producer Mike Varney. Guitarist Marty Friedman , one of the label's most successful artists, first appeared on the album Unsung Guitar Heroes II in 1980 with the band Vixen. Vixen would later change their name to Hawaii...
releasing Runaway Brides
Runaway Brides
Runaway Brides is the second studio and last album by Brides of Destruction released via Shrapnel Records on September 13, 2005. Nikki Sixx left the band to rejoin Mötley Crüe in January 2005 for a reunion tour supporting a greatest hits compilation but still has writing credits on the album. Amen...
on September 13 in Europe and September 27 in the US. The album included the song "Dimes In Heaven" which was written as a tribute to recently deceased Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
and Damageplan
Damageplan
Damageplan was an American heavy metal supergroup from Dallas, Texas that formed in 2003. Following the demise of their previous group Pantera, brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul Abbott wanted to start a new band. The pair recruited former Halford guitarist Pat Lachman on vocals, and later...
guitarist Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell
Darrell Lance Abbott , also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist. He was best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. Abbott also contributed to the album Rebel Meets Rebel, a collaboration between Pantera and David Allan Coe...
.
The band toured in support, including a tour of Europe. Prior to the tour of Europe, Sorry departed the band with Jeremy Guns
Jeremy Guns
Jeremy Carson Guns is an American bassist.He is a member of L.A. Guns , featuring guitarist Tracii Guns.Jeremy Guns was also the touring bassist in Brides of Destruction.-References:...
added to the touring lineup. Following the tour, Guns put Brides of Destruction on hiatus, going on to have a brief stint in Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot is an American Heavy Metal band. They are best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum On Feel the Noize". They were founded in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni, under the original name Mach 1, before changing the name to Little Women and finally Quiet...
before forming The Tracii Guns Band (which later became the second L.A. Guns).
Post-hiatus (2006–present)
In the years following the hiatus. LeGrand formed Souls of WeSouls of We
Souls of We is an American hard rock supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2007. The lineup consists of London LeGrand , George Lynch and Johny Chow...
with George Lynch
George Lynch (musician)
George Lynch is a hard rock/heavy metal guitarist best known as a member of the band Dokken, his own bands Lynch Mob and Souls of We.-Pre Dokken:...
, releasing the album Let the Truth Be Known
Let the Truth Be Known
-Re-release:-Personnel:Souls of We*London LeGrand – vocals*George Lynch – guitar*Johny Chow – bass*Ya'el – drumsAdditional personnel*Andrew Freeman – additional vocals*Jeff Pilson – additional bass...
in 2008. He also formed side-project Rockstars on Mars. In an Interview on November 24, 2008, LeGrand admitted he would like to see a Brides of Destruction reunion, but with Nikki Sixx back in the band:
LeGrand also made a guest appearance on The 69 Eyes
The 69 Eyes
The 69 Eyes are a multi-platinum selling Finnish gothic rock band. They are currently signed to EMI Finland. The band's albums are now distributed worldwide. The End Records acts as the band's official North American distributor, as Nuclear Blast Records provides distribution in Mainland Europe,...
album Back in Blood
Back in Blood (The 69 Eyes album)
Back in Blood is the tenth studio album from Finnish goth rock band The 69 Eyes and their first to be released via Nuclear Blast in Europe and The End Records in North America. The album was recorded in both Helsinki and Los Angeles and produced by Matt Hyde. The cover art was designed by Estevan...
released August 28, 2009.
Former bass player Scott Sorry joined former band mate Ginger in new lineup of The Wildhearts in 2007 while he formed Sorry and the Sinatras
Sorry and the Sinatras
Sorry and the Sinatras are a punk rock influenced hard rock band based in both Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and London, United Kingdom, formed in 2007. Since 2010, the band has been composed of Scott Sorry , Dave Kerr , Rich Jones and Lenny Thomas...
, with members of Trashlight Vision
Trashlight Vision
Trashlight Vision was a trash punk band from the United States. They featured the guitarist from Murderdolls, Acey Slade and Steve Haley from the Philadelphia based rock band HALEY....
, in 2008. They released their debut album Highball Roller
Highball Roller
-Personnel:Sorry and the Sinatras*Scott Sorry – vocals, rhythm guitar*Dave Kerr – lead guitar, backing vocals*Roger "Rags" Segal – bass, backing vocals*Lenny Thomas – drumsProduction personnel...
on May 11, 2009.
In a 2006 interview with KNAC
KNAC
KNAC is an internet based heavy metal music radio station. It was previously a Los Angeles, California area FM radio station.-KNAC at 105.5 FM:...
, Tracii Guns stated that if the band had put out a second a single and Sixx was still a member, Brides of Destruction would have had a "fair chance" in the music industry.
Scot Coogan toured with Stephen Pearcy
Stephen Pearcy
Stephen Erica Pearcy is the lead singer of the 80's metal band Ratt. He has also been in the bands Arcade, Vicious Delite, Vertex, Nitronic, and Band From Hell...
in Rat Bastards while he also performs in a Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
and The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
cover band Six Foot Nurse. In 2007, he joined Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics...
's touring band while he also recorded drums on Frehley's solo album Anomaly, released in 2009. In 2008 he toured Australia as the drummer for Lynch Mob
Lynch Mob (band)
Lynch Mob is an American band featuring former Dokken guitarist George Lynch, who has been the band's only permanent member. The rest of the original band which featured Oni Logan, Anthony Esposito and Mick Brown have come and gone, and in some cases, come back.-1989 Formation:Lynch Mob was formed...
.
Tracii Guns' L.A. Guns signed a deal with Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....
's label, Favored Nations
Favored Nations
Favored Nations is a record label started by guitarist Steve Vai and former Guitar Center owner Ray Scherr in 1999. The first album ever released by Favored Nations was Frank Gambale's Coming to Your Senses in 2000...
, for a "Deluxe Reissue" of Shrinking Violet
Shrinking Violet (album)
-Personnel:*Jizzy Pearl: lead vocals*Tracii Guns: guitar*Johnny Crypt: bass guitar*Steve Riley: drums*Gilby Clarke: Additional guitar on "Dreamtime"*Teddy Andreadis: keyboards...
, released in Summer 2010.
Discography
- Here Come the BridesHere Come the Brides (album)Here Come the Brides is the debut album by Brides of Destruction released via Sanctuary Records on March 9, 2004. It is their most successful album being the only one to have a charting on the Billboard 200, it is also the only album that features founder Nikki Sixx who would leave the band to...
(2004) - Runaway BridesRunaway BridesRunaway Brides is the second studio and last album by Brides of Destruction released via Shrapnel Records on September 13, 2005. Nikki Sixx left the band to rejoin Mötley Crüe in January 2005 for a reunion tour supporting a greatest hits compilation but still has writing credits on the album. Amen...
(2005)
Band members
Former members- Scot CooganScot CooganScot Coogan is an American session musician and touring drummer.-Career:Coogan has worked with groups such as Violets Demise, Ednaswap, Parade of Losers, Annetenna, Sinéad O'Connor, Peter Yorn, Vanilla Ice, and Otep...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
(2002–2006) - John CorabiJohn CorabiJohn Corabi is a heavy metal singer and guitarist who has worked with such bands as Angora, The Scream, Mötley Crüe, Union and ESP , Ratt , Twenty 4 Seven , Zen Lunatic, Brides of Destruction, and Angel City Outlaws John Corabi (born on April 26, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a heavy...
– rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
(2002–2003) - Ginger – rhythm guitar (2005)
- Tracii GunsTracii GunsTracii Guns is an American guitarist best known as the founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns as well as the supergroups Brides of Destruction and Contraband. He was also involved in the formation of the first lineup of Guns N' Roses but eventually left the group and was replaced by guitarist...
– lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
(2002–2006) - Adam HamiltonAdam Hamilton (musician)Adam Hamilton is a Los Angeles based music producer, songwriter and session musician. He is also the former bass guitarist of L.A. Guns. With L.A. Guns, he co wrote and played on the albums Rips the Covers Off, Tales from the Strip, and Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood...
– keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(2002) - Kris Kohls – drums, percussion (2002–2003)
- London LeGrandLondon LeGrandLondon LeGrand is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist best known for his time with hard rock supergroup Brides Of Destruction with Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns. After the group went on hiatus he formed another band with George Lynch of Dokken and Lynch Mob fame...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(2002–2006) - Nikki SixxNikki SixxNikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, author, fashion designer, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister before going on to form London with his Sister band mate Lizzie Grey...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2002–2004) - Scott SorryScott SorryScott Sorry is an American musician best known as the bass player for The Wildhearts. As well as playing with The Wildhearts, Sorry has his own group, Sorry and the Sinatras, and has played with Amen and Brides of Destruction.-Amen :After playing in a variety of punk bands in hiladelphia, Scott...
– bass (2005)
Touring musicians
- Jeremy GunsJeremy GunsJeremy Carson Guns is an American bassist.He is a member of L.A. Guns , featuring guitarist Tracii Guns.Jeremy Guns was also the touring bassist in Brides of Destruction.-References:...
– bass (2005)