Heavy Bones were a heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band from Hollywood, California that formed in 1990. The band consisted of Joel Ellis (vocals), Gary Hoey

Gary Hoey

Gary Hoey is a surfer-rock musician.- Early life and early career :At fourteen, Hoey often lingered outside Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music, making friends and offering to pay for lessons. To devote his time to music, he dropped out of high school and began playing Boston's local clubs...

 (guitars), Rex Tennyson (bass), & Frankie Banali

Frankie Banali

Frankie Banali is an American rock drummer, best known for his work with multi-platinum heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He has been the band's manager during since 1994. He played drums in the heavy metal band W.A.S.P., as well as with Billy Idol...

 (drums). Even though Tennyson is listed as the bassist, Scott Thunes

Scott Thunes

Scott Thunes is a former bass player with Frank Zappa, Wayne Kramer, Steve Vai, Andy Prieboy, Mike Keneally, Fear, The Waterboys and others....

 played all the bass tracks on the album; Tennyson appeared in their one and only music video, 4:AM T.M.

Their one and only album was released on Reprise Records

Reprise Records

Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...

 in 1992. The Richie Zito

Richie Zito

Richie Zito is a session guitarist and record producer from Los Angeles.He has worked with Poison, Neil Sedaka, Yvonne Elliman, Eric Carmen, Art Garfunkel, Leo Sayer, Diana Ross, Marc Tanner, Elton John, the Motels, as well as The Cult, White Lion, Eddie Money, Heart, and Bad English...

produced self-titled effort did not sell very well and the band ceased to exist shortly thereafter.

External links

• [ Heavy Bones at Allmusic]