Kik Tracee was a 1990's glam metal

Glam metal

Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...

 band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1988, during the last years of the Glam Metal movement, before the influx of grunge

Grunge

Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...

 and alternative music.

Brief history

The band was formed by lead singer Stephen Shareaux, Michael Marquis and Gregory Hex on guitars with Rob Grad on bass and Johnny Douglas on drums. The band was sometimes accused of being a clone of 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...

. Others argue that the band's complexity and depth placed them on a higher level than the average band in Los Angeles.

Kik Tracee is notable for being one of many forgotten glam metal bands, due to the popularity of the alternative music scene, despite their technical skill and musicianship. The band had a very short stint on MTV

MTV

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's Headbangers Ball

Headbangers Ball

Headbangers Ball is a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Two , MTV Adria , MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV...

 in the 1990s. Their sound has been described as being similar to 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...

, Britny Fox

Britny Fox

Britny Fox was an American Glam metal band from the Philadelphia area, initially active from 1985 to 1992 then subsequently reforming in 2000. They are best known for their music video for "Girlschool" and their hit "Long Way to Love" .-History:...

 and Faster Pussycat

Faster Pussycat

Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album, their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over and the 80,000 selling Whipped! in 1992.-The roots of Faster Pussycat...

.

Dana Strum

Dana Strum

Dana Strum is the bassist of heavy metal band Slaughter. Before that, he was in Vinnie Vincent Invasion together with fellow bandmate, Mark Slaughter...

 of Slaughter

Slaughter (band)

Slaughter is an American heavy metal band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada by lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum. The band reached stardom in 1990 with their first album, Stick It to Ya which spawned several hit singles including "Up All Night", "Spend My Life", "Mad...

 fame produced Kik Tracee's 1991 'No Rules' under BMG Music. Despite the failings of their first album which spanned music videos for 'You're So Strange' and the title track 'No Rules', Kik Tracee released the Chris Goss

Chris Goss (U.S.)

Christopher Ryan Goss, born August 17, 1958, is an American record producer and musician.-Selected discography:Throughout his career Goss has worked with a wide range of musicians in various genres.* 1988 - Masters of Reality by Masters of Reality...

-produced 1992 EP 'Field Trip' before later breaking up. A video for "In Trance" was shot for this EP.

Former members

• Stephen Shareaux (vocals)
• Michael Marquis (guitar)
• Gregory Hex (guitar)
• Rob Grad (bass)
• Johnny Douglas (drums)

Discography

Albums:

• 1991 No Rules
• 1993 Center Of A Tension [unreleased]

EP's

• 1992 Field Trip

External links

• http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/kiktracee/kiktracee.shtml
• http://www.last.fm/music/Kik+Tracee
• http://hardrockhideout.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/kik-tracee-no-rules-release-year-1991/