Lillian Axe
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Lillian Axe is a hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band from New Orleans who write and perform music from acoustic ballads to full out heavy metal anthems. Four studio recordings were released (Lillian Axe, Love + War
Love + War
Love + War is an album by glam metal band Lillian Axe, released in 1989. Reissued and remastered by Metal Mind Productions in 2007.-Track listing:#"All's Fair In Love And War"#"She Likes It On Top"#"Diana"#"Down On You"#"The World Stopped Turning"...
, Poetic Justice
Poetic Justice (Lillian Axe album)
-Track listing:#"Poetic Justice"#"Innocence"#"True Believer"#"Body Double"#"See You Someday"#"Living In The Grey"#"Digital Dreams"#"Dyin' To Live"#"Mercy"#"The Promised Land"#"No Matter What" #"She's My Salvation"#"A Moment Of Reflection"...
, and Psychoschizophrenia
Psychoschizophrenia
Psychoschizophrenia is an album by glam metal band Lillian Axe, released in 1993.-Track listing:#"Crucified"#"Deepfreeze"#"Moonlight in your Blood"#"Stop the Hate"#"Sign of the Times"#"Needle and Your Pain"#"Those Who Prey"#"Voices In My Walls"...
) before they disbanded in 1995. In 1999, they reunited and released a B-side recording, Fields of Yesterday, and a live CD, Live 2002. The best known line-up is Ron Taylor (lead vocals), Steve Blaze (lead guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, keyboards
Keyboard instrument
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, backing vocals), Jon Ster (rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm 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...
, keyboards, backing vocals), Rob Stratton (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), and Danny King (drums
Drum kit
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). Their biggest hits are "Dream Of A Lifetime", "Misery Loves Company" and "Nobody Knows" from their Robbin Crosby produced self-titled debut, "Show A Little Love", "All's Fair In Love And War", "She Likes It On Top", "Ghost Of Winter" and "My Number" from their 1990 album Love + War
Love + War
Love + War is an album by glam metal band Lillian Axe, released in 1989. Reissued and remastered by Metal Mind Productions in 2007.-Track listing:#"All's Fair In Love And War"#"She Likes It On Top"#"Diana"#"Down On You"#"The World Stopped Turning"...
, "True Believer", "No Matter What" (Badfinger cover), "Body Double" and "See You Someday" from their 1992 album, Poetic Justice
Poetic Justice (Lillian Axe album)
-Track listing:#"Poetic Justice"#"Innocence"#"True Believer"#"Body Double"#"See You Someday"#"Living In The Grey"#"Digital Dreams"#"Dyin' To Live"#"Mercy"#"The Promised Land"#"No Matter What" #"She's My Salvation"#"A Moment Of Reflection"...
which peaked on the Billboard Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
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at #28 and "Crucified", "Deepfreeze" and "Moonlight In Your Blood" from Psychoschizophrenia
Psychoschizophrenia
Psychoschizophrenia is an album by glam metal band Lillian Axe, released in 1993.-Track listing:#"Crucified"#"Deepfreeze"#"Moonlight in your Blood"#"Stop the Hate"#"Sign of the Times"#"Needle and Your Pain"#"Those Who Prey"#"Voices In My Walls"...
. They also are known for their Christmas cover of Ann and Nancy Wilson's "Here is Christmas" which was released as a single and appears as a bonus track on the Japan edition of Psychoschizophrenia
Psychoschizophrenia
Psychoschizophrenia is an album by glam metal band Lillian Axe, released in 1993.-Track listing:#"Crucified"#"Deepfreeze"#"Moonlight in your Blood"#"Stop the Hate"#"Sign of the Times"#"Needle and Your Pain"#"Those Who Prey"#"Voices In My Walls"...
.
After several lineup changes the band released Waters Rising featuring lead singer Derrick LeFevre, in 2007. LeFevre remains lead singer on the June 2009 release, Sad Day on Planet Earth. They are currently signed to Blistering Records.
On May 16, 2010, in Erwinville, LA, the band became the first hard rock act to be inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
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.
On June 23, 2010, Ronny Munroe, formerly of Metal Church, replaced Derrick LeFevre as lead vocalist.
On October 5, 2010, Ronny Munroe has announced his departure from Lillian Axe
. In a statement Ronny is quoted:
"I'm sorry to announce that I have had to step down from my position as lead vocalist of Lillian Axe," Munroe writes in a statement. "My commitments to my other bands have made it impossible to give Lillian Axe the time and dedication that it truly deserves. I want to thank Steve Blaze [guitar] and the rest of the Lillian camp for the opportunity to front such a great band and I wish them all the best for the future."
Members
- Steve BlazeSteve BlazeSteve Blaze is the guitarist for the groups Angel, Lillian Axe, and Near Life Experience.- References :...
- Lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards - Brian C. Jones - Lead vocals
- Sam Poitevent - Guitar, vocals
- Eric Morris - Bass
- Ken Koudelka - Drums
Former members
- Rick Bohrer - Original vocals
- Michael "Maxx" Darby - Original bass
- Jeff Savell - Original drums
- Orlando "Ace" Palacio - Guitar
- Rusty Cavalier - Drums
- Johnny Vines - Vocals
- Ron Taylor - Vocals
- Derrick LeFevre - Vocals
- Ronny Munroe - Lead vocals
- Jon Ster - Rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Darrin DeLatte - Bass
- Rob Stratton - Bass
- Kennith Gosnell - Bass
- Danny King - Drums
- Gene Barnett - Drums
- Matt McCrory - Guitar
- Richard Kendrick - Guitar
- Randy Holden - Rhythm guitar
- Tommy StewartTommy StewartTommy Stewart is an American rock drummer, currently for the rock band Lo-Pro. He is probably best known for his stint with heavy metal band Godsmack...
- Drums - Craig NunenmacherCraig NunenmacherCraig "Louisiana Lightning" Nunenmacher is best known as the former drummer for Black Label Society and Crowbar. He joined Black Label Society in July 2000 while playing for Crowbar, who were touring with BLS at the time...
- Drums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | US 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... |
US Heat. | Certification | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Lillian Axe | - | - | - | MCA |
| 1989 | Love + War Love + War Love + War is an album by glam metal band Lillian Axe, released in 1989. Reissued and remastered by Metal Mind Productions in 2007.-Track listing:#"All's Fair In Love And War"#"She Likes It On Top"#"Diana"#"Down On You"#"The World Stopped Turning"... |
- | - | - | MCA |
| 1992 | Poetic Justice Poetic Justice (Lillian Axe album) -Track listing:#"Poetic Justice"#"Innocence"#"True Believer"#"Body Double"#"See You Someday"#"Living In The Grey"#"Digital Dreams"#"Dyin' To Live"#"Mercy"#"The Promised Land"#"No Matter What" #"She's My Salvation"#"A Moment Of Reflection"... |
- | 28 | - | I.R.S Records |
| 1993 | Psychoschizophrenia Psychoschizophrenia Psychoschizophrenia is an album by glam metal band Lillian Axe, released in 1993.-Track listing:#"Crucified"#"Deepfreeze"#"Moonlight in your Blood"#"Stop the Hate"#"Sign of the Times"#"Needle and Your Pain"#"Those Who Prey"#"Voices In My Walls"... |
- | 13 | - | I.R.S. Records |
| 1999 | Fields of Yesterday | - | - | - | Z Records |
| 2007 | Waters Rising | - | - | - | Locomotive Records |
| 2009 | Sad Day on Planet Earth | - | - | - | Blistering Records |
| 2010 | Deep Red Shadows | - | - | - | Love and War Records |