Lizzy Borden (band)
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Lizzy Borden is an American
heavy metal
band formed in Los Angeles
in 1983. Lizzy Borden
is also the name of the band's lead vocalist.
style originated by artists such as Alice Cooper
and Kiss
. The band is named after the notorious Lizzie Borden, a woman accused and acquitted of murder in the late 19th century.
Though the band was considered a part of the Los Angeles
"glam metal
" scene in the mid-1980s, they were musically influenced by bands such as Black Sabbath
, Iron Maiden
, Kiss
, Alice Cooper
, and Judas Priest
. Their lyrical themes are more representative of this style, especially on earlier recordings.
The band was featured prominently in the rockumentary
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years. Onetime Lizzy Borden guitarist Joe Holmes
also played with David Lee Roth
and Ozzy Osbourne
, and Swedish
-born bassist Marten Andersson
has also toured and recorded with Lynch Mob
and Legacy.
On May 17, 2004, guitarist Alex Nelson was killed in a head-on car collision. Lizzy Borden disbanded soon after.
In 2006, Lizzy Borden reformed with new guitarist Ira Black and on November 1, 2007, the album Appointment with Death
was released worldwide. The album also features guest appearances by George Lynch
(Dokken
/Lynch Mob
), Dave Meniketti
(Y&T
), and Corey Beaulieu (Trivium
), among others. The first video for "Tomorrow Never Comes" was nominated for video of the year and was in the Top 25 Metal Videos of 2008 on MTV's Headbangers Ball. The follow-up video for "Under Your Skin" premiered in April the same year.
In early 2008 the band announced various festival appearances including Sweden Rock Festival (Sweden), Kobetasonik festival (Spain) and Bang Your Head Festival (Germany). In November 2008 Lizzy Borden toured the United States with Finnish Monster Rockers Lordi
. The band toured Europe as part of their headlining tour, performing in 11 Countries. Lizzy Borden was the first-day headliner of the two-day Keep It True XII festival at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen Germany 2009. North American festival appearances included Rocklahoma and Rock Gone Wild.
On Jan 24, 2009, former guitarist Corey James died in a car accident.
Lizzy Borden most recently announced 2010 headlining dates in North America and Europe, including festival appearances at Wacken Open Air 2010, Alcatraz Metal Festival, Leyendas del Rock festival and Elsrock Festival.
with
United States
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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 formed in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
in 1983. Lizzy Borden
Lizzy Borden (singer)
Lizzy Borden is the lead vocalist of the heavy/glam metal band Lizzy Borden. He has fronted the band since its formation in 1983, and is one of only two of the band's original members...
is also the name of the band's lead vocalist.
History
Lizzy Borden specializes in the shock rockShock rock
Shock rock is an umbrella term for artists who combine rock music with elements of theatrical shock value in live performances.-History:Screamin' Jay Hawkins was arguably the first shock rocker...
style originated by artists such as Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
and Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
. The band is named after the notorious Lizzie Borden, a woman accused and acquitted of murder in the late 19th century.
Though the band was considered a part of the Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
"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...
" scene in the mid-1980s, they were musically influenced by bands such as Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
, Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
, Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
, Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
, and Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
. Their lyrical themes are more representative of this style, especially on earlier recordings.
The band was featured prominently in the rockumentary
Rockumentary
The term rockumentary is a neologism denoting a documentary about rock music or its musicians. The term was used by Bill Drake in the 1969 History of Rock & Roll radio broadcast, and by Rob Reiner in the 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap....
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years. Onetime Lizzy Borden guitarist Joe Holmes
Joe Holmes
Joe Holmes is a Heavy metal guitarist. Born in New Jersey, he took lessons from guitarist Randy Rhoads in 1979. Holmes formed the L.A based band called Terriff in 1983. Holmes left Terriff to join Lizzy Borden in 1987...
also played with David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality. Roth was ranked nineteenth by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Singers of All Time....
and Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
, and Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
-born bassist Marten Andersson
Marten Andersson
Marten Andersson is the bass guitarist for the hard rock and heavy metal groups Lizzy Borden, George Lynch's , Starwood and...
has also toured and recorded with 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...
and Legacy.
On May 17, 2004, guitarist Alex Nelson was killed in a head-on car collision. Lizzy Borden disbanded soon after.
In 2006, Lizzy Borden reformed with new guitarist Ira Black and on November 1, 2007, the album Appointment with Death
Appointment with Death (album)
Appointment With Death is the sixth studio album by the American heavy metal band Lizzy Borden, released in October 2007 via Metal Blade Records.-Track listing:# "Abnormal" - 5:12# "Appointment with Death" - 3:47# "Live Forever" - 5:01...
was released worldwide. The album also features guest appearances by 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:...
(Dokken
Dokken
Dokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide...
/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...
), Dave Meniketti
Dave Meniketti
David Alan "Dave" Meniketti is the singer, songwriter and lead guitarist for 70's/80's Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band Y&T. He has also released two solo efforts, one of which is more blues-oriented, but he still tours with Y&T.-History:...
(Y&T
Y&T
Y&T is an American hard rock/heavy metal band formed in 1974. They hail from Oakland, California...
), and Corey Beaulieu (Trivium
Trivium (band)
Trivium is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 1999. Signed to Roadrunner Records, the band has released five studio albums, eleven singles, and twelve music videos...
), among others. The first video for "Tomorrow Never Comes" was nominated for video of the year and was in the Top 25 Metal Videos of 2008 on MTV's Headbangers Ball. The follow-up video for "Under Your Skin" premiered in April the same year.
In early 2008 the band announced various festival appearances including Sweden Rock Festival (Sweden), Kobetasonik festival (Spain) and Bang Your Head Festival (Germany). In November 2008 Lizzy Borden toured the United States with Finnish Monster Rockers Lordi
Lordi
Lordi is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band, formed in 1996 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume-designer, Mr. Lordi. The band is known for wearing monster masks and using pyrotechnics during concerts...
. The band toured Europe as part of their headlining tour, performing in 11 Countries. Lizzy Borden was the first-day headliner of the two-day Keep It True XII festival at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen Germany 2009. North American festival appearances included Rocklahoma and Rock Gone Wild.
On Jan 24, 2009, former guitarist Corey James died in a car accident.
Lizzy Borden most recently announced 2010 headlining dates in North America and Europe, including festival appearances at Wacken Open Air 2010, Alcatraz Metal Festival, Leyendas del Rock festival and Elsrock Festival.
Current members
- Lizzy BordenLizzy Borden (singer)Lizzy Borden is the lead vocalist of the heavy/glam metal band Lizzy Borden. He has fronted the band since its formation in 1983, and is one of only two of the band's original members...
– lead vocals (1983–present) - Marten Anderson – bass (1992–present)
- Joey Scott – drums (1983–present)
- Dario Lorina – guitars (2009–present)
- AC Alexander – guitars (2010–present)
with
- Joe Steals – guitars (for Starwood) (2003/2004)
Former members
- Ira Black – guitars (2006–2008)
- Tony Matuzak – guitars
- Steve Hochheiser – bass
- Alex Nelson – guitars (1984–1986,1989–2004) (R.I.P.)
- Gene Allen – guitars (1983–1988)
- Michael Davis – bass (1983–1988)
- Brian Perry – bass (1989–1992)
- Corey James – guitars (1989–1996) (R.I.P.)
- Joe Holmes – guitars (1987–1988)
- Chris Sanders – guitars (2006–2010)
Studio albums
- Love You to Pieces (1985)
- Menace to Society (1986)
- Visual LiesVisual LiesVisual Lies was the 3rd album by L.A. metal band Lizzy Borden.It features their "best known" song "Me Against The World". The track was also featured on the 1987 heavy-metal horror film, Black Roses...
(1987) - Master of Disguise (1989)
- Deal with the Devil (2000)
- If It Ain't Broke, Break It! (as Starwood) (2004) (2005?)
- Appointment with DeathAppointment with Death (album)Appointment With Death is the sixth studio album by the American heavy metal band Lizzy Borden, released in October 2007 via Metal Blade Records.-Track listing:# "Abnormal" - 5:12# "Appointment with Death" - 3:47# "Live Forever" - 5:01...
(2007)
Singles
- "Ultra Violence" (1986)
- "Me Against the World" / "Den of Thieves" (1987)