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L.A. GUNS Announce Signing with Indie Giant Cleopatra Records for New Studio Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 30, 2024
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Hard rock icons L.A. GUNS are thrilled to announce a new partnership with renowned indie label, Cleopatra Records, for the next chapter of their historic career! Vocalist Phil Lewis and founder/guitarist Tracii Guns are set to continue the band’s renaissance that began in 2016 and continues to revitalize the band’s massive fanbase as never before. 

The highly anticipated new studio album will be the first fruit of the band’s reunion with Cleopatra Records, a label known for its diverse roster and innovative approach to music production. The collaboration comes at a pivotal moment for L.A. Guns, with a mix of classic members and fresh faces, the band is set to deliver an album that both honors their legacy and explores new creative horizons.

“I’m thrilled to have L.A. Guns back home, completing a full circle journey with them. From my early days printing their t-shirts in my parents’ garage—side by side with Guns N’ Roses—to now, I am genuinely excited to welcome them home with a new recording contract at Cleopatra Records. It’s not just a signing; it’s a celebration of our shared history and a promising future together.” – Brian Perera, owner Cleopatra Records, Inc.

“Brian and I go back to the ‘80s when he began in the business making t-shirts. Since then, we have done multitudes of recordings together, including L.A. Guns! Coming back to Brian and Cleopatra’s creative environment really feels like coming home now 40 years later and our excitement once again for the future is through the roof! LET’S GO!!!” – Tracii Guns, founding guitarist L.A. Guns

Stay tuned to both the band’s and label’s social media pages for more news about the album as well as information on the supporting tour!

More information: http://www.lagunsmusic.com/

L.A. GUNS Announce New Studio Album “Black Diamonds”, Out April 14th, Release New Single ‘You Betray’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 6, 2023
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L.A. GUNS have announced the upcoming release of their latest studio album, “Black Diamonds” on April 14, 2023. Produced by founding member and guitarist Tracii Guns, “Black Diamonds” is a tour-de-force of rock ‘n roll that fans have come to expect from the long-running hard rockers. A new single, ‘You Betray’ is out today. 

Pre-order/save “Black Diamonds” on CD/LP/Digital HERE: https://orcd.co/blackdiamonds (Please note, due to ongoing lengthy vinyl manufacturing wait time, the LP version will be released on August 4, 2023.)

Written and recorded over the course of 2022, “Black Diamonds” sees Tracii Guns, Phil Lewis, and company continuing on the same successful and inspiring sonic journey that they’ve been taking on their most recent albums, “Checkered Past”, “The Devil You Know”, and “The Missing Peace”. The band doesn’t shy away from flexing their hard rock influences as they always have, but also incorporates more introspective acoustic tracks reflective of their classic rock influences from the ’70s. This makes for a potent and highly listenable cocktail of an album in “Black Diamonds”. Since their self-titled debut in 1988 to their widely praised recent suite of “comeback” albums, L.A. GUNS, led by Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis, have always delivered solid rock ‘n roll to their fans. Since core members Tracii and Phil reunited under the banner of L.A. Guns in 2017, a rekindling of the band’s creative energy has been continuing unabated over the course of, now, four studio albums. “Black Diamonds” shows no signs of this renaissance slowing down…

L.A. Guns never looked like the pretty poster boys that so many of their peers did, but more the band that you would be terrified to bump into in an alley as they would likely be carrying switchblades and ready for a fight. But despite having many songs to back up that image, the band could also write powerful ballads (see the smash hit, “The Ballad Of Jayne” for Exhibit A of this argument) that showed there were some serious songwriting chops in the band.

The story of how we got from the band’s powerful early years to a fourth new studio album in the relatively short time that Guns and Lewis have reunited has already been well documented, so no need to rehash it. What’s important to know and understand is that the driving force of all those classic L.A. Guns songs was Tracii and Phil. Feeling inspired and excited like they did when they first started out, but with many years of wisdom and experience under their belts, and most importantly, a renewed and stronger creative and personal relationship, Guns, Lewis, and L.A. Guns as a whole are at a creative peak.

“Black Diamonds” Tracklisting:

  1. You Betray
  2. Wrong About You
  3. Diamonds
  4. Babylon
  5. Shame
  6. Shattered Glass
  7. Gonna Lose
  8. Got It Wrong
  9. Lowlife
  10. Crying
  11. Like A Drug

Produced by Tracii Guns

Line-Up:
Phil Lewis – Vocals
Tracii Guns – Electric & Acoustic Guitars, MellotronAce Von Johnson – Electric Guitars
Johnny Martin – Bass, Electric Electric Guitars
Shawn Duncan – Drums (live)
Adam Hamilton – Drums (studio) & Strings

RILEY’S L.A. GUNS Release Brand New Single ‘Overdrive’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 22, 2022
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‘Overdrive‘ is the riff-filled new single from Riley’s L.A Guns and is out now via Golden Robot Records.

The line-up features long time members Steve Riley, Kelly Nickels, with Scott Griffin and Kurt Frohlich made their debut in 2019 before releasing their album Renegades, featuring singles ‘All That You Are,’ ‘Crawl,’ ‘You Can’t Walk Away‘ and title track ‘Renegades.’ 

This track comes in anticipation of their upcoming album, expected to be in their fans hands in mid 2023.

Buy/stream ‘Overdrive‘HERE

Overdrive‘ marks a new era for the band with an atmospheric approach to it. The track is highly energized from the get-go with no shortage of the instrumental breaks you love and the tantalizing vocals that keep engaged throughout the song. 

“All this bullshit that rock is dead, just have a listen to this killer new single from Riley’s LA Guns and it’s proof that it’s not only alive but it’s screaming and yelling the house down.” comments Golden Robot Global Entertainment Group CEO and President Mark Alexander-Erber

Drummer Steve Riley has also expressed his excitement at the new era the band is entering, saying”We are so excited about this second album from the band The Dark Horse and we feel we really took it up a notch with the songwriting, performances, and production after our well received first album Renegades.  This first single  ‘Overdrive‘ is a balls out rocker and a great way to open this new album. We know you guys are going to love it and we can’t wait to see you out on the road in 2023!“

To accompany their new single ‘Overdrive,’ the band are releasing a limited addition bundle series.

With each single leading up to the release of their new album The Dark Horse, Riley’s L.A. Guns are putting out a limited edition bundle, with bundle #1 out for pre-order today. Each bundle will include a limited edition red 7″ vinyl and a different coloured 12″ of the upcoming album, with bundle #1 12″ being orange. 

“We are very excited to be releasing a  7” vinyl single. It features two songs that mean a lot to us. ‘Ballad of Jayne’ has been re-recorded the way it was initially written, acoustically.” says long-time bassist Kelly Nickels. 

Bundle #1 is available for pre-order now and includes; 
12″ Orange The Dark Horse vinyl 
7″  Red Double A-Side single vinyl

Stock is limited. You can pre-order the bundle on the Golden Robot Records online store HERE

ABOUT RILEY’S L.A. GUNS 

L.A. Guns got their start on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip. The band was formed in 1986 and signed with Polygram Records in 1987, recording their first album that summer. This first album, titled L.A. Guns went on to sell over 1,000,000 copies giving the band its first platinum award. Tours with AC/DC, Iron Maiden and Def Leppard followed.

L.A. Guns went into the studio to record their second album, Cocked and Loaded in the spring of 1989. It was a hit right away with the release of “Rip and Tear” as the first single and video. ”Never Enough” and “The Ballad of Jayne” followed, pushing the album toward platinum status once again. A successful world tour followed.

The band’s third album, Hollywood Vampires was recorded in the fall of 1990. With the release of “Kiss My Love Goodbye” as the first single and video, and another successful world tour, the album gave L.A. Guns its third platinum in a row.

The band went back into the studio in 1994 to start work on their next album Vicious Circle. Between 1996 and 1999, the band’s members branched out recording and working on outside projects. In late 1999, L.A. Guns went into the studio to record a greatest hits package titled Black Beauties that also included five new songs written for the album.

The band toured with Poison, Ratt, and others throughout the summer of 2000.

In 2001, the band released its sixth studio album, Man in the Moon. The band also changed bass guitarists with Adam Hamilton joining the band. A successful world tour followed. 

L.A. Guns entered the studio for their seventh album in early 2002 with veteran producer Andy Johns, who had worked with the likes of Led Zeppelin and Van Halen to record Waking the Dead. 

The album was released in late 2002 and garnered L.A. Guns some of the best reviews the band had ever received.

When the US tour to support Waking the Dead ended, Tracii announced that he was “officially” leaving L.A. Guns. The band went into the studio in January of 2004 to record Rips the Covers Off with producer Andy Johns. This was a collection of 70’s rock songs. Once again, the band went on a full world tour to support the new CD…

In May of 2005, L.A. Guns began work on Tales from the Strip with Andy Johns again producing. L.A. Guns hooked up with WASP for an early summer through September tour. In early 2006, L.A. Guns did some local L.A. shows and recorded them for a new live CD. This new live CD, Loud and Dangerous was released late August 2006 with the band again supporting it with a world tour.

In Early 2007 long time bassist Adam Hamilton decided to do song writing and producing full time. The guys acquired Hollywood veteran Scotty Griffin, but in Mid 2009 Griffin left the band to do a residency in Las Vegas. Kenny Kweens from Beautiful Creatures quickly came aboard as the new bass guitarist. 2011 sparked the triumphant return of Scotty Griffin on Bass.

The band released their tenth studio album Hollywood Forever in June 2012. The album was produced once again by veteran music producer, Andy Johns.

The new record debuted at #25 on the Billboard Rock charts with the title track “Hollywood Forever”, and it was considered one of the best Hard Rock albums of 2012 by fans and critics alike, proving once again that L.A. Guns were on top of their game with additional tracks “You Better Not Love Me” and “Sweet Mystery”.

In December 2012, guitarist Stacey Blades announced his departure after serving the band for almost ten years, to follow a different musical direction. In January 2013, the talented guitarist Michael Grant – frontman of his own band, Endeverafter -crossed paths with singer Phil Lewis. His dynamic performance complimented Guns’ raw rock n’ roll energy, and he hit the ground running as the new lead guitarist.

In September of 2014, Kenny Kweens replaced Scotty Griffin as the band’s bassist.

After some time down and a few personnel changes , the band has been reborn as Riley’s LA Guns with the return of original member Kelly Nickels on bass, Steve Riley who had been the most consistent member throughout the years still on drums, Scotty Griffin on guitar and Kurt Frohlich on lead singer and singed a multi album deal with International independent powerhouse rock label Golden Robot Records and released their debut album as Riley’s LA Guns Renegades to critical acclaim.

Now with more than 30 years’ worth of noteworthy material , platinum sales, world tours and controversy, the band have proved to be true warriors of the 80’s hard rock genre and are geared to tear it up across the world giving audiences the high octane Rock-n-Roll that is Riley’s L.A. Guns.

2022 will be the first new single ‘Overdrive’ from their forthcoming 2nd album The Dark Horse out on Golden Robot Records in 2023.

L.A. GUNS Release New Single ‘You Can’t Walk Away’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 28, 2021
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Legendary Hollywood rockers L.A. GUNS dropped their critically acclaimed new album Renegades on the appropriate date of Friday 13th November 2020, via Golden Robot Records. Renegades has been described as one of their greatest albums of their distinguished career. The album produced 4 smash singles Crawl, Well OiledMachine, Renegades  and All That You Are and the band received heavy representation on the esteemed and highly influential Spotify Hard Rock Playlist.

Now as an intro to 2021 and to fire the machine back up, L.A. Guns have released a new single from the album, the now appropriately named ballad You Can’t Walk Away which has now developed a deep meaning in more ways than one.

The single is now available via all streaming platforms.

“This is a song I wrote with a friend, Tommy Holland, over 35 years ago in Chicago. I brought it to pre-production for the Renegades album and the band finished it with a new chorus and some other minor changes. We are very proud of it and hope it follows in the footsteps of Ballad of Jayne.”  – Steve Riley 

Stream/buy Renegades HERE

L.A. GUNS’ New Album ‘Renegades’ Out Now

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 13, 2020
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It may be superstitious to some, but is there any better way to spend Friday 13th than to celebrate it with the release of a new L.A. GUNS album? The Hollywood Vampires have the cure for your Paraskevidekatriaphobia and it’s called Renegades and it’s out NOW via Golden Robot Records on digital, CD and vinyl!

Renegades is the brand-new album from L.A. GUNS (Steve Riley, Kelly Nickels, Scott Griffin, Kurt Frohlich) and has produced 3 smash singles Crawl, Well OiledMachine and Renegades.

L.A. GUNS always have been and always will be Renegades, it is almost an autobiographical representation of the band.

“Hey guys, here it is!! We can’t wait for you all to hear the full album Renegades. We are so proud of it and we hope you all have a great time rocking out to it. Hope to see you soon on the road. In the meantime. Enjoy the album.” – Steve Riley

Stream/buy Renegades HERE

Earlier this week as a further teaser, L.A. Guns released a new and 4th single All That You Are, just ahead of the release of Renegades! All That You Are it is yet another rock classic from a band at the peak of their game!

Listen to All That You Are HERE

“Almost a year ago to the day I took a plane from New York to LA to record this album. We all put a lot of work into it we’re super proud of it. It’s the best recording experience I’ve ever had… we hope it helps you get through the day a little easier.”  – Kelly Nickels

Watch the making of Crawl HERE

If there was a band synonymous with the infamous Sunset Strip it is L.A. GUNS. Born into a scene that will never be replicated, L.A. GUNS rode alongside Motley Crue, Guns n’ Roses, Ratt, Poison, Quiet Riot and co. in one of the biggest movements in music history. L.A. GUNS are without a doubt Hollywood rock royalty. 

Fast forward to 2020 and they’re truly on top of their game and enjoying an absolute resurgence in their long and distinguished career. L.A. GUNS have managed to retain their street wise integrity whilst fitting seamlessly into today’s rock market.

Heavily plugged into their loyal fan base, L.A. GUNS have now released their brand-new album, Renegades, on vinyl, CD, digital and exclusive bundles. The record has already seen 3 smash singles; the title track, Renegades, Crawl and Well Oiled Machine, (which gained a position and cover placement on Spotify’s esteemed ‘Hard Rock’ playlist).   

With more than 30 years of noteworthy material, L.A. GUNS have positioned themselves as true heroes of the rock ‘n’ roll genre, bringing their iconic L.A. sound to audiences around the world. 

RENEGADES TRACK LISTING

01. Don’t Wanna Know
02. Renegades
03. Would 
04. All That You Are
05. Witchcraft
06. You Can’t Walk Away
07. Lost Boys
08. Well Oiled Machine
09. Why Ask Why
10. Crawl 

To celebrate the release of Renegades, five limited edition L.A. Guns bundles have been put together for fans to choose from:

ULTIMATE Fan Legend BundleIncludes red, white & blue vinyl + CD + t-shirt + signed 8 x 10 photo
+ LA Guns patch + LA Guns sticker + LA Guns button

SUPER Fan Legend Bundle Includes red, white & blue vinyl + CD
Aussie Priority Fan BundleIncludes purple vinyl + CD + t-shirt 
Well Oiled Machine Fan Bundle Includes clear vinyl + CD
‘I Don’t Own a Record Player’ CD bundleIncludes CD + LA Guns sticker (banner or skull)

Check out the limited edition Renegades fan bundles HERE

Renegades is also available at the following outlets:
iTunes (pre-order digital)
Spotify (pre-save)
Apple (pre-save) 
JB Hi-Fi (CD + purple vinyl)  ** Australia only
Sanity (CD + purple vinyl) ** Australia only
Amazon (pre-order digital, CD + vinyl, depending on country)

L.A. GUNS Drop New Single ‘All That You Are’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 10, 2020
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RENEGADES is the brand new album from L.A. GUNS (Steve Riley, Kelly Nickels, Scott Griffin, Kurt Frohlich), available now for pre-order/save now and out this Friday, 13 November 2020, through Golden Robot Records.

To further whet the appetite of their rabid fan base, L.A. Guns have released a new single All That You Are, ahead of the release of RENEGADES! All That You Are it is yet another Rock classic from a band at the peak of their game!

Stream/buy All That You Are HERE

If there was a band synonymous with the infamous Sunset Strip it is L.A. GUNS. Born into a scene that will never be replicated, L.A. GUNS rode alongside Motley Crue, Guns n’ Roses, Ratt, Poison, Quiet Riot and co. in one of the biggest movements in music history. L.A. GUNS are without a doubt Hollywood rock royalty. 

Fast forward to 2020 and they’re truly on top of their game and enjoying an absolute resurgence in their long and distinguished career. L.A. GUNS have managed to retain their street wise integrity whilst fitting seamlessly into today’s rock market.

Heavily plugged into their loyal fan base, L.A. GUNS are now set to release a brand-new album, Renegades, on vinyl, CD and digital.  The record has already seen 3 smash singles; the title track, Renegades, Crawl and Well Oiled Machine, (which gained a position and cover placement on Spotify’s esteemed ‘Hard Rock’ playlist).   

With more than 30 years of noteworthy material, L.A. GUNS have positioned themselves as true heroes of the rock ‘n’ roll genre, bringing their iconic L.A. sound to audiences around the world. 

RENEGADES
TRACK LISTING
01. Don’t Wanna Know
02. Renegades
03. Would 
04. All That You Are
05. Witchcraft
06. You Can’t Walk Away
07. Lost Boys
08. Well Oiled Machine
09. Why Ask Why
10. Crawl