STEVE RILEY Talks Having Two Incarnations Of L.A. GUNS On The Scene, Failed Attempt To Reunite Original W.A.S.P. Line-Up For 30th Anniversary (Audio)
May 14, 2020, 3 years ago
A new episode of The Rock n Ragni show featuring its host, former ECW Original Pro Wrestler Bay “Chubby Dudley” Ragni, is now available. On this episode, Bay gets to sit down and talk with Steve Riley, former W.A.S.P drummer and current drummer for the L.A. Guns line-up featuring Kelly Nickels on bass, Scotty Griffin on guitar and Kurt Frohlich on lead vocals and guitar.
They discusss the split between him and vocalist Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns, the previous band members he asked to join his version of the band, whether he would be interested in a reunion of the classic lineup of L.A. Guns, how he has run all of the band's business since 1987, the new single “Crawl” and the new Renegades album, and how he and Randy Piper tried getting a 30th Year Anniversary reunion of the W.A.S.P. lineup together.
Riley's incarnation of L.A. Guns recently released their debut single, "Crawl", via Golden Robot Records. The band have now released this video, taking you behind the scenes on the making of the song:
"Crawl" will be featured on the band's upcoming album, Renegades. Get the single here, and listen below:
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 Mötley Crüe, Guns N' Roses, Ratt, Poison, Quiet Riot and co. in one of the biggest movements in music history. Golden Robot Records, part of the Golden Robot Global Entertainment Group, are extremely excited to announce the signing of Hollywood rock royalty, L.A. Guns. A new album, L.A. Guns 2020, will be released next year.
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. A compilation of the videos made from this first album also earned the band a gold video award. 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. The video compilation from this album earned the band its second gold video award. 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.
Vicious Circle was released in early 1995 and was followed by another successful world tour. In 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. In 2001, the band released its sixth studio album, Man In The Moon and in 2002 their seventh album Waking The Dead followed.
After a 2003 world tour to support Waking The Dead, L.A. Guns recorded Rips The Covers Off with producer Andy Johns. This was a collection of 70's rock songs. L.A. Guns began work on Tales From The Strip and it was released in August 2005. It received some stellar reviews and critical acclaim. A live CD, Loud And Dangerous, was released late August 2006 with the band again supporting it with a world tour.
In November 2011 the band signed their latest record deal with Cleopatra Records, releasing 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 tracks like "You Better Not Love Me" and "Sweet Mystery".
Now after some down time, the band has been reborn with the return of Kelly Nickels on bass, Steve Riley on drums, Scotty Griffin on guitar and Kurt Frohlich on lead vocals and guitar.
With more than 30 years' worth of noteworthy material, the band have proved to be true warriors of the 80's genre and are geared to tear it up across the world giving audiences the high-octane rock-n-roll that is L.A. Guns.
In late 2019, the band issued the following: "We are so pleased to formally announce that we have signed with New Breed Management and Biggtime Inc. is now our Booking Agency. But... it gets better, we have also signed a new record deal with Golden Robot Records and we'll be heading into the studio to record a new album, which should be out sometime next spring. We are very grateful for this opportunity and we want to thank you all for your support throughout the years. Also we are looking forward to seeing you all on tour in 2020."
