Reviewed: June 2021 Released: 2021, Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP Like many, I’m a big W.A.S.P. fan they were (and still are) one of my all-time favourite bands. I have been following what former members have been doing over the years including Chris Holmes. Naturally I was quite intrigued to see…
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Chris Holmes Launches New Video ; Adds New Tour Dates
Today, the legendary ex-WASP guitarist Chris Holmes has launched a brand new video for the song “TFMF”. The video can be seen at this location : “TFMF” is taken from his solo album “Shitting Bricks”. In addition, 6 more dates have been added to the “BE SOMEBODY” European tour from…
CHRIS HOLMES – Solo artist, ex-W.A.S.P. – Part 2
INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA (Read part 1 here) Born in 1958 in Glendale, California, Chris Holmes is a heavy metal guitarist who started his musical career in the Pasadena, California, area in the late 1970s. Holmes is best known as the lead guitarist and one of the…
CHRIS HOLMES – Solo artist, ex-W.A.S.P. – Part 1
INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA Born in 1958 in Glendale, California, Chris Holmes is a heavy metal guitarist who started his musician career in the Pasadena, California, area in the late 1970s. Holmes is best known as the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the heavy-metal…
WASP: Live at the Circus, Helsinki 2012
17’TH OCTOBER 2012 REVIEW AND PICS BY MARKO SYRJALA American heavy metal band, W.A.S.P., has been annual visitors in Finland during the last decade, and this year was no exception. Since there’s no new album to promote, this tour was built upon the band’s 30’TH Anniversary. The ads said that…
L.A. GUNS – drummer Steve Riley (ex- W.A.S.P, Keel)
STEVE RILEY INTERVIEW AND LIVE PICS BY MARKO SYRJALA L.A. Guns are best known as veterans of the Sunset Strip’s hair metal scene. The band was formed in 1983 by guitarist Tracii Guns, and after several line-up changes, they found the right members. The classic line-up then consisted of Guns,…
WHERE ANGLES SUFFER – Drummer Stet Howland and vocalist Rich Lewis
WHERE ANGELS SUFFER INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA Transcription assistance by EvilG Where Angels Suffer (WAS) is a new band featuring former W.A.S.P. members drummer Stet Howland and guitarist Chris Holmes, vocalist Rich Lewis (Animal), and bassist Steve Unger (Metal Church), The original line-up also included another former W.A.S.P.…
W.A.S.P -Blackie Lawless discusses new album “Babylon”, the current “Crimson Idol Anniversary” -tour and more.
BLACKIE LAWLESS INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA AND MATTI MARTIKAINEN Legendary U.S band W.A.S.P. would stir up quite a bit of controversy in their mid 80’s heyday thanks to their explicit lyrics and over-the-top stage show, which many deemed violent and sexist. That controversy would fade in time as the band…
WASP Live at The House of Culture, Helsinki, FINLAND
24.9 2006 Live at House of Culture, Helsinki FINLAND REVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ Blackie Lawless formed WASP in the early eighties with Randy Piper, Chris Holmes, and Tony Richards. The band’s first EP, “Animal “F*** Like A Beast,” was released in 1983, and it was an instant success…