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BulletBoys
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BulletBoys is an American hard rock/glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1987. The group's original lineup was composed of singer Marq Torien (formerly of Ratt, King Kobra, and Kagny & the Dirty Rats), guitarist Mick Sweda (formerly of King Kobra), bassist Lonnie Vencent (formerly of King Kobra), and drummer Jimmy D'Anda. The group released two successful albums and had a number of singles featured on MTV between 1988 and 1991. From the 1990s onward, the group went through numerous lineup changes, with Torien as the only consistent member. Their most recent album From Out of the Skies was
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- BulletBoys
- Musical artist.image
- BulletBoys (2673388478).jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- BulletBoys performing in 2008; group leader Marq Torien at left
- Musical artist.image_upright
- 1.2
- Musical artist.origin
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Musical artist.genre
- Hard rock, glam metal
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1987–1995, 1998–present
- Musical artist.label
- Warner Bros., Wounded Bird, Swordholio, Perris, Crash Music, Cleopatra, Deadline, Chavis
- Musical artist.current_members
- Marq TorienLonnie Vencent Mick Sweda Jimmy D'Anda
- Musical artist.past_members
- See List of former members
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Musical style and influences
- Personnel
- Current members
- Former members
- Timeline
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Live albums
- Compilation albums
- Box sets
- Singles
- References
- External links
BulletBoys is an American hard rock/glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1987. The group's original lineup was composed of singer Marq Torien (formerly of Ratt, King Kobra, and Kagny & the Dirty Rats), guitarist Mick Sweda (formerly of King Kobra), bassist Lonnie Vencent (formerly of King Kobra), and drummer Jimmy D'Anda. The group released two successful albums and had a number of singles featured on MTV between 1988 and 1991. From the 1990s onward, the group went through numerous lineup changes, with Torien as the only consistent member. Their most recent album From Out of the Skies was released in 2018. The original lineup reunited for one-off shows in 2011 and 2019.
The group were strongly influenced by AC/DC and Van Halen, with Torien drawing comparisons to Van Halen singer David Lee Roth.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “BulletBoys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.