Guns acquired Stacey Blades to handle the guitar slot. It was also when Tracii Guns decided to quit the band to do “Brides Of Destruction” with Nikki Sixx. Guns some of the best reviews the band had ever received. The album was released in late 2002 and garnered 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 reviews of the album were great and the band was determined to follow this up with an even stronger set of songs for the next release. The band also changed Bass Guitarists with Adam Hamilton joining the band. In 2001, the band released its sixth studio album, “Man in the Moon”. The band toured with Poison, Ratt, and others throughout the summer of 2000. Guns went into the studio to record a greatest hits package titled “Black Beauties” that also included five new songs written for the album. Between 19, the band’s members branched out recording and working on outside projects. It was released in early 1995 and was followed by another successful world tour. The band went back into the studio in 1994 to start work on their next album “Vicious Circle”. With the release of “Kiss My Love Goodbye” as the first single and video, and another successful world tour, the album went on to sell 700,000 copies and earned the band its third gold album award. The band’s third album, “Hollywood Vampires”, was recorded in the fall of 1990. The video compilation from this album earned the band its second gold video award. “Never Enough” and “The Ballad of Jayne” followed, pushing album sales over 1,000,000 and earning the band its first platinum record award. It was a hit right away with the release of “Rip and Tear” as the first single and video. Guns went into the studio to record their second album, “Cocked and Loaded”, in the spring of 1989. A compilation of the videos made from this first album also earned the band a gold video award.
Tours with AC/DC, Iron Maiden and Def Leppard followed. Guns”, went on to sell 750,000 copies and earned the band its first gold album award.
The band was formed in 1986 and signed with Polygram Records in 1987, recording their first album that summer. Guns got their start on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip.
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