BulletBoys

Infobox musical artist
Name = Bullet Boys


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Origin = Los Angeles, California, USA
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Years_active = 1986—present
Label = [http://www.warnerbrosrecords.com/ Warner Bros. Records] [http://www.woundedbird.com/ Wounded Bird Records]
[http://www.crashmusicinc.com/ Crash Music]
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URL = [http://www.bulletboysrecords.com/ Official Web Site]
Current_members = Marq Torien
Michael Thomas
Rychie Green
Lonnie Vincent
Past_members = Mick Sweda Jimmy D'Anda
Rob Lane Tommy Pittam Robby Karras DJ Ashba Steven Adler Jason Hook Vik Foxx Brent Fitz Melvin Brannon II Paul Newman Keri Kelli Denny Johnson Michael Thomas Scott Griffin Danny Seven

BulletBoys are a hard rock band that was formed by vocalist Marq Torien, guitarist Mick Sweda, and bassist Lonnie Vincent in the late 1980s after they left King Kobra. It also featured new, young rock drummer Jimmy D'Anda.

The band’s first two albums ("BulletBoys" and "Freakshow") were well received by critics and fans alike proven by the band selling over 1 million copies worldwide. Some critics compared the band to David Lee Roth-era Van Halen, as Torien's vocal and performances were similar to Diamond Dave. That argument was furthered by the fact that Ted Templeman produced both the Roth-era Van Halen albums and the BulletBoys. In addition, both bands were signed to Warner Bros. Records.

The BulletBoys split up in 1993. Singer Marq Torien and bassist Lonnie Vencent continued to use the BulletBoys name and recorded "Acid Monkey", a heavily alternative inspired album that was a major departure from the band’s usual hard rock style.

All original members got together to record one album in 2000 titled "Greatest Hits: Burning Cats And Amputees". Marq and Lonnie released a new album, "Sophie" in 2003 under the BulletBoys name. This album featured vocal performances from former Skid Row lead singer Sebastian Bach.

Trivia

Jimmy D'Anda also played in the bands Zen Lunatic with John Corabi and Lynch Mob with George Lynch. Jimmy is now working with Jimmy Coup from Andrew WK, and the singer Romero from Drug Under. He writes and records in his own home studio. Jimmy is fully endorsed with DW Drums, Aquarian Drum Heads and Vic Firth Sticks.

Marq Torien was lead guitarist for the band RATT for about 3 months in 1982, and was replaced by Warren DeMartini. It has been said that Marq could play guitar as well as Eddie Van Halen and sing as well as Steve Perry (back in the day).

After Mick Sweda left the BulletBoys in 1993, he formed the band Brain Stem Babies (among others) and recorded numerous full length solo albums. Mick currently works in his studio, dubbed Redcake Digital.

Their song "Hard As A Rock" appears briefly in the movie "Beerfest".

A BulletBoys poster can be seen in the bedroom of one of the teenage daughters on the ABC sitcom "Just the Ten of Us."

Original Members

*Marq Torien—Vocals
*Mick Sweda—Guitar
*Lonnie Vencent—Bass
*Jimmy D'Anda—Drums

Discography

*BulletBoys (1988)
*Freakshow (1991)
*Za-Za (1993)
*Acid Monkey (1995)

*Burning Cats and Amputees (Greatest Hits) (2000) (Re-recordings of the hits)Tracks:

01. Hard As Rock
02. Smooth Up In Ya
03. Shoot The Preacher Down
04. For The Love Of Money
05. F#9
06. When Pigs Fly
07. Thrill That Kills
08. Talk To Your Daughter
09. Hang On St. Christopher
10. THC Groove
11. Slow And Easy
12. Rock Candy
13. Something Good

*Sophie (2003)Tracks:

01. Kiss The Lizard
02. Neighborhood
03. Can I Show You
04. Don't Be Afraid
05. All Of The Day
06. Walls
07. Amazing
08. Outta Here
09. Shake Me Awake
10. Stoned Staley

*Behind The Orange Curtain (2007)Tracks:

01. Hard as a Rock
02. Hell on My Heels
03. Shoot the Preacher
04. For the Love of Money
05. Hang on St. Christopher
06. THC Groove
07. When Pigs Fly
08. Walls
09. F#9
10. Toy
11. Shake Me Awake
12. Smooth Up In Ya

External links

* [http://www.bulletboysrecords.com/ Official Web Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/officialbulletboys BulletBoys at MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/marq_torien Marq Torien at MySpace]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/rock/bulletboys/ Fan Site]
* [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,1441,rdbio.sm Bio at RockDetector.com]
* [http://www.jimmydanda.com Jimmy D'Anda Official Web Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/jimmydanda Jimmy D'Anda at MySpace]
* [http://www.monstersmakingmusic.com Mick Sweda's Official Web Site]
* [http://metal-blast.com/MetalBoard/viewtopic.php?t=7401&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Metal Blast Message Board review]

Interview links

* [http://www.famousinterview.ca/interviews/bullet_boys.htm Interview with Lonnie Vincent]
* [http://www.trilogyrock.com/historial-descarregues.php Interview with The Bullet Boys on Trilogy Rock (Spain)]