L.A. Guns

L.A. Guns are an American glam metal band from Los Angeles, California. They were formed in 1983.

L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns in 2015
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Glam metal[1][2][3][4][5][6] hard rock[7]
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Raz PolyGram Vertigo Polydor CMC Spitfire Deadline Cleopatra[8] Shrapnel Sanctuary Favored Nations Frontiers Golden Robot Records
Members	Tracii Guns' and Phil Lewis' version: Tracii Guns Phil Lewis Johnny Martin Ace Von Johnson Scot Coogan Steve Riley's version: Steve Riley Kelly Nickels Scotty Griffin Kurt Frohlich
Past member(s)	see List of L.A. Guns members
Website	lagunsmusic.com

Current members of the band include Tracii Guns (lead guitar), Phil Lewis (lead vocals), Ace Von Johnson^[9] (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Johnny Martin (bass, backing vocals) and Scot Coogan (drums).

Albums

• L.A. Guns (1988)
• Cocked & Loaded (1989)
• Hollywood Vampires (1991)
• Vicious Circle (1994)
• American Hardcore (1996)
• Shrinking Violet (1999)
• Man in the Moon (2001)
• Waking the Dead (2002)
• Tales from the Strip (2005)
• Hollywood Forever (2012)
• The Missing Peace (2017)
• The Devil You Know (2019)
• Renegades (2020)
• Checkered Past (2021)

References

1. "L.A. Guns | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
2. "Perfect Sound Forever: Hair Metal". www.furious.com. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
3. McPadden 9/25/2015, Mike. "The Hair Metal 100: Ranking the '80s Greatest Glam Bands—The Final 20!". VH1 News. Retrieved 2021-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. "The 15 Best Hair Metal Bands of All Time". LA Weekly. 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
5. "Best Hair Metal Bands". 2013-05-13. Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
6. Bob Batchelor (2012). Cult pop culture: how the fringe became mainstream. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. pp. 161–169. ISBN 978-0-313-35780-0. OCLC 741751230.
7. Colin Larkin, ed. (2007). The encyclopedia of popular music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7. OCLC 85691957.
8. Stephen Thomas Erlewine "L.A. Guns - Discography" "AllMusic.com" Retrieved October 27, 2017
9. "L.A. Guns unveil 4th different guitarist this year with Ace Von Johnson doing longer tour runs – Sleaze Roxx". sleazeroxx.com. 27 September 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.