Ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer JOHN CORABI Says He Was 'Insulted' By His Portrayal In 'The Dirt' Movie
Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi says that he was “insulted” by the way he was portrayed in the band’s released biopic “The Dirt”.
Corabi joined CRÜE in 1992 as the replacement for the group’s original singer, Vince Neil, who was dismissed due to personal differences. With Corabi on vocals, MÖTLEY CRÜE released one critically acclaimed full-length CD, which ended up being a commercial failure in the wake of grunge despite a Top 10 placing on the album chart. When Neil returned to the fold in 1997, Corabi was left on his own and formed the band UNION with ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick.
Corabi discussed the way he was name-checked in “The Dirt” in a recent interview with The Metal Summit. He said: “The portrayal in the movie, it was pathetic. It really made it look like I was really pissed when [the guys in the band are seen] basically walking into a high school gymnasium to, like, eight people. And I’m sorry — regardless of what the ticket sales were like [while I was in MÖTLEY CRÜE], it was never that bad. So I just kind of took it as a little bit of back-handed compliment — not even a compliment; it was like an insult. I was insulted. And I’m, like, you know, dude? If you’re gonna be a fucking asshole about it, whoever’s choice it was to put that in there… At the end of the day, I didn’t appreciate it.”
John, who is played by Anthony Vincent Valbiro in the adaptation of CRÜE’s 2001 memoir “The Dirt: Confessions Of The World’s Most Notorious Rock Band”, went on to say that he would have preferred it if he had been left out of the film altogether. “I think I’m in the movie 20 seconds,” he said. “So, take that 20 seconds out and skim over it completely.”
Released in March 2019, “The Dirt” currently has a 36% critic score from 74 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, the online review aggregation service that allows both critics and the public to rate movies. The same site has an 94% audience score for “The Dirt” from more than 6,000 reviews.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx addressed the fact that fan turnout was poor while the band toured to support 1994’s “Mötley Crüe” album. “Maybe we needed to make that record that we did without Vince but not call it MOTLEY CRUE,” Nikki said. “We were burnt the fuck out. But we made a great record and we went out on that tour and there was fucking no one there, dude.”
Corabi in 2016 said that he would avoid talking about MÖTLEY CRÜE in the future because he didn’t want his comments about Sixx to descend into a feud.
In an interview with Sweden Rock Magazine, Nikki said that writing the “Mötley Crüe” LP with Corabi was a prolonged and difficult experience. He went to call it “a very unfocused record” that was “painful for me, because John Corabi can’t write lyrics, and I had to do all that work.”
Corabi initially responded to Sixx’s comments by saying that he didn’t “give a shit” about what his ex-bandmate had to say, but later told an interviewer, when asked about it again, “I have no idea why Nikki feels that I’m the biggest piece of shit to roam the Earth.” He then proceeded to take to his Facebook page to claim that he would “officially have nothing to say about any member of MÖTLEY CRÜE ever again,” adding that he was “not backing this bullshit stirring that is happening to start a feud.”
In February 2018, Corabi released a live album of his performance of MÖTLEY CRÜE’s entire 1994 self-titled album, recorded on October 27, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. “Live ’94: One Night In Nashville” documents the album in its entirety along with the bonus track “10,000 Miles”, which was originally released as a bonus track on the Japanese version of the “Quaternary” EP.
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Track Premiere: Anatomy of Habit – “Your Pure Breath”
Bang a gong, get it on with an epic track from Chicago’s doomy, atmospheric post-punk collective, Anatomy of Habit.
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FOO FIGHTERS Cancel Minneapolis Concert After Venue 'Refuses' To Agree To Band's COVID-19 Safety Measures
Just hours after announcing a 16-city tour for next spring and summer, FOO FIGHTERS have canceled one of the shows due to the fact that the Minneapolis, Minnesota venue in question refused to agree to the band’s COVID-19 safety measures.
“Due to Huntington Bank Stadium’s refusal to agree to the band’s Covid safety measures, FOO FIGHTERS are unable to perform at that venue,” the group wrote in a tweet. “We apologize for any inconvenience and are working on finding a suitable replacement — one that will prioritize the health and safety of everyone working and attending the show.”
The FOO FIGHTERS concert at Huntington Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus was slated to take place August 3, 2022 and was part of the band’s “Live In North America 2022” tour, which is scheduled to kick off May 14, 2022 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania.
Although Huntington Bank Stadium requires face masks at indoor settings — such as elevators, restrooms, first aid rooms, enclosed premium areas — there is no mask mandate or requirement of proof of vaccine or negative test results when outdoors.
“The university declined to change its existing protocols for large events, which have been effective,” public relations director Jake Ricker told Star Tribune via e-mail. “We continue to encourage everyone to get vaccinated, wear a mask when in large crowds, and take appropriate steps to protect public and personal health.”
The University of Minnesota released the following statement regarding the matter: “The University of Minnesota has prioritized the health and wellness of our community and beyond since the beginning of the pandemic and to state otherwise is misleading. In fact, University medical and public health experts, as well as the University’s own research, have consistently informed local, state, national and even worldwide approaches to COVID-19 response.
“Our on-campus policies related to vaccines, mask wearing, personal hygiene and other precautions are aligned with state and federal guidance. As a result, our University community is highly vaccinated (exceeding 95 percent) and has consistently experienced low infection rates compared to our campus’ surrounding communities.
“Huntington Bank Stadium has successfully hosted Gopher Football since August while fully complying with state and federal COVID guidance. All who attend events at our public institution, whether football fans, concert goers, or others, are treated equally and encouraged to take steps to protect themselves and others.”
The 2022 dates will mark FOO FIGHTERS’ most extensive North American run since the February release of the band’s 10th album, “Medicine At Midnight” (Roswell/RCA) — hailed as “brighter and more optimistic than anything they’ve ever done” (Rolling Stone)” and “one of FOO FIGHTERS’ best albums of this century” (The Wall Street Journal).
“Medicine At Midnight” landed at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart with first-week sales of 64,000 copies in the U.S.
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10 YEARS Singer JESSE HASEK Tests Positive For COVID-19; Band To Sit Out Shows On THEORY Tour
Knoxville, Tennessee rockers 10 YEARS will miss the “next handful of shows” on their tour as the support act for THEORY OF A DEADMAN (a.k.a. THEORY) after Jesse Hasek tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
10 YEARS announced Hasek’s diagnosis in a social media post earlier today. The band wrote: “Unfortunately, even after adhering to strict safety protocols, our singer Jesse Hasek, along with other members of the 10 YEARS touring party, have tested positive for COVID-19 and we will need to sit out the next handful of shows.
“We do not know exactly when we will be able to rejoin the tour at this point but we will keep you informed and updated as things progress!
“Jesse says he is feeling a little rough at the moment and is very sorry but hopes to be back in action soon. Stay tuned.”
10 YEARS’ latest album, “Violent Allies”, was released in September 2020 via Mascot Records. The disc was recorded at West Valley Recording Studios in Woodland Hills, California with Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson, who previously worked on 10 YEARS’ 2010 effort, “Feeding The Wolves”.
10 YEARS’ major label debut, 2005’s “The Autumn Effect”, featured the single “Wasteland”, which topped Billboard’s Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The follow-up effort, “Division”, was also a success, with the single “Beautiful” cracking the Top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
10 YEARS’ 2017 album, “(How To Live) As Ghosts”, earned the band a Top 5 mainstream rock hit in the song “Novacaine”, while the LP itself also went Top 5 on the Hard Rock album chart.
We will keep you in the loop. Much love and please send good mojo to Jesse and our crew members who are currently under the weather! Be back soon!
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Read more » RATT Singer STEPHEN PEARCY Tests Positive For COVID-19, Postpones East Coast Shows
RATT singer Stephen Pearcy has postponed his previously announced East Coast solo shows after testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Metal Sludge was the first to report on the postponement, which affects shows in Warrandale, Pennsylvania, Buffalo and Jordan, New York as well as in New Bedford, Massachussetts.
Pearcy’s representatives issued a statement earlier today confirming the vocalist’s diagnosis and announcing the rescheduled dates, which will now take place in early 2022.
“As many of you may have already heard, Stephen Pearcy has unfortunately been forced to postpone this week’s dates on the East Coast,” the statement reads.” Out of an abundance of caution, Stephen tested for COVID after learning that others he’d been in contact with had tested positive. To this point, he’s only experienced the mildest of symptoms, and based on his condition and the timeline of his exposure he already appears to be close to a full recovery.
“Stephen and his band regret not being able to play this week’s shows, but this is life in 2021, and we all need to be safe, sound and responsible. Tomorrow’s Dec 1 Warrandale PA show has been rescheduled to Feb 16, and the December 3-5 shows in Buffalo, Jordan NY and New Bedford MA are now moving to April 29 – May 1.
“Thank you to everyone who has reached out since news broke last night, and to everyone for your understanding in the matter. Just to be clear, the dates listed above are the only impacted shows, and all other dates will play as scheduled. Stephen and his band are looking forward to getting back out as soon as safely possible!”
Four months ago, Pearcy opened up about his private three-year battle with liver cancer, telling Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic: “Everything’s kind of copacetic now. I’m on a ritual and monitoring things. And do I really wanna put myself through all this stuff, with taking care of your health and the broken bones and knees, staph infection.
“I don’t know why I’m still here,” he continued. “But, look, I’m appreciating every day and minute above ground here, because all of our peers are seemingly disappearing. And it’s such a drag. But it’s under control. And I never wanted to bring it up until I really started feeling guilty about it.”
Pearcy revealed that he found out about his cancer “through a blood test. I had hepatitis,” he said. “Well, then, getting another checkup, I found out, ‘By the way, you’ve got a bit of cancer thing going there. We’ve gotta get in there.’ Then your whole world changes. Still, I didn’t feel like it needed to be out there until I started feeling guilty. Like, ‘Wow, man, I can help some people.’ Get blood tests. Take care of yourself. Find out if you have hepatitis. If you have hepatitis, hopefully it doesn’t turn into a cancerous thing, because it easily can. And now I’m the advocate of, hey, take care of yourself. It’s a little personal to me, but I felt it was time to share it.”
According to Stephen, he “went on the road nine days after surgery, not even knowing the outcome of my surgery, removing the cancer and stuff. So that was pretty interesting,” he said. “So if I’m devoted and into something, I’m into it. But then again, I have to start thinking about how long I want to be out here doing this. And you start thinking about other things — life things.”
Pearcy admitted that he “should have monitored” himself better and “took it easy. The knees are one thing. I mean, yeah, that was enough,” he said, referencing his January 2019 knee replacement surgery. “But then the double whammy with finding out about the C. But now I feel like I need to say something just because, hey, take care of yourselves. I wanna see our fans and friends, I wanna see them around. I mean, we’ve gotten to know a lot of these people 36, 37 years later. And if it can help one or two or however many people, then great. I know some really good friends of mine that are in worse shape, and it’s just a terrible thing. I’ve lost family through it, and it was time to step up and say, ‘Well, unfortunately, you got smacked, Stephen, so do something positive about it.’ You know, without being poster child, which I really don’t wanna be.”
Stephen added: “I’ve lost a lot of friends — I mean, a lot of friends — from this. And look, we’re getting older. It’s okay. I still feel like I’m 20-something, but I just don’t act it. And you’ve just gotta really take care of yourselves. ‘Cause I talk to some of my friends out there, and, they let me in and I talk to ’em. And it doesn’t need to be public. I’ll talk to somebody if they’re having a life trip. And why not? I mean, hey, if you can help somebody, you can help somebody.”
Pearcy’s knee surgery came three months after two disastrous RATT shows that saw the now-65-year-old singer incapacitated to the point where he had trouble remembering the words to some of the band’s biggest hits. “My one knee was totally blown out and I couldn’t deal with it,” he later told The Morning Call. “That got all better, and then my left knee blew out, which happens. And I was in so much pain out there, and I just got a little too tweaked one night or two nights. And then I went, ‘I’m going in to get this done. I can’t be out here beating myself up and having shitty shows.’ And what all I had to do, I’m gonna need knee surgery. But it’s so difficult. People don’t understand.”
Pearcy’s fifth solo LP, “View To A Thrill”, came out in November 2018 via Frontiers Music Srl.
Pearcy and bassist Juan Croucier are the sole remaining original members in RATT’s current lineup, which made its live debut in July 2018 in Mulvane, Kansas. Joining them in the band are drummer Pete Holmes (BLACK ‘N BLUE, RATT’S JUAN CROUCIER) and guitarists Jordan Ziff (RAZER) and Frankie Lindia.
In January, Pearcy told SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” that he was open to the idea of making a new RATT album with all the surviving members of the band’s classic lineup.
RATT hasn’t released any new music since 2010’s “Infestation” LP.
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Blast Worship – Gummo
The French grind scene contributes to the growing — am I reading this correctly — mirco genre of grindcore bands inspired by the 1997 film Gummo?
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JERRY CANTRELL: 'Touring Is Getting On A Pirate Ship And Not Coming Back For A Year And A Half'
During a recent appearance on “Whiplash”, the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell spoke about what it’s like to sometimes spend several months on the road performing his music to fans all over the world. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Touring is getting on a pirate ship and not coming back for a year and a half. It’s all an adventure. It’s a group of people bonding together and taking off to go all around the globe and play shows for people. It’s a very physical process, touring and playing and being a musican. There’s a lot of challenges to it. My favorite thing is just the fact that I get to see the world. I’m an army brat — my dad was in the army — and we moved around quite a bit when I was really young. And it feels kind of comfortable for me. I kind of got that traveling bug early ’cause I was kind of forced to get used to it. But that’s one of the coolest things — is getting to go to countries that you’ve never been. On this last particular run that [ALICE IN CHAINS] did, with ‘Rainier Fog’, we like to check off a few boxes of a few countries we’ve never been to. We played Auckland, New Zealand for the first time. We played Tel Aviv [Israel], Saint Petersburg, Moscow [Russia] and Athens, Greece. were places that ALICE had never played before. So we try to fit that into the schedule — when we’re thinking about doing a tour, [we make an effort to take] the band to some places we’ve never been.”
Cantrell’s new solo album, “Brighten”, was released on October 29. The LP was co-produced by Jerry over the past year with film composer Tyler Bates and Cantrell’s longtime engineer Paul Figueroa. They welcomed a dynamic cast of supporting players, including drummers Gil Sharone and Abe Laboriel, Jr. (Paul McCartney), pedal steel master Michael Rozon, Vincent Jones on piano, Wurlitzer, and organ. Other rock legends added to the fun of this LP, including Duff McKagan (GUNS N’ ROSES) on select bass tracks, Greg Puciato (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) handling all of the background vocals and Joe Barresi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) overseeing the mixing of “Brighten”. Together, they recorded eight originals and the LP closes with an approved-by-Elton John cover of his classic “Goodbye” as the finale.
Jerry’s new effort marks his first full-length release since “Degradation Trip”, the epic solo album he made in 2002 with future METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo and FAITH NO MORE drummer Mike Bordin.
Jerry’s career outside of ALICE IN CHAINS has consisted of two solo albums and contributions to major film soundtracks. Cantrell’s first solo album, “Boggy Depot”, was released in 1998, followed by his second album, the aforementioned “Degradation Trip”. In addition to his solo artist work, Jerry has released music on soundtracks for several films, including “Spider-Man”, “The Cable Guy”, “John Wick 2”, “Last Action Hero” and “The Punisher”.
ALICE IN CHAINS regrouped in 2006 with William DuVall joining the band, and released its third LP with DuVall in the lineup, “Rainier Fog”, in August 2018.
“Brighten” has received praise from critics, including Kerrang!, which called it a “vivid, contemporary self-portrait of one of the most distinctive voices in hard rock. A long-overdue show of individual brilliance.” Classic Rock proclaimed it “his best yet. The work of a songwriter who is happy within his life, it spans a broad arc of styles.” The Sun commented: “A rich, organic album… ‘Brighten’ is brilliant.”
Jerry recently announced a U.S. tour that will bring him to cities such as New York, LA, Chicago, Boston, Nashville and Vegas, among many other cities.
Read more » End Of Existence – THE BROWNING
It may have been one gimmick too far for some, but THE BROWNING’s combining of state-of-the-art deathcore with the stuttering electronics and glitchy spikiness of EDM was always a good idea. It just needed time to mature and mutate. “End Of Existence” is the Kansas City band’s fifth album, and while the essence of their sound remains much the same as it was on 2011’s “Burn This World”, creative mastermind Jonny McBee has been audibly chipping away at his vision all along. Smarter, sharper and armed with much stronger songs than ever before, this might even surprise a few scowling cynics.
In contrast with previous albums, McBee has put this album together on his own, and perhaps that is why this feels so pin sharp and zoomed in compared even to 2018’s “Geist”. Still rooted in skull-rattling futurism, songs like the imperious opening title track and the cheerfully vicious “Destroyer” benefit from a more natural relationship between man and electronics. Where previous albums were often noticeably heavy-handed in their blending of robot beats and deathly riffing, new songs like “Rage” and “Torment” blur the lines between the programmable and the untamed; not so much evoking a dystopian future as summoning some long-overdue technological retribution in the here and now. Weirdly, that means that THE BROWNING sound more like a cohesive band than they ever have, despite this having been entirely created under the sharp lights of McBee’s own studio.
Again, it is the songwriting that lifts this album several rungs above its four predecessors. “Gott Ist Tot” (“God is Dead”) and “No Man Can Become A God” are particularly revelatory, as McBee finds new ways to rejig his band’s core sonic ingredients, while delivering deeply satisfying melodic payoffs. In particular, “No Man…” is a mini-epic with a prog-like cinematic sweep. It is easily the most memorable song THE BROWNING have released to date. Almost as good is “Prophecy”, a marauding groove metal assault with a synthwave soul. Meanwhile, closer “Fearless” cranks up the electronics to arena-filling fever pitch: a firm and final ‘fuck you’ to the naysayers.
As ever, if the idea of metal mixed with EDM gives you violent facial tics and a sense of impending doom, “End of Existence” makes no attempt to make amends or win you over. And nor should it. THE BROWNING have spent a decade pursuing an eccentric and polarizing path, and they still sound like a flash of inspiration brought to life.
Read more » QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE Says He Doesn't Care About Being Shamed For Smoking Cigarettes
QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre says that he doesn’t care if people know that he is a longtime cigarette smoker.
The 47-year-old musician, who lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, discussed his smoking habit in a live video interview this past weekend with Canada’s The Metal Voice. Addressing criticism from viewers of the livestream who objected to the fact that he was puffing away during the chat, saying that singers should abstain from cigarette smoking, Todd said: “I don’t care. Whatever. I bet you there’s a lot of really good singers that smoke. And some people hide it, and some people don’t.”
He continued: “For years, I never wanted anyone to see me smoking ’cause I knew if you have a bad show — never mind that you’d flown 25 thousand miles that month — they would be, like, ‘Oh, that’s why. He’s gonna ruin his voice.’ And then you sing killer. And you could say, ‘Yeah, I don’t smoke anymore.’ [And then they’d say] ‘That’s why you sounded so good.’ Everyone’s an expert. I don’t care.”
Philip Anselmo (PANTERA), Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT) and Udo Dirkschneider (ACCEPT) are among the other hard rock and heavy metal singers who have admitted to smoking cigarettes in the past.
In a 2009 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford said that he “quit smoking” a long time ago in order to better take care of his voice.
Back in 2014, former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di’Anno insisted his voice was in better condition than Halford’s even though he was still drinking and smoking. “I’m hitting notes Rob Halford can’t hit anymore,” Paul said at the time. “And the reason is I don’t fuss over it. Some people go, ‘I’ve got a slight cough; let’s cancel the whole show. If you look at my touring schedule, it’s brutal. Normally I do this five, six, seven days a week. I still smoke, I still drink — I still have it, mate.”
In a 2013 interview with Myglobalmind, PRETTY MAIDS singer Ronnie Atkins, who is now battling stage four cancer, joked that the secret to keeping his voice in shape was “20 cigarettes a day and little drink now and then.”
Pop superstar Lady Gaga admitted in a 2020 interview that she used to smoke “40 cigarettes all day long” before finally quitting.
According to Tobacco Free Life, “the effects of smoking on your vocal folds are almost entirely negative. You might be able to get a raspy quality in your singing you wouldn’t be able to achieve otherwise, but you’ll [experience an] impact on your range, the control you have over your voice and your stamina as a performer.”
QUEENSRŸCHE recently pulled out of SCORPIONS’ rescheduled “Sin City Nights” Las Vegas residency in order to support JUDAS PRIEST on the “50 Heavy Metal Years” North American tour dates in March-April 2022. The tour will kick off on March 4 in Peoria, Illinois and conclude on April 13 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Read more » MÖTLEY CRÜE Sells Catalog To BMG
Global music company BMG has announced that it has acquired the entire recorded catalog of MÖTLEY CRÜE. Sources tell Variety the deal is valued at approximately $150 million, although other sources cited a significantly lower number.
The deal is BMG’s largest single catalog acquisition since the company was founded in 2008.
The agreement includes the iconic band’s entire recorded output spanning their 40-year career totaling nine studio albums from their 1981 debut “Too Fast For Love” through the latest release in 2008 “Saints Of Los Angeles”, as well as several platinum-selling live albums and compilation sets.
It comes as the band are on a new high after Netflix biopic “The Dirt” converted a new generation of fans with an astonishing 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes for the “warts ‘n’ all” movie.
In a statement from the group, MÖTLEY CRÜE said: “It feels amazing to be collaborating with our new partners at BMG. Their extensive track record of success in rock made them the perfect home to continue preserving and growing our musical legacy, ensuring we always stay at the top.”
Allen Kovac, manager of MÖTLEY CRÜE, said: “After working side by side with BMG for well over a decade, the relationship we have developed and success we’ve accomplished over the years made this a very easy transition to entrust with this treasured rock catalog. Working with BMG in any capacity, whether that’s publishing or records, has always been a great experience.”
BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch said: “This is more than just a significant transaction. It’s a new chapter for an extraordinary catalog. Few bands understand the myth and the magic of rock like MÖTLEY CRÜE do. In an increasingly competitive rights acquisition market, artists need to be convinced that a buyer will do the right thing with their work. I am delighted that MÖTLEY CRÜE have decided BMG will be the best custodians of their musical career.”
In June 2022, MÖTLEY CRÜE will kick off their previously postponed (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) 30-plus-date headlining U.S. stadium tour, marking the group’s return to the stage for their first major concert run since 2015.
Working closely with the band and its management, BMG’s award-winning global catalog team will embark on its plan to re-promote the band’s work beginning in 2022.
Michael Kachko, BMG’s L.A.-based SVP, catalog recordings, said: “MÖTLEY CRÜE stand among the pantheon of rock legends, the band’s legacy is tremendous and their fans avid. You can be sure that we will lavish all the respect and love for the music that BMG is recognized for to deliver current and future fans the best experience we can.”
Thomas Scherer, BMG president, repertoire and marketing, New York and Los Angeles, said: “With expert management at the helm, MÖTLEY CRÜE have long owned their own recordings. It is an honor and a privilege for BMG to be entrusted with this catalog. They are the perfect fit for our global digital and physical expertise in rock.”
Formed in January 1981 and hailing from the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, the quartet of Vince Neil (lead vocals), Mick Mars (guitars), Nikki Sixx (bass) and Tommy Lee (drums) has commandeered the rock pantheon for four decades.
Together, MÖTLEY CRÜE have sold over 100 million albums worldwide with seven platinum and multi-platinum albums, nine Top 10 albums, 22 Top 40 Mainstream Rock hits, six Top 20 pop singles, three Grammy nominations, a New York Times best-seller, and a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
The catalog includes the six-times-platinum-certified “Dr. Feelgood”, four-times-platinum-certified “Shout At The Devil”, “Girls, Girls, Girls” and “Theatre Of Pain”, the platinum-certified “Too Fast For Love”, as well as the two-times-platinum-certified “Decade Of Decadence ’81-’91” and platinum-certified “Greatest Hits” collections.
Behind the massive success from their 2001 best-selling book and 2019 Netflix biopic “The Dirt” and its soundtrack, the band landed another No. 1 album and Top 10 worldwide with 22 chart-topping singles and seven albums back on the charts. Its massive global success saw MÖTLEY CRÜE’s popularity soar to new highs, catapulting the band’s music back to the top of the worldwide charts and introducing them to yet another generation of music fans.
Known for their explosive and elaborate live performances, MÖTLEY CRÜE have sold out countless tours across the globe in front of millions of fans with groundbreaking production and pyrotechnics culminating in highlights such as Tommy Lee’s Crüecifly-drum rollercoaster and Nikki Sixx’s flame-throwing bass.
MÖTLEY CRÜE and manager Allen Kovac and Chris Nilsson of 10th Street Entertainment were advised in the transaction by Tim Mandelbaum, Cynthia Katz, and the law firm of Fox Rothschild.
The transaction forms part of BMG’s long-term strategy to create a 21st century home for the most iconic music rights in popular music history. BMG currently represents or owns rights in many of hard rock’s most elite and ground-breaking artists, including BLACK SABBATH, DIO, IRON MAIDEN, Kurt Cobain, MOTÖRHEAD, SCORPIONS, URIAH HEEP and many of the artists who reflect their legacy including GODSMACK, Slash, and BRING ME THE HORIZON.
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