L.A. Guns
American rock band
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2025 | Released Leopard Skin, their fifteenth studio album. |
February 28 2025 | Riley's version of L.A. Guns announces their disbandment. |
2024 | Riley's L.A. Guns releases The Dark Horse album. |
2023 | Continued releasing singles including "You Betray", "Rewind", "Shattered Glass", and "The Dark Horse" from albums Black Diamonds and The Dark Horse |
2023 | Band releases Black Diamonds album with current lineup including Tracii Guns, Phil Lewis, Johnny Martin, Adam Hamilton, and Ace Von Johnson |
October 2023 | Another lineup change occurs, maintaining Kurt Frohlich, Scotty Griffin, and Kelly Nickels, but with no specific fourth member noted. |
October 24 2023 | Steve Riley dies at age 67. |
April 2023 | Band releases the album 'The Dark Horse'. |
2022 | Released single "Rewind" from the album The Dark Horse |
2022 | Shawn Duncan joins as touring drummer |
May 2022 | Shawn Duncan replaced Shane Fitzgibbon as drummer. |
2021 | Band releases Checkered Past album featuring Ace Von Johnson and Adam Hamilton |
2021 | Shane Fitzgibbon returned as the live drummer for the band. |
July 9 2021 | Frontiers Records released the live album 'Cocked And Loaded Live' by L.A. Guns. |
April 2021 | Band officially starts using the name 'Riley's L.A. Guns'. |
2020 | Band releases the album 'Renegades' with the Kurt Frohlich lineup. |
2020 | Adam Hamilton became the studio drummer for L.A. Guns. |
May 6 2020 | Released new single 'Let You Down', the first single from their upcoming album. |
January 2020 | Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis sued Steve Riley over the use of the L.A. Guns name. |
2019 | Band released singles "Stay Away" and "Rage" from the album The Devil You Know |
2019 | Release of The Devil You Know album with the lineup of Phil Lewis, Tracii Guns, Ace Von Johnson, Johnny Martin, and Shane Fitzgibbon. |
December 6 2019 | L.A. Guns released the 'Another Xmas in Hell' EP through Frontiers Records in MP3 file format. |
April 13 2019 | Kurt Frohlich was announced as the new frontman of Steve Riley's L.A. Guns, replacing Jacob Bunton. |
2018 | Ace Von Johnson joins as rhythm guitarist, and Adam Hamilton briefly returns as rhythm guitarist |
2018 | Ace Von Johnson became the band's rhythm guitarist. |
December 2018 | Steve Riley launches his own version of L.A. Guns with Jacob Bunton on vocals and guitar. |
July 2018 | Announced their 12th studio album, 'The Devil You Know'. |
March 2018 | Michael Grant leaves L.A. Guns, initially claiming it was his choice but later stating he was fired for 'absolutely no reason'. |
March 23 2018 | The band released 'Made in Milan' on Blu-ray and DVD through Frontiers label. |
2017 | The band releases 'The Missing Peace', their first studio album featuring Lewis and Guns together in 15 years. |
2016 | Johnny Martin joined the band as bassist. |
December 1 2016 | Phil Lewis announces he will no longer be a member of the band, though this referred specifically to the version of L.A. Guns with Kenny Kweens and Steve Riley. |
September 2016 | LA Weekly reported that Lewis and Guns planned to record a new album for Frontiers Records, initially targeted for a June 2017 release. |
September 2016 | Tracii Guns rejoins L.A. Guns for the first time since leaving in 2002, following reunions with vocalist Phil Lewis at several shows the previous year. |
May 31 2016 | Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns announced their reunion, planning to perform together for the first time in 14 years under the name 'L.A. Guns' Phil Lewis + Tracii Guns' for several shows including performances in South America, Hair Nation Rock Fest, and Rock N Skull Fest. |
March 17 2015 | The band released the live album 'Toronto 1990' through Deadline Records. |
2014 | Mike Jagosz passed away, having been an early member of the band. |
November 18 2014 | Deadline Records released the live album 'Boston 1989' by L.A. Guns. |
February 12 2013 | L.A. Guns released the live DVD 'Live in Concert' through Deadline label. |
2012 | Released Hollywood Forever, their tenth studio album. |
2012 | The Tracii Guns-led version of L.A. Guns disbands. |
September 27 2011 | L.A. Guns released the acoustic live album 'Acoustic Gypsy Live' through Favored Nations Records. |
2010 | Sony Records released the live album 'Extended Versions' by L.A. Guns. |
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