Brides of Destruction was an American hard rock supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002.
[1] The band's last lineup consisted of singer London LeGrand (vocals), Tracii Guns (lead guitar) and Scot Coogan (drums, percussion).
Guns bassist Adam Hamilton, who played keyboard in the band, and singer London LeGrand.
[1] Hamilton was soon replaced by former Mötley Crüe singer and guitarist John Corabi while Guns left L.A.
[1] Sixx returned to Mötley Crüe for a reunion tour in 2005[6] with Brides of Destruction to be put on hiatus.
[1] Initially, it was rumored that Sixx was working with friend and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash[14] as well as Josh Todd of Buckcherry.
Guns bassist Adam Hamilton, as keyboardist, to the band[1] while former Beautiful Creatures guitarist DJ Ashba was invited to join.
[3] They were advised by radio programmers that the name Cockstar wouldn't be announced on air,[2] briefly using the moniker Motordog.
[1] Kohls departed the band towards and the end of the year[18] and was replaced by Ednaswap and Annetenna drummer Scot Coogan.
'[21]Brides of Destruction remained largely inactive throughout 2003[1] before recording their debut album with producer Stevo Bruno.
[22] James Michael, Justin Nichols and Kevin Kadish all have co-writing credits[22] while the album was mixed by Steve Thompson.
[1] Here Come the Brides was released on March 9, 2004[25] in the US peaking at number 92 on both the Billboard 200[26] and Top Internet Albums chart.
Sixx soon announced that he was to return to Mötley Crüe for a reunion tour[6] with Brides of Destruction to go on hiatus.
'[8]Brides of Destruction recorded their second album, with the tentative title of 13 Acres, with producer Andy Johns.
[36] The album included the song "Dimes in Heaven" which was written as a tribute to recently deceased Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell.
[12] In an Interview on November 24, 2008, LeGrand admitted he would like to see a Brides of Destruction reunion, but with Nikki Sixx back in the band: 'It would be amazing.
[43] Former bass player Scott Sorry joined former bandmate Ginger in new lineup of The Wildhearts in 2007 while he formed Sorry and the Sinatras, with members of Trashlight Vision, in 2008.
[45] In a 2016 interview with KNAC, Tracii Guns stated that if the band had put out a second a single and Sixx was still a member, Brides of Destruction would have had a "fair chance" in the music industry.
[38] Scot Coogan toured with Stephen Pearcy in Rat Bastards while he also performs in a Led Zeppelin and The Beatles cover band Six Foot Nurse.
Guns signed a deal with Steve Vai's label, Favored Nations, for a "Deluxe Reissue" of Shrinking Violet, released in Summer 2010.