Buckcherry

The band continued to record albums, releasing five between 2008 and 2019: Black Butterfly in 2008, All Night Long in 2010, Confessions in 2013, Rock 'n' Roll in 2015, and Warpaint in 2019.

[3] The duo made a few demos before being joined by bassist Jonathan Brightman and drummer Devon Glenn, calling themselves Sparrow.

Sparrow began performing around the Hollywood club scene, receiving a strong, local following due to their old school rock and roll vibe, and were signed to DreamWorks Records shortly after.

The group changed its name to Buckcherry after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from a record label called Sparrow (owned by EMI).

The album, produced by Terry Date (Soundgarden/Mother Love Bone/Pantera/Steve Jones/Deftones), included the hit singles "Lit Up", "For the Movies", "Dead Again", and "Check Your Head".

[5] From August 2001 through January 2002, as tension over the musical direction set in, Jonathan Brightman, Yogi Lonich, and Devon Glenn each successively left Buckcherry, and were replaced by Dave Markasky, Josh Fleeger, and Matt Lawrence, respectively.

[6] Josh Todd and Keith Nelson performed together along with ex-Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum (also of The Cult) at the Randy Castillo tribute concert.

Speculation ensued that Josh Todd would become the lead vocalist of the project headed up by Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum.

Josh Todd spent a month in the studio, reportedly completing 10 songs, but was abruptly dropped from the project by Slash.

Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots was eventually chosen to helm the band that would become known as Velvet Revolver.

In 2005, Josh Todd reformed Buckcherry with Keith Nelson and new members Stevie D. of Automatic Black, Jimmy Ashhurst, and Xavier Muriel.

According to sources, however, all participants in the Crazy Bitch video[7] had to show proof that they were over eighteen years old and sign a release form further reaffirming their age.

Band attorney Skip Miller is quoted in several news stories as stating, "This woman filled out a release form with false information.

[10] On September 16, 2008, the band released their fourth album, Black Butterfly, which debuted at number 8 on the top 200 charts.

Bassist Jimmy Ashhurst is one of the characters in the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars by Paul Miles, published by Omnibus Press in July 2010.

Buckcherry took part in VampPark Fest on February 19, 2015, hosted by the rock band Vamps at the Nippon Budokan.

[23] On April 21, 2021, Buckcherry announced their ninth album Hellbound (released on June 25, 2021, through Earache Records and Round Hill Records), along with the release of the single "So Hott" and its accompanying video (which was nominated for Classic Rock magazine's Track Of The Week[24]) and the announcement of a North American tour with dates from June 2021 - November 2021.

[25][26][27] Hellbound was produced by Marti Frederiksen (who has previously collaborated with Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Jonny Lang and Sheryl Crow - he's "like the sixth member of Aerosmith," said Buckcherry guitarist Stevie D) and is being sold on a variety of collectable vinyl (pink, yellow and orange via Earache Records and black and clear smoke vinyl via Round Hill Records).

[28][25][29] In November 2024, it was announced that the band had entered the studio in Nashville with producer Marti Frederiksen to record their eleventh full-length album.

Buckcherry at the Sunshine Theater in 2007
Buckcherry at Rock am Ring 2014