Kings of the Sun (also abbreviated KOTS) are an Australian hard rock band, which were formed by brothers Clifford and Jeffrey Hoad in 1986.
They released three studio albums, Kings of the Sun (1988), Full Frontal Attack (1990) and Resurrection (1993), before disbanding in 2001.
The Hoad brothers formed a related hard rock band, the Rich and Famous, in 2002.
[6] Clifford asked Jeffrey to relocate with him from Gold Coast to Melbourne to join Spencer's band.
[6][7] In early 1986 Spencer left the Young Lions to join hard rockers the Angels and the Hoads relocated to Sydney.
[6][8] In 1986 the Kings of the Sun were formed in Sydney as a pop rock quartet and briefly signed to Mushroom.
[4] In October 1988 they released their debut studio album, Kings of the Sun, which was produced by Eddie Kramer and mixed by Dave Thoener.
[4] Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane praised it as a "no-frills, hard rock album with a raw feel for pop economy".
However, Kings of the Sun were removed from that tour when Jeffrey "dropped his pants in front of the audience" at their Sydney show and expressed his opinion on Guns N' Roses.
'"[12] Another line-up change occurred in mid-1989 when Morris left for eight months to join the Screaming Tribesmen but he rejoined before KOTS released their second album, Full Frontal Attack, in August 1990.
Kings of the Sun self-produced the album except for two tracks, "First Thing About Rock'n'Roll (I Remember)" and "Fuzz", by mixer Mark Dearnley.
[4] Two singles were issued from the album, "Trapped Inside Your Heart" (April) and "Road to Nowhere" (July), which McFarlane observed, "offered further doses of raunchy rock'n'roll".
[15][16] In 2016 Jeffrey and Turner revived the Rick and Famous with Dean Reeson on drums and they released a five-track extended play, Take Us to Your Leader, in the following year.
In September 2017 Jeffrey explained his split with Clifford, "It’s not unusual that two brothers get a little bit sick of each other and separate.