René Berg, born Ian Bruce, (24 February 1956–28 July 2003) was an English musician, vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter, who recorded and performed in a number of bands in the late 1970's until his death in 2003.
At about the same time he bought his first guitar with Green Shield Stamps, and taught himself to play in the basement of the Eastry house, which soon became a regular jam session venue.
The new Hanoi Rocks line-up (which also included one time Clash drummer Terry Chimes filling in after Razzle's death) only lasted a few months before falling apart.
Also in 1987, he played on the Gang Bang Band's 12" EP recorded with Nasty Suicide from Hanoi Rocks, Bernie Tormé, Dumpy Dunnell and members of the Quireboys, Babysitters and Wolfsbane.
1987 proved a very productive year for Berg who fronted his second band (after the Idle Flowers) called West End Central which quickly evolved into the Soho Vultures with Nasty Suicide (Hanoi Rocks) on guitar.
The Soho Vultures songs recorded were "Head Over Heels", "Can't Get To Sleep", "The Leather", "The Loneliness and Your Dark Eyes", "Happy", "Too Late" and "London Town".
The Soho Vultures played frequently in London at the Marquee and Dingwalls, toured Finland in September of that year appearing on radio shows, a Finnish TV music programme entitled Rock Stop, and made a rarely seen video for the song "Head Over Heels", before calling it a day in late 1987.
When he arrived back on the scene he was revitalised by the album release, (his first in eight years since the Idle Flowers single) and promoted and played many live dates between 1992 and 1993 some with his old bandmate Nasty Suicide guesting on guitar.