[2] Part of the nascent glam metal scene in the late 1980s, Tigertailz issued their debut album, Young And Crazy, in 1987 with Jaimz, Pepper, Tate, and Finchum.

Bezerk saw the band break through as a headline act, and delivered three singles, "Love Bomb Baby",[5] "Noise Level Critical" and "Heaven".

magazine wrote in praise of the reunion, journalist Steve Beebee describing it as "persistently entertaining, with monstrous melodies that reach delirious peaks".

[citation needed] Following Tate's death in September 2007, Tigertailz continued to tour with former City Kidds lead guitarist Glenn "Nailz" Quinn playing bass.

In January 2010, Tigertailz recruited Sarah Firebrand , briefly a member of alternative band We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It, as their new bass player.

They were expected to record their next studio album in 2011 but in an interview with the Queens of Steel webzine,[6] Jay Pepper cast doubt on the future of the band, saying, "(It's) facing a crossroads as to its survival.

[7] Frontman Kim Hooker left in 2012, the remaining members citing "a total breakdown of relationship resulting from the singer's unprofessional conduct".

Joining original members Jay Pepper and Ace Finchum were Jules Millis (vocals), Rob Wylde (guitar) and Jason Sims (bass).

On 30 June 2014, Classic Rock once again premiered the final video from "Knives" EP "Punched In The Gutz" Filmed in Cardiff's St David's Hall in November 2013.

In 2019, the band were forced to cancel an appearance at Hard Rock Hell due to guitarist Jay Pepper's worsening hearing loss.

[12] A second Tigertailz reunion (of sorts) took place in 2019 when departed vocalist Kim Hooker announced his new band Bare Knuckle Messiahs which features Hooker on vocals and guitar, joined by two former "Wazbones" era Tigertailz members, guitarist Cy Danaher and drummer Andy Skinner, with the line up being rounded out with the addition of bassist JJ.