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Diamond Rexx Origin Chicago, Illinois, US Genres Heavy metal
Glam metalYears active 1985–1992
1995–2001
2004–presentLabels Island, Red Light, Crash Music Classics Associated acts D'Molls Website myspace.com/diamondrexx1 Members Nasti Habits
S.S. Priest (a.k.a. S. St. Lust)
Dave Andre
Johnny CottonePast members Johnny Angel
Chrissy Salem
Basil Cooper
Billy Nychay
Tommy Hanus
Tommy Evans
Bill SchmidtDiamond Rexx is an American heavy metal / glam metal band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1985 by singer Nasti Habits and guitarist Steven St. Lust (aka S. Scot Priest, also of D'Molls).
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History
Singer Nasti Habits created the original four-member lineup in 1985. Four months after their first live show the band signed a management deal with Mark Nawara who then got the band signed to Island records, and with the addition of bassist Andre and drummer Johnny Cottone they released their debut album Land of the Damned in 1986.[1] In 1989, the band signed to the independent Red Light Records, where they released their second album Rated Rexx in 1990.[1] The band went on hiatus in the 1990s, but Habits formed a new line-up in 2001, now with S.S. Priest on guitar, Basil Cooper on bass and background vocals and Billy Nychay on drums, the band's now influenced by alternative metal.[1] This line-up recorded the Rexx Erected album, released on the Diamond label, after which Cooper left to be replaced by Tommy Hanus.[1] The Evil was released in 2002 on Crash Music.[1] In 2006 bassist Tommy Evans joined the band, and the following year, original drummer Johnny Cottone returned on drums. The band then went dormant and remained quiet over the next few years. In 2009 the original line-up of Habits/Andre/Priest/Cottone reunited for a twenty-year anniversary show.
Band members
Current members
- Nasti Habits — lead vocals (1985–present)
- S.S. Priest — lead & rhythm guitars (1985–1995, 2004–present)
- Dave Andre — bass (1985–1989, 2004–present)
- Johnny Cottone — drums, percussion (1985–1986, 2007–present)
Former members
- Johnny Angel — lead & rhythm guitars (1995–2004)
- Dave Andre — bass, backing vocals (1985–1988)
- Chrissy Salem — bass (1995–2003)
- Basil Cooper — bass, backing vocals (1990–1992)
- Tim Tully — drums, percussion (1986–1990, 1991–1995)
- Billy Nychay — drums, percussion (1995–2003)
- Bill Schmidt - drums, percussion (2003–2007)
- Tommy Evans — bass
- Tommy Hanus — bass
Discography
Albums
- Land of the Damned (1986)
- Rated Rexx (1990)
- Golden Gates (1991)
- Rexx Erected (2001)
- The Evil (2002)
EPs
- Golden Gates (1989)
References
- ^ a b c d e Henderson, Alex. "Diamond Rexx > Biography". allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p12749/biography. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
External links
Categories:- Heavy metal musical groups from Illinois
- Musical groups established in 1985
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