Nasty Idols

Nasty Idols
Origin	Malmö, Sweden
Genres	Glam Metal Sleaze Rock Hard Rock
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Metal Heaven, Perris HSM/CBS Records
Associated acts	Majestic, Machinegun Kelly, United Enemies
Website	Nasty Idols Website.
Members
Andy Pierce Peter Espinoza Dick Qwarfort Rikki Dahl
Past members
Roger White George Swanson Jonnie Wee Stanley

Nasty Idols is a Glam Metal, Hard Rock band from Malmö Sweden and formed in 1987 and after the band split in 1995 they reformed in 2006. Since then the band has released their 5th studio album Boys Town with a 6th album currently being recorded for release some time in 2011.^[1]

History

Gigolos On Parole

The band first formed in 1987 with the lineup of Andy Pierce on (Vocals), Jonnie Wee on (Lead Guitar), Dick Qwarfort on (Bass), George Swanson on (Drums), Roger White on (Keyboards) and were more of a straight up Glam Metal in the style of bands such as Motley Crue, Poison & Hanoi Rocks. Their first gig was played at a local festival in Sweden taking inspiration from such acts as early Motley Crue, Kiss, Sweet and Alice Cooper. After the release of their self financed single Don't Walk From Love/Easy Come, Easy Go they signed to independent label HSM/CBS Records. Their debut record was released soon after in 1989 named Gigolo's On Parole which then followed by more Shows and an ever increasing fan-base.^[2]

First Line-up Changes

Changes were soon made in the band's line-up resulting in Peter Espinoza coming into the line-up to replace Jonny Wee on (Lead Guitar) which lead to recording of some of the first tracks for their next record. In 1991 the band released Cruel Intention which was greeted by a number of high rating reviews from numerous Magazines. Cool Way Of Living, Can't Get Ya' Off & Trashed N' Dirty had music videos recorded for them and were played heavily on MTV's Headbangers Ball. The album was soon released afterwards in Germany and Japan.^[3]

Vicious

1993 came and the band released their third record entitled Vicious. The album didn't do as good as their previous record; due in part to the decreasing hold the Glam Metal sound was having at the time over the Mainstream. Interest was moving more to the new sound of Grunge popularized by bands such as Alice in Chains, Nirvana and Soundgarden. Most Hard Rock bands resorted to changing their core sound to more of a darker and heavier tone as an attempt to pique interest in the genre. An Example being of Skid Row's second and third record's Slave to the Grind and Subhuman Race which were heavier and more abrasive than the former sounds that made them popular in the beginning. Head's Down (In Tinseltown) and Ain't Got Nothin were made as video's; the latter being a much darker one than previous releases.^[4]

Nasty Idol's Demise

By 1994 the Grunge wave had all but created a mass of lost interest in the Glam Metal genre which increasingly made life even harder for most band's. Some even resulted in using drugs a lot more as band's weren't making much money from gigs or record sales. Peter Espinoza left the band at this time to move on with other projects that he had. A fourth record was known to be under development at the time named The Fourth Reich but the label soon went bankrupt before the record was finished. The record would later be released in 2002 as Heroes For Sale by Perris Records. The band split up in 1995.

Other Projects

The band's remaining members tried their best through the years to survive through a more degrading music industry. The most notable band being Majestic Peter Espinoza's brainchild which enjoyed success in Japan and vocalist Andy Pierce's band Machinegun Kelly and later United Enemies. American label Perris Records later re-released all of the band's studio record's including a best-of and 1995 record The Fourth Reich renamed as Heroes For Sale.

Reunion

As 2006 came the band was announced as playing a reunion gig at the Sweden Rock Festival and was seen by many as successful. This was later followed by the release of The Rejects on the Road tour. Throughout the same year the band played numerous shows in Sweden which were then followed by playing gig's and touring in Italy and the UK. The band spent much of 2008 recording their follow-up to Vicious and Heroes For Sale named Boy's Town. The 12 track album was later released on April 27, 2009 through Metal Heaven records. The record was met with a warm reception from fan's and some percentage of the media that still knew of the band outside of Sweden.^[5]

2011 Nasty Idol's 6th Album in the Making

The band went for a short break in 2010 to ready themselves for a comeback with them of played a few shows in the year. The band themselves promise a "Down N' Dirty Sleaze Piece". Over on their official website the band name a few songs for the next record; Kalifornia, Nitestalkin Without Mercy, Jack In A Box, Roadtrip and No More Rules. The album is due for release sometime in the later half of 2011.^[6][7]

Members

• Andy Pierce (Vocals) (1987–present)
• Peter Espinoza (Lead Guitar) (1991–present)
• Dick Qwarfort (Bass) (1987–present)
• Rikki Dahl (Drums) (2006–present)

Former Members

• Roger White (Keyboards) (1987–1993)
• George Swanson (Drums) (1987–1993)
• Jonnie Wee (Lead Guitar) (1987–1990)
• Stanley (Drums) (1993–1995)

Discography

Albums

• Gigolo's On Parole (1989)
• Cruel Intention (1991)
• Vicious (1993)
• Heroes For Sale (2002)
• Boy's Town (2009)

Singles

• Don't Walk From Love/Easy Come Easy Go (1988)
• Alive N' Kickin (1990)

Compilation Albums

• Best of Nasty Idols (2002) ^[8]
• The Refused And Lost Tapes (2002) ^[9]
• The Swedish Sleaze Collection (2006) ^[10]

DVD's

• Rejects On The Road (2007)

References

1. ^ Sleazeroxx Nasty Idols Band Article.
2. ^ Gigolo's On Parole Sleazeroxx.
3. ^ Cruel Intention Sleazeroxx.
4. ^ Vicious Sleazeroxx.
5. ^ Boy's Town Sleazeroxx.
6. ^ 6th album in the making.
7. ^ Nasty Idol's Youtube Video 2011 record Making.
8. ^ Spirit of Metal Nasty Idols Best Of Nasty Idols.
9. ^ Spirit of Metal Nasty Idols The Refused And Lost Tapes.
10. ^ Spirit of Metal Nasty Idols Swedish Sleaze Collection.

External links

• Nasty Idols Official Bandpage.
• Nasty Idols Official Myspace.
• Nasty Idols Official Facebook.
• Nasty Idols Sleazeroxx Article.