Nasty Idols
Encyclopedia
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.
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.
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
.
. 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.
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.
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
.
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.
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
, Hard Rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band from Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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.
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 MetalGlam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
in the style of bands such as Motley Crue
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
, Poison
Poison (band)
Poison is an American glam metal band that achieved great success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. To date, Poison has sold over 30 million records worldwide and have sold 15 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted ten singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100,...
& Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band formed in 1979, whose most successful period came in the early 1980s. The band broke up in 1985 after the death of their drummer, Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley...
. Their first gig was played at a local festival in Sweden taking inspiration from such acts as early Motley Crue
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
, Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
, Sweet
Sweet (band)
Sweet was a British rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as one of the most prominent glam rock acts, with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker.Sweet was formed in 1968 and achieved their first...
and Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
. 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
CBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
. Their debut record was released soon after in 1989 named Gigolo's On Parole
Gigolo's On Parole
Gigolo's On Parole is Nasty Idols debut album release. This is the only release that the band openly discredits as they don't feel it represents the band at all. It is seen as a fan only release; one for collectors.- Track listing :-Personnel:...
which then followed by more Shows and an ever increasing fan-base.
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 IntentionCruel Intention
Cruel Intention is Nasty Idols second album release after 1989's debut Gigolo's on Parole. The album was re-released in 2002 as the bands original label had gone bankrupt in 1994.- Track listing :-Bonus tracks:...
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
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Vicious
1993 came and the band released their third record entitled ViciousVicious (album)
Vicious is Nasty Idols third album release after 1991's Cruel Intention. The album was re-released in 2002 as the bands original label had gone bankrupt in 1994.- Track listing :-Personnel:* Andy Pierce - Vocals* Peter Espinoza - Lead Guitar...
. 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
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
popularized by bands such as Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...
, Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
and Soundgarden
Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
. Most Hard Rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic 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
Slave to the Grind
Slave to the Grind is Skid Row's second album, released on June 11, 1991. Slave to the Grind is notable for being the first heavy metal album to enter the Billboard 200 at #1 during the SoundScan era,....
and Subhuman Race
Subhuman Race
Subhuman Race is the third full-length album by the New Jersey heavy metal band Skid Row. It was released on March 28, 1995, and shows the band moving from their original heavy metal sound to one more influenced by alternative metal, with hints of Anthrax, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, while retaining...
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.
Nasty Idol's Demise
By 1994 the Grunge wave had all but created a mass of lost interest in the Glam MetalGlam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
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
Heroes for Sale (album)
Heroes for Sale is Nasty Idols fourth album release. Originally, the album was set for release in 1995 under the name The Fourth Reich. The album was released in 2002 under the revised name by Perris Records, as the bands original label had gone bankrupt back in 1994.- Track listing :-Personnel:*...
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 MajesticMajestic (band)
Majestic, formerly known as Lab Rat, was a neo-classical power metal band, founded in 1997 by Richard Andersson. They made two albums : Abstract Symphony and Trinity Overture , under the label Massacre Records.-Discography:...
Peter Espinoza's brainchild which enjoyed success in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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
Heroes for Sale (album)
Heroes for Sale is Nasty Idols fourth album release. Originally, the album was set for release in 1995 under the name The Fourth Reich. The album was released in 2002 under the revised name by Perris Records, as the bands original label had gone bankrupt back in 1994.- Track listing :-Personnel:*...
.
Reunion
As 2006 came the band was announced as playing a reunion gig at the Sweden Rock FestivalSweden Rock Festival
Sweden Rock Festival is an annual rock/metal festival held in Sweden since 6 June 1992. While having a clear rock/metal focus, the festival is noted for its diversity across these genres, having featured southern rock bands such as Molly Hatchet to death metal legends like Obituary.The first...
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
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The band spent much of 2008 recording their follow-up to Vicious and Heroes For Sale named Boy's Town
Boy's Town (album)
Boy's Town is Nasty Idols fifth album release after 2002's Heroes for Sale. It is largely seen as a return to the sound that made them well known in Sweden with their albums Cruel Intention and Vicious...
. The 12 track album was later released on April 27, 2009 through Metal Heaven
Metal Heaven
Metal Heaven is an independent record label based in Altheim, Germany, established in 2004 as a sub-label of AOR Heaven. Its president is Georg Siegl.-Artists:*Altaria*Audiovision*Biss*Bloodbound*Blue Tears*Burning Point*Chris Caffery...
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.
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.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)
Albums
- Gigolo's On ParoleGigolo's On ParoleGigolo's On Parole is Nasty Idols debut album release. This is the only release that the band openly discredits as they don't feel it represents the band at all. It is seen as a fan only release; one for collectors.- Track listing :-Personnel:...
(1989) - Cruel IntentionCruel IntentionCruel Intention is Nasty Idols second album release after 1989's debut Gigolo's on Parole. The album was re-released in 2002 as the bands original label had gone bankrupt in 1994.- Track listing :-Bonus tracks:...
(1991) - ViciousVicious (album)Vicious is Nasty Idols third album release after 1991's Cruel Intention. The album was re-released in 2002 as the bands original label had gone bankrupt in 1994.- Track listing :-Personnel:* Andy Pierce - Vocals* Peter Espinoza - Lead Guitar...
(1993) - Heroes For SaleHeroes for Sale (album)Heroes for Sale is Nasty Idols fourth album release. Originally, the album was set for release in 1995 under the name The Fourth Reich. The album was released in 2002 under the revised name by Perris Records, as the bands original label had gone bankrupt back in 1994.- Track listing :-Personnel:*...
(2002) - Boy's TownBoy's Town (album)Boy's Town is Nasty Idols fifth album release after 2002's Heroes for Sale. It is largely seen as a return to the sound that made them well known in Sweden with their albums Cruel Intention and Vicious...
(2009)
Compilation Albums
- Best of Nasty Idols (2002)
- The Refused And Lost Tapes (2002)
- The Swedish Sleaze Collection (2006)