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band, formed by

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History

The band was formed in 1995 by

guitarist

after he left Maiden in 1990. Smith briefly experimented with a project called

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(Adrian Smith and Project) before seemingly retiring from the

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altogether in 1990. However, it was a chance meeting with Jamie Stewart, formerly bass guitarist with

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and Carl Dufresne that finally persuaded Smith back into the spotlight.

''Quote from Adrian Smith, as quoted from the State of Mind cover.'' However, Stewart soon quit the project and was replaced by bassist Gary Leideman. In 1993, The Untouchables (featuring Smith on vocals, Carl Dufresne, Gary Leideman and Fabio DelRio). Dufresne and DelRio soon left the band and Smith decided to extend the line-up by bringing in singer Solli, a Norwegian who had been working with

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in 21 Guns. A demo impressed enough for the band to land a recording deal. They changed their name to Psycho Motel and debuted with the album '' State of Mind'' in 1995, followed by '' Welcome to the World'' in 1997. As far as Smith was concerned, the two records were distinct from each other:

''Quote from Adrian Smith, as quoted from the Welcome to the World album cover.'' After the release of ''Welcome To The World'', Smith went to help on two albums and two tours with

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. After this, they both re-joined Iron Maiden in 1999, and Psycho Motel split up. When asked if he would consider re-forming the band in 2001, he said that they had "no plans at the moment" but they would "possibly do some stuff next year". This has yet to happen with his continued success with Iron Maiden. In 2006, both albums were re-released, ''Welcome to the World'' was released with two bonus tracks, "Wait" and "Just Like A Woman". On an interview in 1996 Adrian confirmed Psycho Motel was formerly known as "Skeleton Crew". The band was a trio and Adrian was doing all the vocals. Shortly after the drummer quit, Solli was recruited along with Mike Sturgis. The name Psycho Motel came from a previous demo.

Personnel

*Andy Makin - Lead vocals *

- Guitars, backing vocals *Gary Leideman - Bass *

Mike Sturgis Mike Sturgis is an American drummer, having played for the band 21 Guns and later with Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith in Psycho Motel, where he played on both ''State of Mind'' (1996) and ''Welcome to the World'' (1997) albums. He was als ...

- Drums * (Hans Olav) Solli - Vocals (State of Mind) * Jamie Stewart - Bass in The Untouchables *Carl Dufresne- Guitars, Keys, vocals in The Untouchables *Huwey Lucas - Guitars in The Untouchables *Bob Richards - Drums in The Untouchables *Fabio Del Rio - Drums in The Untouchables

History

Personnel

Discography

Studio albums

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