''Wazbones'' is a 1995 album by
Tigertailz
Tigertailz are a Welsh glam metal band from Cardiff. Their 1990 album '' Bezerk'' made the Top 40 on the UK Albums Chart and contained the hit singles "Love Bomb Baby" and "Heaven". The band reformed in 2005.
History Formation and early year ...
. Originally recorded in 1992, with line-up consisting in Kim Hooker (vocals), Pepsi Tate (bass), Jay Pepper (guitar) and Andy Skinner (drums), replacing Ace Finchum. They were signed to Amuse America, but the company dropped them. Pepper left, being replaced by Cy Danaher. The band continued but they changed their name to Wazbones, and re-recorded the original album.
The sound is a drastic change to their previous work, dealing with some kind of mid-tempo
Thrash metal
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, but in the vein of their previous work with power ballads, and for moments emulating
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them ...
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Track listing
# "Tyfho"
# "Dirty Needles"
# "Belly of the Beast"
# "Pigface"
# "Love Junkie"
# "Make Me Bleed"
# "Perish"
# "Let Your Flesh Instruct Your Mind"
# "Love Can Kill"
# "In the Name of the Gun"
# "Wazbones"
# "I Believe"
# "Show Me"
# "Tyfho (version #1)"
# "The Final Solution"
Personnel
*Kim Hooker -
vocals
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*Cy Danaher -
guitar
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Pepsi Tate
Tigertailz are a Welsh glam metal band from Cardiff. Their 1990 album '' Bezerk'' made the Top 40 on the UK Albums Chart and contained the hit singles "Love Bomb Baby" and "Heaven". The band reformed in 2005.
History Formation and early year ...
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bass
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*Andy Skinner -
drums
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1995 albums
Tigertailz albums