American Hardcore
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American Hardcore is the only L.A. Guns
album to feature singer Chris Van Dahl
and the first to feature bass guitarist Johnny Crypt. This album continues the increase in heaviness by the band started on their previous album Vicious Circle.
L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns is the name of a hard rock group formed in Los Angeles, California, of which two rival incarnations currently exist due to numerous line-up changes. The first incarnation of the group was formed, by Tracii Guns, in 1983 but disbanded in 1985 following its merger with fellow Los Angeles...
album to feature singer Chris Van Dahl
Chris Van Dahl
Chris Van Dahl is a rock musician notable for singing on the L.A. Guns album American Hardcore. Van Dahl grew up in Detroit, Michigan, but moved to Los Angeles, California to try to make it in the music business. In the early 1990s, prior to joining L.A...
and the first to feature bass guitarist Johnny Crypt. This album continues the increase in heaviness by the band started on their previous album Vicious Circle.
Track listing
- "F.N.A." - 0:21
- "What I've Become" - 3:37
- "Unnatural Act" - 4:10
- "Give" - 3:16
- "Don't Pray" - 4:07
- "Pissed" - 4:01
- "Mine" - 3:35
- "Kevorkian" - 4:47
- "Hey World" - 5:01
- "Next Generation" - 2:33
- "Hugs And Needles" - 3:08
- "I Am Alive" - 18:51
- "Black SabbathBlack Sabbath (song)"Black Sabbath" is a song by British heavy metal band of the same name, written in 1969 and released on the band's debut album, Black Sabbath...
" (Japan bonus track)
Line-up
- Chris Van DahlChris Van DahlChris Van Dahl is a rock musician notable for singing on the L.A. Guns album American Hardcore. Van Dahl grew up in Detroit, Michigan, but moved to Los Angeles, California to try to make it in the music business. In the early 1990s, prior to joining L.A...
: lead vocals - Tracii GunsTracii GunsTracii Guns is an American guitarist best known as the founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns as well as the supergroups Brides of Destruction and Contraband. He was also involved in the formation of the first lineup of Guns N' Roses but eventually left the group and was replaced by guitarist...
: guitar - Johnny Crypt: bass guitar
- Steve Riley: drums