Lizzy Borden

Lizzy Borden is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. Lizzy Borden is also the name of the band's lead vocalist.

History

Lizzy Borden specializes in the shock rock style originated by artists such as Alice Cooper and KISS. The band is named after the notorious Lizzie Borden, a woman accused and acquitted of murder in the late 19th century.

Though the band was considered a part of the Los Angeles "glam metal" scene in the mid-1980s, they were musically influenced by bands such as Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, KISS, Alice Cooper, and Judas Priest. Their lyrical themes are more representative of this style, especially on earlier recordings.

The band was featured prominently in the rockumentary The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years. Onetime Lizzy Borden guitarist Joe Holmes also played with David Lee Roth and Ozzy Osbourne, and Swedish-born bassist Marten Andersson has also toured and recorded with Lynch Mob and Legacy.

On May 17, 2004, guitarist Alex Nelson was killed in a head-on car collision. Lizzy Borden disbanded soon after.

In 2006, Lizzy Borden reformed with new guitarist Ira Black and on November 1, 2007, the album Appointment with Death was released worldwide. The album also features guest appearances by George Lynch (Dokken/Lynch Mob), Dave Meniketti (Y&T), and Corey Beaulieu (Trivium), among others.

In 2008, the band announced various festival appearances, including the Sweden Rock Festival in Sweden, and the Bang Your Head Festival in Germany. In November 2008 Lizzy Borden toured the United States with Finnish Monster Rockers Lordi. They also performed a two week European headlining tour performing in nine Countries over two weeks. Lizzy Borden recently announced that they are the first-day headliner of the two-day Keep It True XII Festival, set to take place April 24-25, 2009 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-K?nigshofen Germany, as well as North American festivals at Rocklahoma and Rock Gone Wild. The video for "Under Your Skin" premiered on MTV?s Headbangers ball in April 2009 and the previous video for "Tomorrow Never Comes" was nominated for video of the year 2008 on MTV's Headbangers Ball.

On Jan 24, 2009, former guitarist Corey James died in a car accident.

Band members

Current members
Lizzy Borden ? lead vocals (1983?present)
Marten Andersson ? bass (1992?present)
Joey Scott Harges ? drums (1983?present)
Chris Sanders ? guitars (2007?present)
Dario Lorina ? guitars (2009?present)

with

Joe Steals ? guitars (for Starwood) (2003/2004)
Former members
Ira Black ? guitars (2006?2008)
Tony Matuzak ? guitars
Steve Hochheiser ? bass
Alex Nelson ? guitars (1984-1986,1989-2004)
Gene Allen - guitars (1983-1988)
Michael Davis - bass (1983-1988)
Brian Perry - bass (1989-1992)
Corey James - guitars (1989-1996)
Joe Holmes ? guitars (1987?1988)

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