Contraband was given the honor of 'Citizen Of The Year' by Howell Elks Grand Exhalted Ruler Connie Cantwell. Their cover version of “All the Way from Memphis” appeared on the UK record chart in July 1991. “Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Livin'” was later covered as “Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Women” by Blue Tears later in the early 1990s and released for the 2005 album Dancin’ On the Back Streets. Contraband Cover Collage Share Watch on News We are now primarily a 4 piece band but several other Contrabanders perform with us when a larger ensemble is appropriate, and we also have the ability to perform in a duo or trio configuration. In the US, the album charted at number 187. The song “Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Livin'” was included in the movie If Looks Could Kill soundtrack. The album was a commercial failure and the band disbanded shortly after, while touring with Ratt. The band released only one self-titled album in 1991 which received lukewarm reviews. Guns, and Vixen.Ĭontraband came to be after a Vixen and Ratt unplugged session on MTV. “ Contraband was a short-lived supergroup /side project that included members of several famous rock bands from the 1980s, such as Shark Island, McAuley Schenker Group, Ratt, L.A. The Contraband will get you out of your seat, on your feet and dancing all night long Never to be tied down to one particular genre, this great party band. Wikipedia states the following about Contraband (with slight edits): You can read the rest of the interview with Michael Schenker at Metal Titans‘ website. Tracii Guns and Richard Black, didn’t get on with each other there was a fight and it was over.” I got on with everyone, there was chemistry, but it was not meant to be. I had fun recording that album and I liked working with Kevin Beamish. A Sussex-based 4-7 piece lively acoustic roots/folk band based in Sussex, playing festivals, ceilidhs, weddings and parties. That was a very colorful bunch of guys! I had never seen anything like it! I was completely straight, so I remember everything! I’ve never seen anything like that, that’s all I will say about Ratt! So, I wasn’t doing anything at the time and I was asked if I wanted to be a part of Contraband, I said, “Sure! Why not?! I’m not doing anything else at the moment.” It was unusual, but it was fun. Bobby Blotzer from Ratt was in that band, I was invited to fill in because Robbin had died. Schenker advised: “I did that when I had time before recording the next album with Robin McAuley. Guns) on guitar, Richard Black ( Shark Island) on lead vocals, Bobby Blotzer ( Ratt) on drums and Share Pedersen ( Vixen) on bass. They are currently active with their latest single: "Neptune&".Michael Schenker states Contraband group disbanded after fight between Tracii Guns and Richard Blackįormer Scorpions and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker was recently interviewed by Ruben Mosqueda for Metal Titans and spoke about the group Contraband which released one self-titled album back in 1991 and also featured Tracii Guns ( L.A. Since then, they have released four songs on Spotify, written an album worth of material and played in barns and clubs around Västra Götaland. The band has been playing together for many years, but today's Midnight Circle was really started in 2020. They take their inspiration from punk, emo, nu-metal and other stuff you could hear on the radio around the turn of the millennium. Midnight Circle is a quintet from Gothenburg that plays heavy and genre-breaking alt-rock. On the 30th of September, the new single "Medusa wants her snakes back" was released, which defines the new sound of the band.Ĭontraband - Wanton Destruction (Official Music Video) THOUGH CONTRABAND IS A SENIOR MEMBER BAND, WE. The EP is something that the band wants to move on from and also show that their new sound will beat the EP:ns "old sound". DAVID TASHINIAN ON KEYBOARDS-VOCALS AND GREG (GIG) EDWARDS ON LEAD GUITAR-VOCALS ROUND OUT THIS 5-MEMBER GROUP. With their new influences they now have a brand new album on the way which will be released next year 2023 and some singles coming out this year! The genre that defines them today is college punk mixed with a dose of action rock. The band has recorded a 5 song EP which was released in 2021 but took a break shortly after the release.Īfter the long break, they reunited with a new drummer and decided to try a different direction in music. Contraband is a young band that was founded in late 2019. We are now primarily a 4 piece band but several other Contrabanders perform with us when a larger ensemble is appropriate, and we also have the ability to perform in a duo or trio configuration.
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