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California glam metallic jokesters STEEL PANTHER are finishing the recording course of for his or her new studio album. The band, which has not but secured a everlasting alternative for its authentic bassist Lexxi Foxx, has been engaged on the trouble for the previous few months and is planning to enter the combination section in June.
On Wednesday (Could 11),STEEL PANTHER issued the next replace through its social media: “To all Fanthers, metallic heads and clickbait lovers across the globe: We wished to provide you an replace on all issues taking place in STEEL PANTHER land.
“The bass participant search continues!!! Now we have been highway testing a number of completely different individuals thus far and up to now we nonetheless have not discovered the Poontang to our Boomerang. Now we have spoken to a bunch of individuals – some you will have seen and a few you have not – and we cannot relaxation till we discover the subsequent STEEL PANTHER low-end maestro to finish us like Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire. Till then, our good buddy Spyder goes to be filling in for us in Europe. We can not wait to see you guys on the Res-Erections tour subsequent month.
“Additionally – in case you have come to any of our reveals over the previous few weeks, the rumors are completely true!!! Not solely is Stix [Zadinia, drums] STD free, however we’re working laborious on ending the brand new album. We’re planning to enter the combination section in June. We will probably be sharing extra thrilling information on that within the close to future.
“We will not wait to see you on the highway and on our tour bus!!”
Seven months in the past, Lexxi — whose actual identify is Travis Haley — instructed Rocking With Jam Man that he hadn’t spoken together with his former bandmates since his exit. “I nonetheless speak to the singer a little bit bit; I’ve up to now,” he stated. “However I feel that these scars and I feel that the departure, the way in which that it went down, I feel there’s some sore spots. However that is robust for me to speak about.
“That was one thing that I am very happy with — to be that character for such a protracted time period, and to play with these cats,” he continued. “They’re all superb musicians. And I simply suppose that it is completely different to not have that [in my life] — I might been in character for thus lengthy — however I’ve to say it is a little bit refreshing as effectively.”
When STEEL PANTHER first introduced Lexxi‘s exit in July 2021, the band jokingly stated that Foxx “began his facet enterprise, ‘Attractive Lexxi’s Prettiest Pets,’ to herald cash for Botox throughout the lockdown.” After realizing that “his love for making pets fairly was larger than his love for being fairly himself,” he selected “to hold up his mirror and give attention to his newfound ardour: making ugly canines fairly,” the group wrote in an announcement.
Again in December 2018, Lexxi sat out a STEEL PANTHER tour after being admitted to “intercourse rehab.” The actual cause for his absence was by no means formally disclosed.
Throughout an look on an episode of the “2020’d” podcast, guitarist Satchel said about Lexxi‘s departure: “We did not need him to give up. No one wished him to give up, together with numerous followers. I am positive numerous followers are very unhappy that he left. However he is the man who left the band. I feel he is received his personal issues he is coping with, and he simply wished to go and do this. So, I do not know… I can not reply for Lexxi Foxx. However we’ll all miss Lexxi Foxx, and all of us want him the perfect in every thing that he does. However we did not fireplace him; he give up the band. So we’re gonna have to maneuver on and get any individual else who’s youthful and foxier and does not want as a lot Botox,” referencing the drug docs have been utilizing for years to deal with wrinkles and facial creases.
Fashioned in 2000, STEEL PANTHER focuses on imitating and exaggerating the much less flattering points of Eighties hair metallic, with unrepentantly crude, non-PC sexual content material as a favourite lyrical theme.
The group’s music has been described as “VAN HALEN meets MÖTLEY CRÜE meets RATT meets ‘Wayne’s World’, full with operatic shrieks, misogyny, shredding guitar solos and libidinal overdrive.”
Fourteen years in the past, STEEL PANTHER modified its identify from METAL SKOOL to its present moniker and shifted the main target of its act from ’80s metallic covers to originals.
Haley, who was an authentic member of STEEL PANTHER, just lately introduced the formation of his new band HOLLYWOOD GODS N’ MONSTERS with longtime buddy and tv superstar from MTV‘s “Pimp My Trip”, Diggity Dave.
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Posted by Metal Panther on Wednesday, Could 11, 2022
