FR:      MITCH SCHNEIDER/KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/LIBBY HENRY

BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION

ARE OFF TO A STRONG START AS THEIR DEBUT ALBUM
‘HERE COME THE BRIDES’ IMPACTS THE BILLBOARD CHARTS AND EARNS CRITICAL ACCLAIM

MAY U.S. TOUR PLANNED

            Coming off two high-voltage television performances–The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (March 8) and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (March 15)– BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, are off to a strong start with their critically acclaimed debut album HERE COME THE BRIDES (Sanctuary Records). The disc–an adrenalized meld of punk, garage-rock and metal, shot through with sneering bravado–debuted in the Top 100 on Billboard’s Top 200, selling over 13,000 copies in its first week. The first single “Shut The F**k Up”–a musical middle finger thrust at double-talking politicos–is now buzzing loudly at radio, while May tour plans are currently in the works.

BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION is the new group founded by two of hard rock’s most lethal characters–NIKKI SIXX, the primary songwriter and bassist for Motley Crue, and TRACII GUNS, best known as axeman for L.A. Guns—and rounded out by lead vocalist LONDON LEGRAND and drummer SCOT COOGAN. Over 500 fans crammed into Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles on the day of the album’s release to hear a smoldering set that included “Shut The F**k Up” and “I Don’t Care.” After the performance, the band signed autograph copies of the album until 2:30 AM.

Here are critical soundbites from HERE COME THE BRIDES reviews:

“Hard rock is fun again…the Brides marry garage rock with live-wire riffage…”Brides show today’s whippersnappers how to deliver real cock-rock shock…”

— Matt Diehl, ROLLING STONE, March 4, 2004

“Brides of Destruction features refugees of two of metal’s biggest ’80s bands in Crue’s Nikki Sixx and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns (and a founding member of Guns ‘N’ Roses). They roar out of the gate in one of the best hard rock debut albums in the last 20 years.  The band launches a new rock anthem…in ‘Shut the … Up,’…Lead vocalist London LeGrand whines like Johnny Rotten on lines like ‘Doesn’t really matter what I say/Nobody listens to us anyway,’ and the track is a pure adrenaline rush from start to finish, one that will have you hitting the replay button over and over. All the makings of a truly great rock ‘n’ roll band are here: aggression, defiance, speed and (sometimes) subtlety. Here’s hoping this is one marriage that lasts.

–Wayne Perry, ASSOCIATED PRESS, March 11, 2004

“With veteran metal heads Tracii Guns and Nikki Sixx (formerly of LA Guns and Motley Crue, respectively) as the driving force, this all-star metal band delivers the three Vs: volume, velocity and virtuosity. Head-banging is mandatory as the group, fronted by singer London LeGrand, works through songs such as ‘Shut The F— Up’ (dedicated to all the politicos who would be king), the bluesy ‘Natural Born Killers’ and the thrash ‘n’ burn ‘2 x Dead.’…excellent: It has snap and crackle…”

                                    –Dan Aquilante, NEW YORK POST, March 9, 2004

“Brides Of Destruction’s twenty-first-century spin on ‘80s L.A. rock is forward-thinking and nastily catchy…”

                                    –Maura Johnston, BLENDER, April 2004

“…we’re talkin’ some serious bruising white-knuckle rock…On ‘Brace Yourself,’ ‘Revolution,’ and the triumphant ‘Life’ (where Coogan sings lead!), he simply pounds out one granite-solid groove after the other.”

                                    –Andy Doerschuk, DRUM!, March/April 2004

“Healthy measures of punk, metal and irresistible pop make HERE COMES THE BRIDES an early contender to beat for album of the year.”

                                    –Roger Lotring, METAL EDGE, April 2004

“There’s nothing ‘fairytale’ at all about HERE COMES THE BRIDES. Nope, it’s a straight-up street-metal album, veiled in flash and attitude…sounding like the unholy offspring of Steve Tyler and Johnny Rotten, singer London LeGrand is the Brides secret weapon. This cat’s whiskey-soaked pipes should make him a force to be reckoned with…HERE COMES THE BRIDES is refreshing as it evokes a time when rock music was upbeat and unassuming–and reveled in its ability to kick ass. Check it out.”

                                    –Jim Kaz, ZERO MAGAZINE, February 2004

 Stay tuned for more touring news from BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION and log onto www.bridesofdestruction.com and www.sanctuaryrecordsgroup.com for more information.

Contacts:

MSO/818-380-0400

  Libby Henry  Lhenry@msopr.com   ext. 224

Kristine Ashton-Magnuson  Kashton@msopr.com  ext. 233    

Mitch Schneider Mschneider@msopr.com ext. 235

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