The group was initially dubbed the Tracii Guns Band, but was later rebranded as L.A.
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Guns members Paul Black and Nickey Alexander, plus bassist Jeremy Guns, to perform hits from the various groups with which he had been involved during his career. In March 2006, Tracii Guns announced that he would be touring with former L.A.
In January 2004, former Roxx Gang member Stacey Blades (real name Bryan MaClachlan) was announced as the sole guitarist in L.A. However, he also left the band shortly thereafter. Muscat left in mid-2003, but returned when Kelli left the band in December. By the following month, both Holmes and Ratcliffe had left the band, to be replaced by Keri Kelli and the returning Muscat, respectively. guitarist Chris Holmes taking Guns' place. The band quickly returned to performing live, with former W.A.S.P. Guns cancelled their support slot on Alice Cooper's upcoming tour in October 2002, with Lewis accusing Guns of prioritising his new group Brides of Destruction, and the guitarist blaming the band's management and miscommunications for the situation. Adam Hamilton replaced Stardust in late 2001, and Keff Ratcliffe joined in June 2002. He left again after the release of Man in the Moon. Cripps and Nickels were replaced by Brent Muscat and Mark "Muddy Stardust" Dutton, respectively, for a summer 2000 tour, before Cripps returned again. Lewis, Cripps and Nickels returned for a reunion of the "classic lineup" in September 1999, releasing a live album and two albums of re-recorded material. He was briefly replaced by Stefan Adika, and later by Chuck Garric. Crypt left in early 1999, after recording his parts for Shrinking Violet. Saenz was briefly replaced by Joe Lesté, and later Jizzy Pearl. The following year, Ralph Saenz replaced Van Dahl and performed on the EP Wasted, released in 1998. The four-piece band released American Hardcore in 1996. Nickels left later in the year, with Crypt taking over on bass. In July 1995, Lewis and Cripps were replaced by Chris Van Dahl and Johnny Crypt, respectively. Guns was subsequently dropped by PolyGram, and Lewis and Cripps left the band. The new drummer performed on 1994's Vicious Circle, but had been replaced by the returning Riley by the time the album's promotional tour started. This lineup remained stable until January 1992, when Riley was fired and replaced by Michael "Bones" Gersema. The formation of Lewis, Guns, Cripps, Nickels and Riley is considered the "classic lineup" of L.A. The band recorded their self-titled debut album later in the year, replacing Alexander with Steve Riley before its release. Guns signed a record deal with PolyGram and introduced new members in lead vocalist Phil Lewis (formerly of Girl and Tormé) and bassist Kelly Nickels (formerly of Faster Pussycat), with Cripps moving over to guitar. By June, Guns had been replaced in Guns N' Roses by Slash, at which point he returned to L.A.
Guns vocalist Paul Black subsequently took over leadership of the band, adding guitarist Robert Stoddard, bassist Mick Cripps and drummer Nickey "Beat" Alexander as its new members. When Hollywood Rose disbanded, Guns and Rose merged their groups to form the first incarnation of Guns N' Roses in March 1985. After a short stay in jail, Jagosz returned to the band as they released their first EP Collector's Edition No. Jagosz was briefly replaced by Axl Rose (then using his real name William Bailey) who had previously fronted Rapidfire and Hollywood Rose. Guns was formed by guitarist Tracii Guns (real name Tracy Ulrich) with lead vocalist Michael Jagosz, bassist Ole Beich and drummer Rob Gardner. History 1983–2002: Early years and initial success
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