The Last Vegas
are a hard rock band from Chicago whose style draws from glam, punk, and sleaze metal. Composed of Chad Cherry (lead vocals), John Wator (guitar), Adam Arling (guitar), Danny Smash (bass), and Nate Arling (drums), the band released its major label debut album Whatever Gets You Off
, in April 2009, on Nikki Sixx's Eleven Seven Music. The album was produced by Nikki Sixx, Sixx:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba, as well as Marti Frederiksen.
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The Last Vegas are a
hard rock band with influences from genres including including
glam rock,
heavy metal, and
punk rock citing influences such as
Aerosmith,
Guns N' Roses,
Motley Crue,
Cheap Trick, and
Skid Row. They hail from Chicago, IL and have performed all over the world since 2003.
Music Videos
The Last Vegas has filmed two music videos
1) I'm Bad
2) Loose Lips
History
The Last Vegas has its roots in the late 1990s as students playing house parties in the campus of
Illinois State University, but only became serious as a band in 2003. The band made their recording debut with the full-length album
Lick 'Em and Leave 'Em
(2004) on the independent label
Get Hip Records. A second full-length album,
Seal the Deal'' (2006), followed on the same label.
After leaving Get Hip, the Last Vegas released a five-track EP
High Class Trash
(2007), spotlighting the song "Raw Dog", which was featured in the popular video game
Guitar Hero II (2006). The full-length,
The Last Vegas
(2008), showcased the band growth with new singer Cherry and bassist Smash. In December 2008 the Last Vegas won
Guitar Center's On-Stage: Your Chance to Make Rock History contest opening for
Mötley Crüe. They also won $25,000 cash, $20,000 in new gear from
Gibson Guitars, a management deal from
10th Street Entertainment and a recording deal from
Eleven Seven Music. They beat out 8,000 contestants for the coveted prize.
In 2008, The band was also picked as
Spin magazine's "Best New Discovery" at
SXSW 2008.
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The Last Vegas joined
Mötley Crüe on their
US winter
Saints Of Los Angeles Tour, along with
Theory of a Deadman and
Hinder. The band released its fourth full-length album and first major label album
Whatever Gets You Off
, the album was released to mainly positive reviews, produced by
Mötley Crüe's
Nikki Sixx,
Sixx:A.M.'s
DJ Ashba and frequent collaborator
Marti Frederiksen, although most of the material on the album consists of the band's self-released
self-titled album from 2008. The first single from the album was "I'm Bad".
With the release of the major label debut, the band toured with many bands, including
Buckcherry and landed headlining concerts in over 17 countries worldwide, currently touring to promote their latest album.
Discography
- 2009 - Whatever Gets You Off
- 2008 - The Last Vegas
- 2007 - High Class Trash
EP
- 2005 - Seal the Deal
- 2004 - Lick 'Em and Leave Em
- 2004 - You Want to Know How to Love Me/S & M
::- Split/with Bible of the Devil (Scarey Records - Italy)
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References
- http://www.spin.com/blog/sxsw-08-spins-best-and-worst