RENEGADE PLAYBOYS SPLIT IN APRIL 2006 - but we're keeping the site up as ... well you never know!London based rock legends Renegade Playboys combine riffery, melody and tomfoolery to create the perfect live atmosphere, but don't be fooled by the show and image, there is depth underneath that facade. Read into their lyrics and you'll see biting wit, and tongue in cheek silliness, but delve a little deeper and the true depth of their artistry is revealed. Songs like Bad Gurlz may on the surface seem like a an exercise in mysogeny, whilst a closer look will see that they're a pained reflection on obsession and self destruction.
Live the band have a total mastery of the art. CRASH on vocals bounds about the stage leaping from one end to the other, his antics resembling a strange mix between Michael Jackson, Mike Patton and Brandon Boyd while his voice pierces the air with passion and emotion.
Guitarists DAVE PLAYBOY and SEBZ each with his own style and finesse and virtuoso musicianship harken back to classic players like Eddie Van Halen, Kirk Hammet and Slash.
ANDY on Bass provides a solid energetic rhythm whilst mixing in the occasional complexity to add further depth to their sound and behind the lot of them, MAYHEM on drums brings it all together with a mixture of complex double bass footwork and solid sticksmanship.
Following tours supporting bands like DRAGONFORCE, THE DARKNESS, SKID ROW and L.A. GuNS (ex GnR), these boys are ready for their own share of the limelight. The only question is whether the limelight is going to be big enough for them! With a set as diverse as it is breathtakingly energetic gig goers stand up and pay attention. The Playboys are coming...
* '...YOU JUST KNOW THIS BAND IS GOING PLACES' The Guardian* ~ * 'NOTHING CAN PREAPARE YOU FOR... THE RENEGADE PLAYBOYS' Alan "Dukester" Hillsden * ~ * 'I HAVN'T SEEN YOUNG PEOPLE ROCK THAT HARD IN A LONG TIME...' Krusher* ~ * 'VINCE NEIL'S YOUNGER BROTHERS' Terroriser * ~ * 'NOT JUST TECHNICALLY EXCEPTIONAL THOUGH, THEIR TALLENTS STRETCH TO A REAL KNACK FOR ULTRA-CATCHY COCK-POP SONGS... SURE TO HAVE THE GIRLS SWOONING AND THE BOYS RUSHING TO THEIR BEDROOMS TO PRACTICE THOSE SOLOS...' Bubblegum Slut* ~ * 'RAWK MINI-MONSTERS' The BBC* ~ * 'MORE ROCK THAN A QUARRY' *..
