''Runaway Brides'' is the second and final studio album by

Brides of Destruction Brides of Destruction was an American hard rock supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002. The band's last lineup consisted of singer London LeGrand (vocals), Tracii Guns (lead guitar) and Scot Coogan (drums, percussion). Prev ...

released via Shrapnel Records on September 13, 2005.

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left the band to rejoin Mötley Crüe in January 2005 for a reunion tour supporting a greatest hits compilation but still has writing credits on the album.

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bassist

Scott Sorry Scott Sorry (born Gerard Scott; October 30, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American singer songwriter. Prior to being a solo artist Scott played with The Wildhearts, Sorry and the Sinatras, Amen and briefly Brides of Destruction. Bi ...

was chosen as his replacement. Ginger of

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joined as second guitarist but soon left not before contributing writing to four album tracks.

Background and recording

After Brides founder,

, left the band to rejoin Mötley Crüe for a reunion tour the Brides were expected to go on hiatus, however co-founder

Tracii Guns Tracy Richard Irving Ulrich (born January 20, 1966), known professionally as Tracii Guns, is an American guitarist best known as the co-founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns, as well as the supergroups named Brides of Destruction and Contraba ...

decided to continue without Sixx bringing in former

bassist

as his replacement. Tracii then added Ginger of

to the band as the second guitarist. The band then started writing new material for the album but soon after, Ginger departed the Brides stating he couldn't focus on the band:

Andy Johns Jeremy Andrew "Andy" Johns (20 May 1950 – 7 April 2013) was a British sound engineer and record producer who worked on several well-known rock albums, including the Rolling Stones' '' Exile on Main St.'' (1972), Television's '' Marquee Moon'' ...

, who had previously worked with Tracii on the L.A. Guns album Waking the Dead, was brought in to produce the album, which at this point was titled ''13 Acres'', but eventually Johns left the project, citing unspecified differences with the band, with the rest of the album being produced by Tracii. The band chose ''White Trash'' as their first single with the video using footage sent in from fans stating that "the video footage they are looking for should feature the "trailer-park, white-trash look", or be along the lines of the Jackass videos. If you like NASCAR, trailers, wrestling or anything else in that realm and you caught it on video, the band want it." Album track ''Dime’s in Heaven'' was written as a tribute to recently deceased Pantera and

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guitarist

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. The album, now titled ''Runaway Brides'' after being suggested to Tracii by Nikki Sixx, was initially to be released with

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, the band signed a new deal with Shrapnel Records, with the album given a release of September 13 in Europe and September 27 in the US.

Release

Upon release, ''Runaway Brides'' failed to match its predecessor and did not chart as well as first single ''White Trash''. The band toured the US in support of the album with

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, featuring former Brides drummer

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, and

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and also Europe with support from

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. It was during this time that Scott Sorry departed and was replaced by guitar/bass tech

Jeremy Guns Jeremy Carson, also known as Jeremy Guns, is an American hard rock bassist. Between 2006 and 2011 he was a member of L.A. Guns (formerly the Tracii Guns Group), guitarist Tracii Guns. Tracii Guns jokingly referred to Jeremy as his son, stating ...

and Dazzle Rebel of Red Star Rebels for the shows. Despite assurances, it looked likely that the Brides were to split up, with Tracii joining

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, a move that was to be short lived after he parted ways less than a month later. Tracii announced he was to perform a 'Best Of" tour with former L.A. Guns members Paul Black on vocals,

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on drums and former Brides live member Jeremy Guns rounding up the lineup on bass. With The Tracii Guns Band touring, the Brides were put on indefinite hiatus in 2006.

Critical reception

Reviews for the album were fairly positive with

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again given giving a Brides album a 3.5/5 rating stating "What you get is an album that follows the direction of the debut – raw, in your face, guitar-riff rock, with lyrics that usually focus on the darker side of life, as evidenced by the Motörhead-esque "Dead Man's Ruin" and the Guns N' Roses-esque "White Trash.". Metal-Temple gave the album 3 out of 5 stars saying "There is more than one style the bands trying to present. I saw Sleaze Metal in this album, I witnessed a tension for a Monster Magnet "vibe", I assumed Grunge was taking its toll at some point. Not to forget, Guns N' Roses lurks somewhere in there also..."(Metal-Temple.com) Brides Of Destruction – Runaway Brides (Review)

Track listing

Personnel

;Brides of Destruction *

London LeGrand Edward "London" LeGrand (born 30 July 1966) is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist best known for his time with hard rock supergroup Brides of Destruction with Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns. After the group ...

– Lead Vocals *

– Lead guitar, Backing vocals *

– Bass *

Scot Coogan Scot Coogan is an American musician known for his accomplished drumming and vocal skills, working as both a session and touring musician. Scot resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he records, performs and has worked as a counselor at Rock and Ro ...

– Drums ;Additional personnel *

– Writing Credits on "Criminal", "This Time Around" and "Blown Away" * Ginger – Writing Credits on "White Trash", "Never Say Never", "Tunnel of Love and "Dimes in Heaven" *Tod Waters; Album Illustration, Design & Layout *William Hames – Album photography ;Production personnel *

– production *Tracii Guns – production

References

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