Scott Sorry (born Gerard Scott; October 30, 1978 in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

) is an American singer songwriter. Prior to being a solo artist Scott played with

The Wildhearts The Wildhearts are an English rock band, formed in 1989 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as the Beatles and 1980s-e ...

, Sorry and the Sinatras,

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and briefly

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). Previous ...

Biography

Amen (2003–2005)

After playing in a variety of punk bands in Philadelphia, Scott joined US punk rockers

on their 2003 Join Or Die tour, playing with the band until late 2005 where he eventually quit the group.

Brides of Destruction (2005)

Following the departure of founder

Nikki Sixx Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.; December 11, 1958) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder, bassist, and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a me ...

, Sorry was announced as the new bassist for

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

supergroup Supergroup or super group may refer to: * Supergroup (music), a music group formed by artists who are already notable or respected in their fields * Supergroup (physics), a generalization of groups, used in the study of supersymmetry * Supergroup ...

Brides of Destruction along with

singer, and future bandmate,

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who departed the group soon after they began writing new material. They released the album

Runaway Brides ''Runaway Brides'' is the second and final studio album by Brides of Destruction released via Shrapnel Records on September 13, 2005. Nikki Sixx left the band to rejoin Mötley Crüe in January 2005 for a reunion tour supporting a greatest hits ...

, produced by

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'' (19 ...

, in Europe on September 13 and on September 27 in the US. A video was shot for "White Trash" but both the album and the single failed to chart. Prior to touring, Sorry was replaced by

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 Supergroup (music), supergroups named Brides of Destru ...

' stepson

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 ...

on bass.

The Wildhearts (2006–2009, 2014)

In 2006, Sorry joined a new Lineup of The Wildhearts recording an album in January 2007, ''

''. The album was released on April 23, preceded two weeks earlier by the download-only single "The Sweetest Song". On May 19, 2008 the Wildhearts released the all-covers album '' Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1.''. Artists covered include

Icicle Works The Icicle Works (also known as Icicle Works in the United States) are an English alternative rock band and were named after the 1960 short story "The Day the Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl. They had a top 20 UK hi ...

Fugazi Fugazi (; ) is an American post-hardcore band that formed in Washington, D.C., in 1986. The band consists of guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally, and drummer Brendan Canty. They are noted for their style-tr ...

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The Distillers The Distillers are an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by vocalist and guitarist Brody Dalle. Dalle co-wrote, played guitar and provided lead vocals for nearly every track on the band's three albums. After the ...

The Descendents The Descendents are an American punk rock band formed in 1977 in Manhattan Beach, California, by guitarist Frank Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo and drummer Bill Stevenson. In 1979, they enlisted Stevenson's school friend Milo Aukerman as a s ...

, and

The Georgia Satellites The Georgia Satellites are an American Southern rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They achieved mainstream success with their 1986 self-titled debut album, featuring their best-known single " Keep Your Hands to Yourself", which peaked at No. 2 o ...

. The first version of the album was a download-only collection of 12 tracks. The band travelled to Denmark to record their ninth studio album, '' Chutzpah!'', which was released on August 31, 2009, followed by a tour of the United Kingdom in September and October. At these shows, the band played the new record in its entirety, followed by an encore of older songs. The band won the award for Spirit of Independence at the 2009 Kerrang! Awards, as well as playing on the Bohemia stage during the very first UK

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. On November 25, 2009, The Wildhearts announced the release of 'Chutzpah Jnr', a mini album composed of tracks recorded during the Chutzpah sessions but either released as free tracks on their website, bonus tracks from the Japanese physical release or unreleased tracks from the sessions. Sorry never joined the Wildhearts for their 2012 reformation due to family commitments. He was replaced by Random Jon Poole, but re-joined the band early in 2014 for their UK tour.

Sorry and the Sinatras (2007–2013)

Sorry initially met

Roger "Rags" Segal Trashlight Vision was a trash punk band from the United States. They featured the guitarist from Murderdolls, Acey Slade and Steve Haley from the Philadelphia-based rock band HALEY. The band released their debut album in April 2006 on UnderGroov ...

and Lenny Thomas in

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while Sorry was on tour with previous band

in 2005 while Roger and Lenny were both in Brides support act

Trashlight Vision Trashlight Vision was a trash punk band from the United States. They featured the guitarist from Murderdolls, Acey Slade and Steve Haley from the Philadelphia-based rock band HALEY. The band released their debut album in April 2006 on UnderGroov ...

. Sorry started working on new material with ''Blackbelt'' guitarist Danny Sinatra when Trashlight Vision split up. Roger and Lenny then linked up with Sorry and Danny to form the new group, Sorry and the Sinatras. They announced, in June, their first dates in the UK in August, taking place at The Asylum in

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and at the Bar Academy in London. The group entered the studio in September in

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, UK with producer Jason Sanderson. The album was completed in less than 3 weeks. '' Highball Roller'' was released May 11, 2009, which was generally well received by

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music critics, with a tour of the UK planned but this was postponed until October with the band touring the East Coast of the US in August.

Solo Career (2015–present)

In February 2015, Scott announced plans to release his very first solo album "

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" through a campaign on the Pledgemusic platform. Achieving 437% of its initial goal the album was officially released on March 18, 2016 debuting on the Official UK Rock Charts at Number 2. ''Vive Le Rock Magazine'' awarded the album 9 out of 10. On October 30, Scott released his first new single in six years. "Black Dog Dancers" was released via Generation X-Ray Records.

Discography

With Brides of Destruction

*''

'' (2005)

With The Wildhearts

*''

'' (2007) *'' Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1.'' (2008) *''

¡Chutzpah! ''¡Chutzpah!'' is the eighth studio album by The Wildhearts. Recorded in Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen, it was released in Europe and the US on 31 August 2009. Unlike the band's previous releases, where the songs were almost always perfor ...

'' (2009) *'' Chutzpah! Jnr.'' (2009)

With Sorry and the Sinatras

*'' Highball Roller'' (2009) *'' Kings of Shambles Street'' (2012)

Solo Work

*''

'' (2016)

References

External links

Official website
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Scott Sorry
on

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