Hardline (band)
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| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Years active | 1991-1992, 1999-2009, 2011-present |
| Labels | MCA, Frontiers Records |
| Associated acts | Anthem, Axel Rudi Pell, Journey, Jun Senoue, Crush 40 |
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Hardline is an American hard rock band. Originally formed in 1991 by brothers Johnny Gioeli and Joey Gioeli, the band consisted of five members, Johnny Gioeli, Joey Gioeli, Neal Schon, Todd Jensen and Deen Castronovo. The band's most recent album is Human Nature, which was released in 2016. Joey Gioeli has not appeared on a Hardline album since 2002's II. As of 2012, Johnny Gioeli remains the only original member of the band.
Hardline is a band created by brothers Johnny Gioeli and Joey Gioeli, who had previously played in the bands Killerhit and Brunette (which at one point was the top-drawing band in Hollywood, setting the all-time attendance record at Gazzarri's), later played in the band Gravity, and have since returned to Hardline. The band originally also included guitarist Neal Schon of Journey and Bad English, bassist Todd Jensen (ex-Sequel), and drummer Deen Castronovo. The group's sound was a mainstream commercialized mixture of glam metal and AOR. Two of the group's first songs were played in the movie "Rapid Fire" which starred Brandon Lee, the son of martial arts expert, Bruce Lee, at the actor's request.
On Nov. 2, 1992, the Hardline song "In the Hands of Time" was played in its entirety during a montage on the "princess of Tides" episode of the TV serial, Baywatch
After Hardline's losing its record deal, Neal Schon departed to begin several projects before finally rejoining Journey. Former Jag Panzer and Shrapnel Records legend Joey Tafolla was approached to join but was unable to participate at the time due to his work schedule consisting primarily of building his southern California merchandising company. Todd Jensen and Deen Castronovo left to join Ozzy Osbourne's backing band, though Jensen was replaced by Geezer Butler. Eventually, Deen Castronovo also joined Journey.
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