Little Caesar (band)
| Little Caesar | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, glam metal |
| Years active | 1987–1992; 2001-–present |
| Labels | Geffen, DGC |
| Associated acts |
The Four Horsemen Manic Eden |
| Members | Ron Young Loren Molinare Fidel Paniagua Tom Morris Joey Malone |
| Past members | Apache Earl Slick Marc Danzeisen Joey Brasler |
Little Caesar is an American hard rock band.
The band was founded late in the 1980s by Ron Young, who had previously worked as a nightclub bouncer. The group independently released an EP and were featured on the 1989 Metal Blade compilation Street Survivors with one song "Down to the Wire", which led to their signing with DGC Records, a subsidiary of Geffen Records, in 1989. John Kalodner did A&R work for the group, and Bob Rock produced their debut self-titled album, which was released in 1990 to positive reviews. On the strength of the singles "Chain of Fools" and "In Your Arms", Little Caesar hit number 139 on the US Billboard 200 in 1990. Lead vocalist Ron Young made a brief cameo in James Cameron's 'TERMINATOR 2' as the biker thrown through the window of the bar by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Despite the group's chart success, they had problems maintaining a popular image, due in part to their heavily tattooed membership. They remained with DGC/Geffen for a sophomore release, Influence in 1992, but neither Rock nor Kalodner continued working with them. By this time, guitarist Apache had left and was replaced with Earl Slick. After Influence failed to sell well (which was not surprising as many metal albums did not sell well in this period due to the rise of alternative rock, which DGC - initially a metal/progressive rock label - began to embrace) the group disbanded. Ron Young later went on to sing in The Four Horsemen, Manic Eden, and Dirt.
The band reformed for some live shows in 2001, and released a new album, 'Redemption', in 2009. They also introduced new guitar player Joey Brasler (who had played with Etta James, Bob Welch, Cherie Currie) replacing original member Apache. After touring in the US, Europe and the UK during 2010/2011, Little Caesar released their fourth longplayer entitled "American Dream" on the Unison Music Group label in May, 2012. It was produced by Bruce Witkin. They embark on a tour of Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium mid June and will be performing at the Hard Rock Hell festival in Wales in Dec 2012.
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