The Brides of Destruction formed in the fall of 2002 after LA Guns guitarist Tracii Guns had been talking to former Motley Crue bass player and songwriter Nikki Sixx for a few months. The two agreed that they wanted to form a new band, and that this band would have to be awesome. Tracii’s LA Guns band member, Adam Hamilton, also signed on to the new project and introduced Nikki and Tracii to singer London Legrand. Adam played drums on the band’s very first demo, a cover of The Sweet’s “No You Don’t.” Tracii then brought in another friend of his, Adema drummer Kris Kohls (and Adam switched to guitar). The band then needed a name, and settled on Cockstar. Adam did not stay with Cockstar for long, as he had other responsibilities with LA Guns, and Tracii decided to devote his time to this new band. John Corabi, Nikki’s friend and former-Motley Crue bandmate, was brought in instead. Nikki, Tracii, London, Kris, and John then started to write and demo songs. The band then changed their name to Motordog, citing that the name Cockstar would surely get them banned from mainstream outlets like MTV and radio. Motordog soon became Brides of Destruction, after a Motley Crue fan suggested the name to Sixx. The Brides of Destruction were born. The band wrote and demoed four songs, which they made available to potential fans for free online. Kris Kohls soon departed the band to devote his time to Adema, and was replaced by Scot Coogan. The band played a handful of shows in support of Mudvayne and Taproot in December of 2002, in which they played a few new songs, as well as a couple Motley Crue and LA Guns tunes. In 2003, the band released five more songs to their fans via the internet. These songs projected a harder edge… and edge which was one of the reasons why guitarist John Corabi left the band in April of 2003. He would later state that he did not like the punk/metal direction of the band, as well as personal issues with Tracii. For the remainder of 2003, Brides of Destruction remained a four-piece band and worked on new material. Attempts were made toward finding a replacement for Corabi, and former-Guns N Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, as well as Sixx’s co-songwriter, James Michael, were named as two possible, but ill-fated, replacements. The band planned a few tours in 2003 which never happened, and the band’s future was constantly in question as Nikki Sixx announced many times throughout the year that he planned to try and reunite Motley Crue for a farewell tour. By late 2003, Nikki had decided to devote himself to the Brides, and plans for an album release moved forward. In December, their debut album, containing the nine demos that were released online (although they had been newly and professionally re-mixed), titled “Here Come the Brides” was released in Japan. 2004 - the year of the Brides! On March 9, 2004, The Brides of Destruction released “Here Come the Brides” through Sanctuary Records (an album that would also be re-released on DualDisc and Audio DVD). The first single off of the album was “Shut the Fuck Up,” which was n odd choice considering that a little over a year before this, the band had changed their name from “Cockstar” to prevent being banned from certain musical outlets. Around the same time, the band passed on a tour which would have seen them get a lot of exposure opening for KISS and Poison. It seemed that the Brides were determined to fail. A tour was announced for the spring and summer of 2004, titled “The Honeymoon from Hell Tour,” which featured them and the band Amen. The Brides and Amen toured throughout America, and the Brides also toured in Europe and Japan. By the fall of 2004, it was apparent that Nikki was going to be reuniting with his Motley Crue bandmates, and the Brides of Destruction decided to replace him (“temporarily”) with BOD producer Steve “Stevo” Bruno. The plan was to tour with Steve while Nikki toured with the Crue, and then BOD would reunite to record a new album. This, however, did not happen. Nikki left the Brides, this angered Tracii, and a mini-feud broke out. By late 2004, Scott S. Sorry from Amen (who had toured with the Brides) was asked to join the band, replacing Nikki Sixx. In January 2005, Tracii, London, Scot Coogan, and new bass player Scott Sorry were joined by The Wildhearts guitarist (and singer/songwriter) Ginger, as suggested by Scott Sorry. Ginger remained in the band for a short time, writing songs with the band and playing guitar with them during a few live shows, which showcased some of the band’s new material. Ginger would drop off early, citing frustrations with the band and personal problems with Tracii Guns. Brides of Destruction again proceeded as a four-piece. They recorded their sophomore album in the summer of 2005, which was temporarily titled “13 Acres” (after the studio at which the album was recorded), but was changed to “Runaway Brides” after former-BOD bass player Nikki Sixx suggested it to the band. “Runaway Brides” was released on Shrapnel Records in September of 2005, and was followed up by the “Motor Homies Tour,” which lasted throughout the duration of fall 2005. The band has plans to continue their tour in support of “Runaway Brides” in 2006.