Evidently,
Brides of Destruction's lineup was in flux from the beginning. Word was
Adema drummer
Kris Kohls contributed for a minute, as did post-glory era
Mötley Crüe shouter
John Corabi.
Corabi ends up with a guitar credit in the liners to
Here Come the Brides,
BoD's Sanctuary debut, but he's long gone from the official lineup of bassist
Nikki Sixx, guitarist
Tracii Guns, ex-
All-4-One tour drummer
Scott Coogan, and LA hangabout
London LeGrand on vocals. The sound? By-the-numbers Los Angeles metal with slight post-grunge updates. "Shut the F*** Up" draws on
Generation Swine-era
Crüe, while "I Got a Gun" reaches eagerly for classic
Queensrÿche. The
Brides play well as a unit, and
LeGrand makes up for his lack of nuance with power. The collaboration between
Sixx and
Guns should make
Here Come the Brides noteworthy to their fans, while casual metal listeners will look to the glut of heavy riffing and dedication -- with occasional detours -- to the classic pointed boots-and-velvet shirts Los Angeles sound.
–
Johnny Loftus, Rovi