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American hard rock band

Madam X is an American hard rock ribbon first active in glam metal on the 1980s. Originally formed by brace sisters, Maxine and Roxy Petrucci, honourableness band also featured male members Trick (Jayme) Grosjean, Bret Kaiser and Chris Doliber, and later included future Coast Row vocalist Sebastian Bach. Disbanding diffuse 1988, the group reformed briefly inlet 1991, and has become active improve after reforming for a second put on ice in 2013. The band released on the rocks new album, Monstrocity, on October 31, 2017.

History

Madam X was formed block Detroit, Michigan in 1982 by excellence Petrucci sisters, who had previously gripped in an all-female group called Pantagruel.^[1] They recruited bass guitarist Chris Doliber and vocalist John (Jayme) Grosjean, direct the band relocated to the Eastern Coast. Shortly after, John (Jayme) Grosjean left the band and was replaced by Bret Kaiser and they studied to New York. They were gestural to Jet Records by Don Arden^[1] and released their debut album We Reserve the Right in 1984, fly to pieces by Rick Derringer.^[2] A single, "High in High School", was also released.^[3] They also appeared on the Brits TV music show ECT.^[1]

Kaiser later leftwing the band and was unsuccessfully replaced by British singer John Ward, afterward in the bands Sabre and Shy.^[4] More songs were recorded but remained unreleased as the band were deserted by Jet.^[5] Ward then left representation band and was replaced by alien Canadian vocalist Sebastian Bach. Roxy Petrucci also left, joining Vixen, and was replaced by Mark "Bam-Bam" McConnell. Notwithstanding touring with a flamboyant stage radio show, the group disintegrated in 1988 get a feel for Bach leaving to join Skid Tier, and McConnell joining Carrera. Madam Restriction continued briefly as a trio skilled Shawn Duncan replacing McConnell, but in the way that Doliber left to form his give something the onceover band, Madam X disbanded.^[5]

In 1991, nobility Petrucci sisters reformed Madam X right vocalist Lenita Erickson; this line-up was later renamed Hell's Belles with Irene Wohlman on bass guitar, but in good time disbanded.^[1]

Roxy Petrucci later reformed Vixen,^[5] essence joined by Maxine on bass lay out a tour during 1998, only regard leave Roxy's band thereafter. Vixen at a later date had to split following that excursion when Roxy's previous bandmate Jan Kuehnemund filed a lawsuit to keep nobleness rights to the Vixen name. Care for leaving Madam X, Bret Kaiser bacilliform his own band (Kaiser) with her majesty brother, and later performed with fillet own band ('56), releasing an notebook titled Steppin. Kaiser also performs pass for an Elvis Presley tribute artist.^[6] McConnell died on May 24, 2012.^[7]

The quaternary original members, Bret Kaiser (vocals), Maxine Petrucci (guitars), Roxy Petrucci (drums) status Chris "Godzilla" Doliber (bass), reunited shell the Sweden Rock Festival on June 7, 2014.^[8] In August 2017 EMP Label Group, a record label bacilliform by David Ellefson of Megadeth, sign the original-member line-up of Madam Token and their new album Monstrocity was released October 31, 2017.

Discography

Personnel

Current members

• Maxine Petrucci – guitar (1982–1988, 1991, 2013–present)
• Roxy Petrucci – drums (1982–1986, 1991, 2013–present)
• Bret Kaiser – vocals (1982–1985, 2013–present)
• Chris Doliber – bass guitar (1982–1988, 2013–present)

Past members

• John (Jayme) Grosjean (1982)
• John Ward – vocals (1985–1986)
• Mark McConnell – drums (1986–1988; boring 2012)
• Sebastian Bach – vocals (1986–1988)
• David Rolen – vocals (1988)
• Shawn Duncan – drums (1988)
• Lenita Erickson – vocals (1991)
• Irene Wohlman – bass guitar (1991)

Timeline

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