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Wicked Jester
12+ albums
Glam Metalhair metalsleazehard rockglam rock
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Wicked Jester is a hard rock/glam metal band from Los Angeles, California, USA, that was formed in 1987. Wicked Jester born in 1987. Three guys from Illinois (Shane, D.D., and Rob) that relocated to Biloxi, Mississippi to join the native Kenny Kweens and became big fish in a little pond. The stage performances were incredible for a band of their indie level: pyro, lightshows and big sound systems. The band sold their self-financed recordings on tape after the shows with great success. In 1991 they headed West to Los Angeles to make a noise but it was a little too late. Even though they sold out shows and were critically acclaimed by the local rags, the band called it quits in 1993. An independent label resurrected these tapes a couple years ago and offered the band to release their first official CD ever. Shane and the boys have gone back in the studio and re-cut the entire record from start to finish. The result is "Royalty Sux", a trip back to the Sunset Strip years. I don't know how the band used to sound 20 years ago, but I can assure you that Wicked Jester 2011 really rocks! Compact, tight and perfectly oiled musicianship, and better than that, the artistic production on this album is first rate. Obviously, Wicked Jester is a glam 'n sleaze band, but they aren't limited to this genre. On the kick-ass "Shot To The Head" their style is more close to Skid Row's 'Slave To The Grind' than anything else. This is a melting hard rocker with terrific guitar work and big drum
